6X6 Media Arts Events

6X6 Kicks Off 2012 with Kai Riedl January 31

2012-01-20T10:05:00.000-08:00

Music and Collaboration: Two Most Important Things To Kai Riedl
Photo by Jeremy Ayres

Get ready for the first 6X6 Media Arts Event of 2012, featuring the innovative musical collaborationist Kai Riedl. He will be sharing music from his latest collaborative project with Electrophoria and the premiere of his new generative audiovisual work. Additional video projections will feature the work of Nick Gould, Ken Henslee, Lauren Fancher, and Lisbon artist Jan Van Bruggen. Hai thee to see Kai et al at the Ciné Lab on Tuesday, January 31, 7-8 pm. As always, fast, fun, and free....

*******About the Featured Artist for the January 31 Event********

Kai Riedl is a musical collaborationist who seeks new approaches to cultural diplomacy through art, embracing geographic and creative constraints while connecting audiences and performers through electronic media.

Riedl's pioneering abstract rock music group Macha gained international acclaim for its stylized multiculturalism, which integrated Indonesian music styles and instruments. Riedl appears on many recordings by Athens bands, including the "supergroup" Tuatara (with members of R.E.M and the famed poet Coleman Barks). He also coordinates visits and performs with a variety of international musicians -- including distinguished artists from India and Indonesia -- at the University of Georgia.

Riedl recorded and produced Javasounds, a twelve-volume series of traditional Indonesian music, over the course of six years and multiple trips to western and central Java, Indonesia. This monumental work became the basis for "Our New Silence," through which Riedl and a collection of diverse local musicians built upon portions of the multi-track recordings to produce new works.

Riedl has received two research grants from the Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia, as well as a Project Development Grant from Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE), an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts.

See and hear more about Riedl's recent and upcoming music with his project Electrophoria at Mazarine Records.

Fast, Fun, Free Film Festival Panel

2011-10-27T08:56:00.000-07:00

Not Exactly Dave Marr but Close...

6X6 is changing the program up in November -- instead of experiencing media work from around town, state, and globe, we'll be hanging out with with our friends in the other Athens film interest groups for a fast, fun, free film festival panel. "Meet the Festival Organizers: The Inside Scoop on Film Festivals and Film Festival Programming" will take place during the usual 6X6 scheduled time of 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 1 at the Ciné lab.

We are delighted that we've been included in this entertaining and educational event, which represents an exciting new direction for 6X6, in which we will join co-presenters EcoFocus Film Festival, UGA Filmmaking Union, Film Athens, and Ciné. Not only will we hear from top-notch panelists such as Charles Judson from the award-winning Atlanta film festival, Harry Musselwhite, executive director of the Rome International Film Festival, and our own Sara Beresford, director and lead programmer of the EcoFocus Film Festival in Athens, we'll also be enjoying the chance to see our longtime pal Dave Marr (singer, film critic, Flagpole city editor, Ciné programming committee member, and raconteur) attempt to keep this highly qualified panel in line and help us get the inside scoop on how festivals work, from planning, to programming, to getting your work selected.

Panel dicussion participants include:

Sara Beresford, Director/Programmer, EcoFocus Film Festival, Athens GA
Charles Judson, Programmer & Industry Outreach, Atlanta Film Festival
Pam Kohn, Former Director, Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival, Athens GA
Harry Musselwhite, Executive Director, Rome International Film Festival
Terrell Sandfur, Festival Organizer, Macon Film Festival
Ken Sherman, President, Athens Jewish Film Festival
Justin Carter, Festival Producer, Dixie Film Fest, Athens GA

Arrive early and enter to win the door prize provided by 6X6 -- it's extra special just like this event...

Co-presented by:
EcoFocus Film Festival, UGA Filmmaking Union, Film Athens, Ciné and 6X6.

Find 6X6 at Ciné Wednesday October 5

2011-10-03T05:37:00.000-07:00

From "Love Doug & Muriel," a sound and media work by 6X6 resident Lauren Fancher

Come to the Ciné lab on Wednesday night, October 5th from 7-8pm for the latest chapter in the media arts experiment known as 6X6. A cross between an art show, a film festival, and a group of friends having a beer, 6X6 brings experimental video, sound, and performance to Athens from all over the world as well as close to home. Always fast, fun, and free. This week's event Tresor Trové: Lost and Found, Flotsom and Jetsam includes works which repurpose, reshape, recombine, or are derived from found materials, including photographs, film, video, and sound. Artists from Athens to Walla Walla and beyond are brought together in this collective meditation on our collective culture. Float in and be a part of it...

6X6 is Back and Looking for Trové

2011-09-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, just when you thought it was safe to go back to your normal life without the challenge to submit to 6X6, we're back and more insistent than ever. But don't be fooled into thinking that submission is difficult or that you have to be in a state of completion to participate. In fact, the first event of the third 6X6 series is perfect for those of you that hunt, gather, mull, collage, rearrange, and play with stuff without ever really needing to stop. Tresor Trové: Lost and Found, Flotsom and Jetsam will take your original found materials or works that you have repurposed, reshaped, recombined, or derived from found materials, including photographs, film, video, sound, and live performance. Fragments are fine, especially sound and video. Submissions may be shown as stand-alone works or recombined with other submissions and live performance. This is your chance to show off your collection and meet up with new friends in unexpected ways. Submit by September 20 -- the event will take place Wednesday, October 5 from 7-8 pm at Ciné.

The Way Things Go With 6X6: Special Collaborative Event with Athica

2011-04-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

Things will be going our way at 6X6 next Wednesday, May 4 from 7-8 pm at Ciné Lab when we team up with Athica to show a program of videos selected in collaboration with their current exhibit "The Way Things Work," a colorful and spectacular exhibit about our cultural systems, which features large-scale installation, indoor and outdoor sculpture, drawings, videos and sound art by 11 national and international artists.

Co-curated by exhibit curator Didi Dunphy and 6X6 coordinator Lauren Fancher, the video program includes works by Robert Ladislas Derr, Julia Oldham, Eve Bailey, Christian Croft and Andrew Schneider, Celeste Fichter, Maud Haya-Baviera, Gareth Hudson, Plan b, and Katharine Tolladay.

Faithful followers of 6X6 will enjoy this departure from form: no longer will we be constrained by 6 pieces, 6 minutes, or 6 anything (unless we feel like it). Come be a part of it; as always, 6X6 is fast, fun, and free.

More about: Didi Dunphy, Lauren Fancher, Athica

Escape to 6X6 Wednesday April 6th

2011-04-04T06:32:00.000-07:00

Escape to the final episode of the second 6X6 series on Wednesday, April 6th at the Ciné Lab from 7-8 pm. Escape will feature a special 36+ (6X6) person worldwide collaborative video/image/sound/performance, "Escape from Destiny," including Athens' own musicians Dale Wechsler on violin and George Davidson on saxophone. A summation of the 6X6 raison d'etre, "Escape from Destiny" uses digital collaboration on a grand scale to create a fast, fun, free, real-time experience, engaging the audience as collaborators as the performance unfolds.

Each digital collaborator received a "blind" assignment, and will not discover the shape of the whole piece until it is performed live at the event. Other local contributors to "Escape from Destiny" include Jennifer Hartley, Mike Landers, Michael Lachowski, Lamar Wood, Mary Willoughby, Caroline Barratt, Christina Cotter, David Noah, Peter Fancher, Kate Schoenke, Ian Darken, Michael Meindl, Jeanne Ann Davidson, Christopher Childs, Ray Lee, and Gwenn Carter. They are united with contributors from Italy, England, the Netherlands, Ireland, New York, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, and Tennessee.

The program also includes five other video/sound/performance works in the theme of Escape, curated by Lauren Fancher, who is also the 6x6 Program Coordinator and the instigator of "Escape from Destiny."

About the Curator
Lauren Fancher has a background in studio art (BFA, UGA) and instructional technology (MEd, UGA), and currently has a focus on interactive design and digital media. She is active in the instructional technology, library, and digital arts communities as a writer, presenter, and artist, as well as serving as the coordinator of the 6X6 Media Arts Events series held at the Ciné Lab in Athens.

More about the curator: http://laurenfancher.com

60 Minutes or Less: Participate in 6X6 Escape

2011-03-07T06:03:00.000-08:00

One and all are needed to participate in a special collaborative work planned for the 6X6 Escape event on April 6, 2011, in which participants will receive an assignment to contribute exquisite corpse-style (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse) to the completed work. Complete the form to sign up and indicate which type of activity you'd prefer: photograph or other image, video, sound, or performance. You will receive an assignment that will take no more than one hour to complete, with the instructions on how to return your completed assignment by March 21. Your contribution will be incorporated into a collaborative piece coordinated by curator Lauren Fancher for performance at the April 6th event. Our goal is 60 participants -- please forward to others who may be interested. You may also sign up for more than one assignment by completing the form more than once.

Be a part of it; sign up now!

Is That All There is to 6X6?

2011-03-05T17:58:00.000-08:00

6X6 really left no stone unturned in its exploration of the theme Sentiment last Wednesday. Curator Matthew Buzzell brought together a diverse and thoughtful program of music, experimental sound and video, a touching short film, and the highlight of the evening, his friend the writer and poet Starkey Flythe, Jr., who read several poems with such southern emotion, wit and flair that he had the audience asking for more.

Curator Introduction: Theme from the Summer of '42
1. Amber Boardman, Classical Translation, Brooklyn, NY
2. Chris White, Good Life, Greenville, SC
3. Ron Lambert, Lesson Plans: Understanding Love, Nashville, TN
4. Heather D. Freeman, The Bat, Charlotte, NC
5. Charlie Murphy, 6' of 'kiss,London, UK
6. Starkey Flythe, Jr., Reading, Augusta, GA
Curator Finale: Peggy Lee Sings "Is That All There Is?"

Next up: 6X6 Escape, curated by Lauren Fancher. Submit by March 21; be there April 6th.

6X6 Gets Misty with Matthew on March 2

2011-03-02T04:06:00.000-08:00

Still from "The Good Life" by Chris White

Music, flowers, children, and the inevitable decay: how much more sentimental can you get? Come see the work of artists Amber Boardman (Brooklyn, New York); Chris White (Greenville, South Carolina); Ron Lambert (Nashville, Tennessee); Charlie Murphy (London, England); and Heather Freeman (Charlotte, North Carolina), who is currently featured at the Athica exhibit "Taking Part." In addition, a special guest appearance by the well-known Georgia poet and writer Starkey Flythe, Jr. will round out the events that curator Matthew Buzzell has planned. Expect a few surprises, as Buzzell is a multi-talented performer, filmmaker, and musician whose sentimentality can bring out the beauty and the beast in him. Bring your tissues to Ciné Lab on March 2nd from 7-8 pm. It's fast, free, and sentimental!

About The Curator: Buzzell holds a BFA in Drama from The North Carolina School of the Arts and an MFA in Directing from The American Film Institute. A number of his films have been broadcast nationally on PBS television and have screened at film festivals the world over. He has worked with Sacha Baron Cohen, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Daniel Johnston, Jimmy Scott, Bad Religion, Luna, and Billy Preston. His most recent project is a documentary celebrating the collaborations of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, a creative marriage of prodigious output and longevity. Buzzell is currently an adjunct professor in the department of Communications and Professional Writing at Augusta State University. See more about Matthew Buzzell on IMDb.

6X6 Loves You For Sentimental Reasons

2011-02-20T04:48:00.000-08:00

What is it about sentimentality that is so Hallmark-card, big-eyed-child-painting, Lifetime-movie? Why is it that culture snobs don't embrace the swoony, swampy, simpering tissue box of real feelings, with real highlighting by Thomas Kinkaid? One man stands prepared to tenderly take the topic to the table: Matthew Buzzell. A self-proclaimed Sentimentalist, Buzzell is a former Athenian and filmmaker, musician, and educator who has returned to the realm to remind us that feelings are good for your brain. Submit by February 21; come see March 2 at Ciné Lab from 7-8 pm. It's fast, free, and sentimental!

More about the Curator:
Buzzell holds a BFA in Drama from The North Carolina School of the Arts and an MFA in Directing from The American Film Institute. A number of his films have been broadcast nationally on PBS television and have screened at film festivals the world over. He has worked with Sacha Baron Cohen, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Daniel Johnston, Jimmy Scott, Bad Religion, Luna, and Billy Preston. His most recent project is a documentary celebrating the collaborations of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, a creative marriage of prodigious output and longevity. Buzzell is currently an adjunct professor in the department of Communications and Professional Writing at Augusta State University. See more about Matthew Buzzell on IMDb.

Time for 6X6

2011-01-30T20:40:00.000-08:00

Still from Katie Armstrong's "Once More, Once More"

6X6 is oddly time sensitive when you think about it: six minutes, six works, 60 minutes. Curator Brian Hitselberger sorted through over 50 submissions, picking works from Leipzig, Germany; Oakland California; and Atlanta, Athens, and Newnan, Georgia. Hair ribbons, dancing, hand-drawn animation, stitchery, memories, and obsessive timing abound. A good time will be had by all, or at the very least, time will fly. Bring your stop watch and time the works by Patrick Triggs, Jonathan Bouknight, Jeffrey Whittle and Jori Berman, Ellen Lake, Sydney Nettles-Coates, and Katie Armstrong on Wednesday, February 2nd from 7-8 pm at the Ciné Lab in Athens, Georgia.

About the Curator:
Brian Hitselberger has a BFA in Printmaking from Tulane University in New Orleans, and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Georgia. He has had residencies at the HUB-BUB Arts Initiative, in Spartanburg, South Carolina and at the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro, North Carolina. He maintains a multi-disciplinary practice of painting, assemblage, printmaking, sculptural installation, and writing. Recently his work has taken the form of books, paintings, and works on paper that investigate minor quotidian experiences as a site of both contemplative stillness and limitless potential for illumination. His work has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally, and can be found in the permanent collections of the Elsewhere Collaborative, the Hargrett Library of the University of Georgia, and the print collections of the New York Public Library and Yale University. He is a part-time instructor at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College and is the co-publisher of the Marco Polo Literary Quarterly, an online literary magazine showcasing international writing in the genres of fiction, poetry and essay.

More about the curator: www.myinclementweather.com

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It is?

2011-01-12T22:05:00.000-08:00

We never have enough of it unless we're in a meeting or waiting for school to get out for the summer. Whether it's your first time, Miller Time, quitting time, or it's for the good times, Father Time may come anytime and take you away, so submit to 6X6 Time before time runs out. Curated by Brian Hitselberger, the deadline is January 21st.

About the Curator:
Brian Hitselberger has a BFA in Printmaking from Tulane University in New Orleans, and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Georgia. He has had residencies at the HUB-BUB Arts Initiative, in Spartanburg, South Carolina and at the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro, North Carolina. He maintains a multi-disciplinary practice of painting, assemblage, printmaking, sculptural installation, and writing. Recently his work has taken the form of books, paintings, and works on paper that investigate minor quotidian experiences as a site of both contemplative stillness and limitless potential for illumination. His work has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally, and can be found in the permanent collections of the Elsewhere Collaborative, the Hargrett Library of the University of Georgia, and the print collections of the New York Public Library and Yale University. He is a part-time instructor at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College and is the co-publisher of the Marco Polo Literary Quarterly, an online literary magazine showcasing international writing in the genres of fiction, poetry and essay.

More about the curator: www.myinclementweather.com

6X6 Relieves What Bothers You

2010-12-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

Last night curator Sabrina Cuadra helped the 6X6 audience relieve their pent up doldrums through a little discomfort therapy. With assistance from musicians/noise smiths Bryan Poole, Aaron Jollay, Stephen Cramer, Nate Mitchell, and Alice Serres, Cuadra encouraged the audience to scream when they "couldn't take it anymore." And scream they did.

Selections for Relief:
1. Larisa David, The Room, Bucharest, Romania

2. Lindsey Klonoski and Jimmy DeRoth, relief relive, Athens, GA

3. Lara Salinas Alejandre, Endocrinology Nº3, Valencia, Spain

4. Nathan Lam Vuong, Untitled (Haircut), Valencia, CA

5. Andres Jurado, 2 48 minutos con la puerta, México

6. Houston Jimenez, (Re)conciliation, College Station, TX

Up next: Time, curated by Brian Hitselberger. Submit by January 21st.

6X6 Relief: Get You Some

2010-12-01T07:46:00.000-08:00

Still from Nathan Lam Vuong's Untitled (Haircut)

There will be a lot to be relieved about once this 6X6 has its way with you: curator Sabrina Cuadra will help you have a cathartic meltdown this Wednesday, December 1 from 7-8pm at the Ciné Lab. Faster, funner, and freer than psychotherapy, Relief will feature works from Mexico, Spain, California, Texas, Romania, and little old Athens. Haircuts, soapsuds, deranged women -- when it's all over, nothing will ever bother you again. Or at least until the next 6X6.

About The Curator:
Sabrina Cuadra's work is a mixture of of performance art, sound art, and video art, influenced by her Argentine and Miami heritage. Under the moniker "Whistling School for Boys" she performs in rock show settings, combining light, color, found photos and footage with original music and audience participation, shining a light on the ordinary. She seeks to redefine artist-audience boundaries, shattering expectations that any audience might have. Since 2006, WSFB has had appearances at the New Art School's Rock vs. Art VII at the glorious underground pub Churchill's in Miami's Little Haiti, at Electronic SubSouth's first Women Of Electronic Music showcase in Gainesville, Florida, the Athens Popfest at Little Kings Shuffle Club, Flicker Theater & Bar, and ATHICA. WSFB has also projected videos during concerts by the Microphones, Everybody Everybody, 63 Crayons, Flash to Bang Time and Soul Spectacular dance parties in Athens. Her video collaboration with Connie Mae Oliver for Animal Collective's "Purple Bottle" has been viewed over 300,000 times on Youtube. Nobody leaves a WSFB performance without excitement and/or confusion.

Submit and Be Relieved

2010-11-10T21:40:00.000-08:00

We are relieved every time a 6X6 event avoids excessive regurgitation, and we do so by offering specific suggestions and/or unapproved medical advice. So, we think we might have a handle on some of those qualities surrounding relief, which is both something you can feel and something you can provide. 6X6 reaches out to the world and the world gives back; we have received submissions from every corner of the globe. This relieves Athens of the need to generate all of the art for 6X6, although in some ways we wish Athens would. In fact, perhaps you have been thinking: "I keep meaning to submit to 6X6." And since you haven't done so, you are feeling a little pang of something very much like lameness. The absolute best way to get relief for this uncomfortable feeling is to submit. We hope that each of you will express your thoughts on relief, and submit to the upcoming event, curated by Sabrina Cuadra, by November 21. The event will not relieve you of any money at all on Wednesday, December 1, from 7-8 pm at Ciné Lab.

About The Curator:
Sabrina Cuadra's work is a mixture of of performance art, sound art, and video art, influenced by her Argentine and Miami heritage. Under the moniker "Whistling School for Boys" she performs in rock show settings, combining light, color, found photos and footage with original music and audience participation, shining a light on the ordinary. She seeks to redefine artist-audience boundaries, shattering expectations that any audience might have. Since 2006, WSFB has had appearances at the New Art School's Rock vs. Art VII at the glorious underground pub Churchill's in Miami's Little Haiti, at Electronic SubSouth's first Women Of Electronic Music showcase in Gainesville, Florida, the Athens Popfest at Little Kings Shuffle Club, Flicker Theater & Bar, and ATHICA. WSFB has also projected videos during concerts by the Microphones, Everybody Everybody, 63 Crayons, Flash to Bang Time and Soul Spectacular dance parties in Athens. Her video collaboration with Connie Mae Oliver for Animal Collective's "Purple Bottle" has been viewed over 300,000 times on Youtube. Nobody leaves a WSFB performance without excitement and/or confusion.

Consumed by 6X6

2010-11-07T19:13:00.000-08:00

A Tolerance for Milk Drinking

We looked at Consumption the other night with 6X6 curator Lindsey Klonoski and a willing crowd. Really, it is not a flattering picture. Jennie Thing's world is full of the wrappers, chewing, and whirling flotsam-ephemera of our cast-offs; Ash Sechler fetishized the esophageal blooms shaped by our swallowing mechanisms; Ted Kuhn pushed those mechanisms to the brink by drinking milk in excessive quantity, but he also shared it with the audience via the tiny glasses of a communion set; Paige Mostowy contemplated a set of personal visions of all or part; Jimmy DeRoth drew comparisons between sloth, weight, and fitness; and Tom Ketteringham engaged a young teen in a thoughtful dialogue that scared one witless. You can consume for yourself:

Lindsey Klonoski: Curator Introduction
1. Jennie Thwing Plastic Landscape 1:37

2. Ash Sechler Consumption Junction 2:00

3. T. Kuhn Tolerance (performance)

4. Paige Mostowy thatsthewhole(andthatsthepartofit) 2:10
5. Jimmy DeRoth Relaxing Steps 4:33
6. Tom Ketteringham Does a Happy Meal Make You Happy? 5:05

Next up: Relief, curated by Sabrina Cuadra -- the deadline to submit is November 21.

That Which Eats Us Makes Us Stronger: 6X6 Consumption

2010-11-01T17:49:00.000-07:00

Why do birds suddenly appear every time trash is near? When we are consumed with an idea, are we still ourselves, or have we become that which is eating us? Eat like a bird and consume half your weight in art and ideas on Wednesday night, November 3rd, from 7-8 pm, when 6X6 Student Prize Winner Lindsey Klonoski scatters the bread on the waters at Ciné Lab with her selections, including works by 6X6 interns Paige Mostowy and Ted Kuhn, Jimmy DeRoth (Athens), Ash Sechler (New York by way of Athens), Tom Ketteringham (Bristol, England), and Jennie Thwing (Glassboro, NJ).

About The Curator: Lindsey Klonoski is a multimedia video artist in Athens, Georgia. Winner of the 6X6 UGA Student Prize earlier this year, she is in her fourth year of study at the University of Georgia earning a BFA in Digital Media. Klonoski grew up on Saint Simons Island, a small town on the easternmost coast of Georgia. Her art is driven by the nostalgia of this town, specifically the juxtaposition of its beauty and inviting appearance against the deeper layers of heartache, mystery, and mysticism that resonate in the rural south. Her work explores human nature and emotions, seeking to understand the disconnection between the two; simultaneously invoking lust and discomfort, confusion and enticement.

Consuming As Fast As We Can

2010-10-12T20:22:00.000-07:00

Consumption is us, and the us-ness of us is getting to be a little overwhelming: big box stores, holiday junk, landfills of fast food containers and plastic toys. Still, we cherish the cast off remnants of our culture looping through YouTube and out into space. How is it that consumption is both the act of consuming and the act of being consumed? Lindsey Klonoski will ponder this subject in the next 6X6, November 3 at the Ciné Lab from 7-8 PM. Submit your work by October 21.

About the Curator:
Lindsey Klonoski is a multimedia video artist in Athens, Georgia. Winner of the 6X6 UGA Student Prize earlier this year, she is in her fourth year of study at the University of Georgia earning a BFA in Digital Media. Klonoski grew up on Saint Simons Island, a small town on the easternmost coast of Georgia. Her art is driven by the nostalgia of this town, specifically the juxtaposition of its beauty and inviting appearance against the deeper layers of heartache, mystery, and mysticism that resonate in the rural south. Her work explores human nature and emotions, seeking to understand the disconnection between the two; simultaneously invoking lust and discomfort, confusion and enticement. More about the curator: http://www.oakandmoss.com

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A Weakness for the Dice Games

2010-10-07T21:28:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, it really was a fatal weakness that descended on 6X6 Wednesday night. But that was just the coordinator's tendency to over-engineer the proceedings. The audience had a fine time rolling the dice to determine which of the semi-finalist videos would get shown, allowing Chance to have its night all to itself. Once that ridiculousness was over, everyone settled down to watch the poetic, chaotic, and charming results.

Semi-Finalists and Finalists (*'d)

Calvin Burgamy, Thought as Metaphor for Train, Atlanta, GA*
Sarah Rushford, Alluvion, Boston, Massachusetts*
Jim Bizzocchi, Rockface II, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Wago Kreider, To Hug You and Squeeze You, Carbondale, IL
Osvaldo Cibils, I Need Chance: Because I Don't Know Where to Put My Head Exactly, Rovereto, Italy*
Derek Lerner, Absolute Horizon, New York, NY*
Lemeh 42, The Scriptorium Trilogy #01 Feminine, Bologna, Italy
Nick Briz, A New Ecology for the Citizen of a Digital Age, Chicago, IL*
Melanie Beisswenger, Follow Me, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia*

Next up: Consumption, curated by Lindsey Klonoski. Submit by October 21.

A Random Experience

2010-10-05T18:35:00.001-07:00

Still from Follow Me by Melanie Beisswenger

What is at the intersection of random and chance? Is it the impersonal detachment of a godless universe? Or the improbable providence of a winning lottery ticket? Or maybe, for many of us, it's just the neat trick of remembering where we parked the car? Test your hypothesis Wednesday night, October 6th, when 6X6 returns to the Ciné Lab with a new batch of dicey propositions. Semi-finalists include works from Chicago, Canada, New York, Atlanta, Italy, Boston, and Australia. How random is that? Everything will get sorted out when the audience takes over.

About The Curator:
The 6X6 Audience consists of seasoned professionals who understand the ins and outs of audience participation. They come, they buy beverages, they sit, they applaud, they volunteer, and they come back again. What a great group! They will bring their own signature style to the proceedings, one that mixes the experimental with the tried and true, the women with the men, and the unpredictable with the just plain unforeseeable.

Take a Chance on 6X6

2010-09-19T18:12:00.000-07:00

It is chancy indeed to participate in 6X6. Submitters don't know whether they will be accepted; curators don't know whether they will like the work that is submitted; the coordinator doesn't know whether anyone will show up; the audience doesn't know whether to get a nice glass of wine or a refreshing draught of IPA; and on October 6th, it will be up to them to decide everything. Don't miss out on this chance to submit to the fickle finger of fate; the deadline for entries is Tuesday, September 21. Roll the dice and see what happens!

About The Curator for 6X6 Chance:
The 6X6 Audience consists of seasoned professionals who understand the ins and outs of audience participation. They come, they buy beverages, they sit, they applaud, they volunteer, and they come back again. What a great group! They will bring their own signature style to the proceedings, one that mixes the experimental with the tried and true, the women with the men, and the unpredictable with the just plain unforeseeable.

It's Time to Submit Again to 6X6

2010-09-06T11:52:00.000-07:00

Submit to 6X6: Hypnotic Suggestion Video

Just when you thought it was over, 6X6 is returning for another round of fast, free fun. Will we be able to top the antics of sweatered rabbits, searching for Gina, and locating Paul? Will the door prizes get any better? What can we possibly do to keep 6X6 fresh and unexpected? Stay tuned, the answer will surprise you.

In the meantime, the 6X6 call for submissions has been posted. New themes, new curators, and new dates, but with some continuity -- the curators are artists whose work was submitted in the first round, so they know the drill, and are ready to put their own stamp on the proceedings. You can too -- submit your video, performance, and sound work now! It's free and easy to submit; all submissions are posted to the 6X6 YouTube channel; and selected artists receive fame and glory, or at least the opportunity to capture the perfectly short attention spans of the 6X6 audience, a faithful and enthusiastic bunch of novelty-starved Athenians. Get with it -- submit to one or more themes today through March 21, 2011.

6X6 Series II Schedule

Theme	Curator	Submit Date	Event Date, Wednesdays 7-8PM
Chance	6X6 Audience	9/21/2010	October 6, 2010
Consumption	Lindsey Klonoski	10/21/2010	November 3, 2010
Relief	Sabrina Cuadra	11/21/2010	December 1, 2010
Time	Brian Hitselberger	1/21/2010	February 2, 2011
Sentiment	Matthew Buzzell	2/21/2010	March 2, 2011
Escape	Lauren Fancher	3/21/2010	April 6, 2011

Stars Fell on Athens, Georgia

2010-08-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

The first 6X6 series concluded with a bang on August 4th with the curation of "Disaster" by Lauren Fancher. After first forcing the audience to respond to videotaped questions, and then requiring them to fan her and hold her speech, and then alarming them with the prospect of enduring her reading each and every word on a half inch thick pile of papers, she got out of the way and allowed the work to take over.

In a first for 6X6, the band Ranch performed live, featuring the resonant baritone of Jasey Jones, Kevin Sims on bass, and Laura Morgan on drums. They flickered in the dark while videos made by Sabrina Cuadra and Christopher Childs filled the screen in counterpoint -- one developed just for the song, the other serendipitously apt. Seen together for the first time at the event by both the band and the artists, the evening ended on the high note of Jasey Jones refuting what is necessarily so while the oil deep under the gulf burbled up through the whale song.

Complete Disaster Line-Up:
1. Chris Basmajian, Moment Magnitude, San Francisco, CA, 4:21
2. Katherine Sweetman, Dating in LA, San Diego, CA, 2:00
3. Peter Rand, Altruistic Amoeba, Denton, TX, 3:21
4. Knut Hybinette, Crowd, Enkoping, Sweden, 1:30
5. Ranch (Music: Jasey Jones, Laura Morgan, and Kevin Sims) and Sabrina Cuadra (Video), Live Performance, "It Hurts Me Too,” Athens, GA, 3:30
6. Ranch (Music: Jasey Jones, Laura Morgan, and Kevin Sims) and Christopher Childs (Video), Live Performance, “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” Athens, GA, 3:30

At the end of the evening, the 6X6 UGA Student Prize was awarded to Lindsey Klonoski. Not only were her entries selected by multiple curators, but they were consistently original, personal, and beautiful, combining performance, video, sculpture, and place.

6X6 will return in October with new themes and curators. Stay tuned and get your entries ready. We can only hope to continue to be, as one attendee remarked about Disaster, "both so weird and so well-organized."

6X6 #6 Disaster: A Bad Star Rises

2010-08-03T21:38:00.000-07:00

From Moment Magnitude by Chris Basmajian

Are we tired of bad news from the bad stars, the disasters that surround us, remind us of our doom, our frailty, and our helpless stupidity? Really, what can art do in the face of so much? Come on down to the Ciné Lab on Wednesday August 4 at 7 pm, get a beverage, and let 6X6 Disaster curator Lauren Fancher read your horoscope. Thoughtful, strange, personal, and provocative, the selected works include videos from California, Sweden, and Texas, the music of the Athens band Ranch, and the return of Sabrina Cuadra and Christopher Childs. It's the last of the first series, which will return from hiatus in October, and it's the time to award the UGA Student Prize (a Flip video camera) for participation, valor, and the ability to capture the attention of the 6X6 coordinator. Contenders include Denton Crawford, Brian Hitselberger, Lindsey Klonosky, Ted Kuhn, Sarah Laurentius, Dan Osborne, Rob Peterson, and Justin Plakas. It's written in the stars...

About The Curator: Lauren Fancher has a background in studio art (BFA, UGA) and instructional technology (MEd, UGA), and currently has a focus on interactive design and digital media. She is active in the instructional technology, library, and digital arts communities as a writer, presenter, and artist, as well as serving as the coordinator of the 6X6 Media Arts Events series held at the Ciné Lab in Athens. She really appreciates everybody who has participated and hopes to have more fun with 6X6 in the coming year. More about Lauren Fancher...

Who Dunnit? Why, 6X6, of Course...

2010-07-17T04:35:00.000-07:00

For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery.
For technological man it is time that occupies the same role.
Marshall McLuhan

Our old friend McLuhan haunted the Cine Lab on July 7 when we gathered with curator Jeffrey Whittle to delve into the depths of his selections for 6X6 Mystery. Proving that "art -is- anything you can get away with," the pieces ranged from Aaron Oldenburg's first person drowning simulation to Elizabeth Leister's live performance streamed over the Net from California, in which a darkened room full of people in Athens, Georgia watched her hands draw in tandem with a ghost. Not to mention Lindsey Lawson's simulation of invisible hands making pottery on a wheel to the tune of "Unchained Melody." For those of you who didn't get it at the time, as curator Whittle pointed out, "That's a pop culture reference." We really have to hand it to him, these selections were terrific:

1. Aaron Oldenburg, Drowning, Germantown, MD, 3:04

2. John Keston, Chromatic Textures, Minneapolis, MN, 6:25

3. Lindsey Klonoski, (Subconscious) Grind, Athens, GA, 1:15

4. Lindsay Lawson, Das Ding, Berlin, Germany, 3:38

5. Denton Crawford, Eyeballs and Chicken Snakes, Athens, GA,1:51

6. Elizabeth Leister, Hand Drawn, Los Angeles, CA, 5:31

Next up: 6X6 Disaster, curated by Lauren Fancher. Don't we get enough of that these days? Better tell her off; submit your work by July 28.

6X6 #5: Mystery, From the Enigmatic Jeffrey Whittle

2010-07-06T22:34:00.000-07:00

The word "mystery" derives from the Latin word "mysterium" which means "secret." But we use this word to describe things we don't understand, the ineffable, and the baffling. When we read a mystery, we are trying to solve a puzzle. And when we try to act mysterious, we want you to think we are up to something. And we are -- it's no secret you need to come witness the mysterious rites planned for Wednesday's event. The selected works come from Athens, Berlin, Minneapolis, Germantown (MD), and Los Angeles, including Denton Crawford's mystery of life, Aaron Oldenburg's plunge into asphyxia, and a performance streamed live over the Internet from California. Mysteries will be solved at 6X6, this Wednesday, July 7 at the Ciné Lab from 7-8 pm. Be a part of it; be there!

About The Curator: Jeffrey Whittle was born in Atlanta and raised in Powder Springs, Georgia. He initially studied engineering at Georgia Tech and transferred to UGA to study Drawing and Painting. He completed his undergraduate studies at The Cooper Union in NYC, where he studied painting and filmmaking. After living and working in San Francisco, and Oregon, he attended grad school at Cornell University, receiving an MFA in 1997. He has taught drawing and painting in upstate New York, Iowa, Texas and Georgia. He has received individual artist’s grants from the Georgia Council of the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council and has been the recipient of several artist-in-residence awards, including the Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain. His work deals with narrative, myth, the figure, and mixed media – in particular the idea and usage of maps. He is currently the Gallery Director at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA.

Sweet Mystery of 6X6

2010-06-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

Of course, everything about 6X6 is mysterious. Who will submit, what will be submitted, which submissions will be selected, who will come to the event, is the speaker really the curator? The answer to most of these questions involves YOU. Submit your mysterious work to 6X6 Mystery by June 21; Jeffrey Whittle, painter and Lamar Dodd School of Art gallerist, is the mystery man. The event will take place July 7, from 7-8 pm at the Ciné Lab. Come and understand...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Paul Thomas

2010-06-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

"I think to be a successful artist, you have to be able to see what you're doing and what you're painting. And if you produce something where, say a figure of human being and the head is in the right place, and it's not kind of over in one corner, and the body over in the other corner, and you can find it's a good bet that maybe they had the lights on and they were able to see what they were doing."
-- Paul Thomas via Paul Thomas, 6X6 Light, June 2, 2010

What weird wonderfulness transpired when all 90 of us crammed into the Ciné Lab on Wednesday night. Paul Thomas, the curator for the event, provided a radiant glimpse into his mind through the intermediation of his protégé Paul Thomas, who turned a phrase until it fractured like a prism, and actual film ran through an actual projector, and the audience was held captive in magic glasses by laser dancers, and in the dark we saw more kinds of light than we could have imagined, sent to us from New York, Italy, Ireland, and our own home town.

Selections for 6X6 Light:
1. Christopher Childs Untitled SP #1 5:32

2. Jeff Burns and Catherine Gilbert Thor's Lullaby 1:52 Brooklyn, NY, USA

3. Sabrina Cuadra Gazer Light Show 4:00 Athens, GA (live performance)

4. Paul O'Donoghue A Diamond Forms Under Pressure 6:13 Dublin, Ireland

5. Osvaldo Cibils Multimedia Head 5:00 Rovereto (TN) Italy

6. Lindsey Klonoski Repel 2:10 Athens, GA

Next up is Mystery, curated by Jeffrey Whittle. Submit by June 21!

6X6 #4: Light, Refracted Through The Mind of Paul Thomas

2010-06-01T05:46:00.000-07:00

Light makes it possible for us to see and makes it hard for us to hide. We create great disasters to obtain it and we struggle with ignorance until it arrives. Paul Thomas has seen the light and it is beautiful like a rainbow. The selected works come from Athens, Italy, Ireland, and New York, including a performance by Sabrina Cuadra, a film by Christopher Childs, and more. Light will be shed at 6X6, this Wednesday, June 2 at the Ciné Lab from 7-8 pm. Be a part of it; be there!

Submit to Paul Thomas

2010-05-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

You may ask yourself, what is this 6X6? You may ask yourself, why should I submit? You may tell yourself, this is not my 6X6. This is not my beautiful light. But it is -- don't hide it under a bushel. Submit and be seen.

Curated by Athens' own international art star Paul Thomas, the deadline to submit is May 21.

More About Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas has his hands in a lot of different things. Known to many as the proprietor of a series of salons offering vintage goods, conversation, and performance, he is now a full-time artist. His recent work includes being one of 14 contemporary artists chosen to augment the Dada Retrospective at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in the International Dada Exhibition: "Born-Again Dada" at the District of Columbia Contemporary Arts Center, in Washington D.C.; the exhibit "Portraits of the American Subconscious" at the Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA; video and sound installations at the Contemporary in Atlanta and the AUX Festival, in Athens, GA; writings and collage work; and serving as curator/ consultant to the LM Gallery in Williamsburg, Va.

Paul Thomas on Facebook

Nature Swamped Us

2010-05-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

It's the strangest thing. Last night, we were expecting Kim Kirby to come up front and preside over the 6X6 Nature event. Instead, this strange swamp creature emerged from the darkness to speak softly and surprisingly sweetly about how nature is our temple. No explanation was offered, but the work that followed was sweet (Sabrina Cuadra's Human Nature), funny (Dan Osborne's mockumentary about plastic cups in the wild), and snap-crackle-and popping (Ted Kuhn's performance involving massive quantities of Rice Krispies and PBR). Just when you thought it couldn't get any stranger...

Selections for Nature

Bird Migration, Sol Rezza, Amecameca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, Sound work.
Human Nature, Sabrina Cuadra, Athens, GA., Video
Plastic Cups: Life After Disposal, Dan Osborne, Athens, GA, Video
Sound of Saturation, Ted Kuhn, Athens, GA., Live Performance
Freikörperkultur,Lindsey Klonoski, Athens, GA., Video
Anemophilous Formula for Computer Art, Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy, Tallahassee, FL., Data-Driven Computer Simulation, Video.
Caralion, Eddie Whelan., Wilmington, Delaware, Video

Coming up next: 6X6 Light, curated by Paul Thomas. Be a part of it! Submit by May 21!

6X6 #3: Nature, Through the Kaleidoscope Eyes of Kim Kirby

2010-05-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

Caralion, by Eddie Whelan

Nature is not for the faint of heart: it's beastly, chaotic, and in constant upheaval. And forget about those little bunnies and pretty flowers. Kim Kirby prefers her nature to be unnaturally colored, fragmented, computerized, and disposable. The selected works come from Athens, Mexico, Delaware, and Florida, including a performance by Ted Kuhn, a video by Sabrina Cuadra, and more. Nature blooms at 6X6, this Wednesday, May 5 at the Ciné Lab from 7-8 pm. Be a part of it; be there!

The Nature of 6X6

2010-04-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

Nature is making a lot of noise these days -- the birds, the pollen, the explosion of color and scent -- Athens, Georgia in early April is drenched in natural phenomenon. What better way to be inspired -- it's nature's way of telling us to submit to 6X6! Get your camera, grab a friend, act out an idea, watch the passing parade, invent a new species, experiment. What is your true nature? Express yourself.

Curated by Kim Kirby, the deadline for 6X6 Nature is April 21.

More About Curator Kim Kirby
Kim Kirby was raised in Walterboro, South Carolina. She attended Savannah College of Art and Design, where she studied Industrial Design; attended the College of Charleston, where she studied Illustration; and attended UGA, where she studied Digital Media. She has lived and worked in Berlin and New York City and is a published illustrator and graphic designer, having worked with Collette in Paris, Vice Magazine, Swindle Magazine, Nike, Adidas, Reebok, K2 Snowboards and packaging for Target. Her fashion graphics have been photographed on celebrities such as M.I.A. and Amy Winehouse and in magazines such as Nylon and ID Magazine. She has worked as an art director for numerous agencies and is now the owner of her own creative and web services company, Young Athenians.

www.youngathenians.com

What We Talk About When We Talk About Play

2010-04-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

Mr. Performance Art (Ken Bullock)

Years from now, when you talk about 6X6 Play, and you will talk about 6X6 Play, you'll say, "you just had to be there." Or maybe "I was there." Lots of us were, including the mayor, the managing editor of our local alternative rag, and international art star Paul Thomas. Curator Didi Dunphy ran the show like a playground impresario, and made everyone play by her rules. In fact, she selected 7 pieces, two of which were performed live. Ken Bullock had the place in an uproar, morphing from OCD talk-show host to ax-wielding, slip-wearing, birth-giving, Gina-calling maniac in his piece "Mr. Performance Art At it Again." Who's Gina? Who cares? It was sublimely ridiculous. Then Leslie Burns plunged the room into darkness for her performance of "Playtime with Subterranean Termites." Described by one attendee as "elegant," her piece involved a blacklight under which glowing termites arranged themselves around a pheromone-traced heart, like a miniature Busbee Berkeley musical. Haunting, mysterious, hushed.

What a night -- artists from all over, audience of artists, fans, and friends, the Ciné crew helping put it all together in the wonderful lab, and over in an hour. Fast, fun, and free!

Selections for Play:

Squirrels in the Land of Sweatered Rabbits and Lost Socks: David Waddell, Houston, Texas. Stop-action animation. Video.
Antics of Thursday: Vienne Chan and Joas Sebastian Nebe, Berlin, Germany. Video.
Trust Exercises for Lovers: Brian Hitselberger, Athens, GA. Video.
Mr. Performance Art at it Again: Ken Bullock, NY and Athens. Performance, live.
Playtime with Subterranean Termites: Leslie Burns, Athens. Performance, live and video.
Folly & Error: Michelle Handelman, NY. Performance, video.
Imaginary Friends: Christine McLoughlin, Newcastle, UK. Video.

Coming up next: 6X6 Nature, curated by Kim Kirby. Be a part of it! Submit by April 21!

Play Date

2010-04-07T04:24:00.000-07:00

You are not going to believe the line-up for 6X6 Play -- a performance by Ken Bullock, Leslie Burns' love affair with termites, Brian Hitselberger's trust games, works from Berlin and Texas, the sock theme continues, and more. Just what is it about 6X6 and socks? Find out for yourself -- come to the Ciné Lab Wednesday, April 7, from 7-8pm. Didi Dunphy will be taking over the playground -- and you too!

Not Just Playing Around: 6X6 Play Underway

2010-03-29T20:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who submitted for 6X6 Play. Didi Dunphy, the high priestess of fun, is now reviewing the entries. No kidding, people submitted from all over -- England, Canada, Germany, Oregon, North Dakota, Florida, New York City, and best of all, Athens. Get your skateboards out and slalom down to 6X6 Play next week,Wednesday April 7, 7-8 pm at Ciné Lab.

And the call for the next event, 6X6 Nature, curated by Kim Kirby, is fast upon us. Submit your daring, thoughtful, meditative, disruptive creations by April 21st. Go on -- you're a natural!

Get Playful: Submit to 6X6

2010-03-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

Coming up next with 6X6 is "Play," to be curated by DiDi Dunphy; submit by March 21st. Not sure what this is all about? Make pretend you do and make something; use your camera, your video, your voice, your thoughts, the things you hear and find. Get with your friends, have a good time, make art out of it. Submit!

More About Curator Didi Dunphy
Didi Dunphy received an MFA from SFAI in performance and video art. Selected exhibits and installations include, Playscape, COCA, St. Louis, Playscape, Atlanta Contemporary, Let’s Fall in Love, Ivy Brown Gallery, NY, Push Play, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, A/D 2004, The Lab, San Francisco, AIM, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, Georgia Triennial, Telfair Museum, GA. Ms. Dunphy also exhibits design objects at the ICFF, NY and CaBoom West Coast Indy Design Show, Santa Monica. A number of features have been written about Ms. Dunphy including Craft, CMYK, Southern Living, as well as reviews in the LA Times, SF Chronicle, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and more. Ms. Dunphy is a visiting Artist and Assistant Professor at the Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia in Athens where she teachings in the time-based arts, contemporary arts and professional practices. She lives in Athens GA with her husband, artist Jim Barsness and 15 year old daughter, Lucy.

www.modernconvenience.com
www.modernconvenience.com/dididunphy
www.the-clr.com

Fashion X 3600 Seconds

2010-03-04T19:59:00.000-08:00

1/1800's of Ghost Ray, a 60 Second work by Dominic DeJoseph

Fashion kicked off the 6X6 series last night. An adventurous group of Athenian students, townspeople, faculty, artists, and friends gathered in the Ciné Lab and bore witness as Michael Lachowski revealed his six selections for his theme "Fashion," discussing his intentions as a curator and his reaction to each selection. He approached the topic from the standpoint that fashion is not only about "glamour" and our cultural preoccupation with style, but also refers to making things, and things that reflect making. The works ranged from the low-res compulsively repetitive video and music of "Cotton Crotch" by Sabrina Cuadra to the low-key humor of "Kai Reidl is Without Socks," directed by Matthew Buzzell, with music by the late Athens band Macha.

Selections for Fashion:
• Seven Days of Seven Curators in My Closet: Jacqueline Davis
• Ghost Ray: Dominic DeJoseph, Director; Sean Eden, Music
• Cotton Crotch: Sabrina Cuadra, Video and Music
• Transformation: Ash Sechler, Video
• Frau Fiber in Conversation With Pasteur Achille: Carole Frances Lung, Interview and Photos; Rob Peterson, Sound
• Kai Reidl is Without Socks: Matthew Buzzell, Director, Macha, Music

6X6 is a fledgling effort that with the help of Michael Lachowski, the artists, and sponsors just took a big step out into the air. The supportive crowd helped get the wings flapping, and while nobody liked everything, most found something to talk about. Diversity of opinion is a sign things are working: for many, "Cotton Crotch" was a favorite, but it also inspired some discussion about the potential and limitations of cell phone video. The event clocked in at exactly an hour, and one person reported that "I also like the short time frame." That's what we're looking for: Fast, Fun, and Free.

What is this thing called 6X6? Show up at the next event (April 7, 7pm, Ciné Lab) and find out for yourself. But think: anything that can happen in real time. Video, film, slideshow, performance, sound, projectable, disectable, thoughtful, obsessive, simple, or combination. With your help, 6X6 will inspire conversation and challenge all of us to make stuff and explore new ideas. The power of new media is it is accessible to everyone with our camera phones and video key rings and spy pen tape recorders and web-based editing and publishing tools. Coming up next is "Play," to be curated by DiDi Dunphy; submit by March 21st.

This is your chance to be playful, experiment, take a step out of the nest and into the air, fly to the playground, take some video of what happens, have your friends sing a song about it, and edit it on YouTube. Or find a picture of every toy you ever wished you had but never did and then record yourself asking total strangers if they ever had one and how they felt about it. Ask them to come to the event with their toys. The only limits are in your mind. Be a part of it. Submit.

6X6 #1: Fashion, March 3

2010-02-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

Curated by Michael Lachowski, Wednesday, March 3, 7-8pm @ Ciné Lab.

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Michael Lachowski is curating the inaugural event, bringing his signature style to the topic at hand: Fashion, in all senses of the word. Entries have been received from all points of the globe; be sure to check out the YouTube channel; all submissions will be posted if possible, and it is already clear that it will be hard to pick six for 6X6.

Lachowski is long-time Athens resident, UGA graduate with a BFA in Art/Photography, and founding member of the legendary band Pylon, considered by many of us to be the best and most original band ever to come out of the Athens scene, shaping the aesthetic of Athens' life and music with the pure fun and irresistible beat of their DYI tunes. He continues to work as an artist and photographer, providing creative services for businesses under the name Candy, participating as a member of Athens Design Development, and publishing the art-photography-music-style-design magazine Young, Foxy & Free.

I think that time-based art can benefit from a punchy venue for exhibition, and that the presence of exhibition opportunities will engender more art-making. A fresh opportunity to show media based work will engage the audience and the artists to mutual benefit. I think the short and sweet format of 6x6 makes for a more vital experience for all, and I'm thrilled to participate as a curator. -- Michael Lachowski

Next up: 6x6 #2: Play, curated by Didi Dunphy, taking place on April 7. Anyone in the world can participate. Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of March.

Submit to 6X6

2010-02-17T20:46:00.001-08:00

Call for Entries: 6X6 Media Arts Events

2010-01-11T20:17:00.000-08:00

SHARE YOUR WORK, GET EXPOSURE, GET FEEDBACK, SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING

Athens artists working in experimental, digital media, film, performance, sound, or combination arts: 6X6 wants your work

The 6X6 Media Arts Events II will be held monthly from October 2010 to December 2010 and February 2011 to April 2011 in order to provide a forum for submission and curation of media artworks and build a community of participation, review, and response for both audience and practitioner.

The program title “6X6” refers to the structure of the program:

Six events
Sixty minutes long each
Six pieces per event
Six minutes or less per piece
Six curators
Six themes

Pieces are limited in length to six minutes, and no more than six will be selected for any one event. No limitations are placed on what type of work can be submitted except: it must be able to be projected digitally, performed, played via sound system, or some combination. Electronic files and support materials can be submitted via email (up to 5 MB's), CD, DVD, or internet download. Entries with technical problems need to be resolved by the artist or will be withdrawn or rejected. Terms of submission include permission to exhibit both live and online (whether or not selected for a particular event), permission to video tape performances, and permission to include selected work in a compilation DVD. No materials will be returned. Other than these uses, the artists will retain all rights.

Submit your work by the deadline for the month of the theme you wish to enter -- see the submission form for complete details.

Enter Your Work

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6X6 People

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Coordinator
Lauren Fancher

Advisor
Didi Dunphy

Curators

Michael Lachowski: michaellachowski.com and suxsez.com
Didi Dunphy: modernconvenience.com
Kim Kirby: youngathenians.com
Paul Thomas: http://www.myspace.com/pt_109
Jeffrey Whittle: http://art.uga.edu/people.php?id=5036
Lauren Fancher: www.laurenfancher.com

Friends and Helpers
Carl Martin, Carol John, Jennifer Hartley, Mark Callahan, Chris Cogan, Myung Cogan, Peter Fancher, Chris Cotter

Venue
Ciné
234 West Hancock Ave
Athens, GA 30601
706.353.7377

Sponsors
Athens First Bank and Trust
Ciné
Candy

6X6 Guiding Principles

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Keep event schedule and duration moving quickly
Stay flexible with logistics
Keep the overhead low
Leverage community resources
Maintain quality in communications and curation
Provide recognition for point of view and artistry