Call for Applications - MORPHOS Dome Artist in Residence

DENVER - June 8, 2016 - PRLog -- MORPHOS is a one of a kind digital dome artist in residence program that provides workshops and individual support for artists who want to take their work to the immersive level. Our goal is to expose and train artists in full immersion production for a growing need of digital dome (fulldome) art. 2016 welcomes our third year of hosting this unique experience and for our second consecutive year, we will be hosting MORPHOS in the Denver metro area that is leading the way in dome art. Denver offers a triplicity of domes - Denver's Gates Planetarium, Fort Collin's Digital Dome, and Boulder's 8k Fiske Planetarium. Come join us for MORPHOS Dome Artist in Residence for an experience of a lifetime held September 11 - October 11, 2016 in Colorado.

MORPHOS digital dome artist in residence program is for artists interested in experimenting and exploring 360° immersive digital art through digital dome. Artists will receive hands on training in fulldome and Virtual Reality, weekly dome time, individual consultation, production support, group outings, a group closing dinner, and two public presentations of their experience at the end of the residency. MORPHOS artists have gone on to present at international dome conferences, festivals, and art shows.

MORPHOS has inspired us to start a not for profit organization, Denver Arts + Technology Advancement (DATA). In collaboration with our new immersive and interactive media studio Alt Ethos, Ltd. (http://www.altethos.com/) who is focused on synthesizing digital and physical environments into unexpected realities. DATA is working to create a vanguard center for public engagement that cultivates and strengthens local community by putting research, education, creation and exhibition together under the same roof with interactive immersive media at it's center.

Recent advances in technology are rapidly changing the way in which we view digital media. The digital dome offers a unique immersive group experience with it's half sphere screen, high resolution digital projections systems, and surround sound. With recent innovations that allow for easy drag and drop playback, live VJing, interactivity, and gaming platforms, the virtually untapped possibilities in the digital dome are endless. Artists will also receive training in Virtual Reality, which is entering the consumer market with high refresh rates that allow for individual full spherical 360° immersive experiences and is a great way to previz dome work.

Join us on the forefront of this Immersive digital media revolution with this one of a kind fulldome experience. This residency takes place in state of the art facilities with the latest in fulldome technology. The multi projector system displaying a seamless 4k 360-degree image and surround sound. The MORPHOS support team are industry leaders who specialize in immersive art, 360° VJing, interactive installation design, 360° immersive production tools on a budget, dome installation, and show production.

Artists will receive:

• 3 days fulldome workshop,
• 1 day VR workshop,
• 3 hours per week one-on-one consulting with individual dome time to test concepts,
• Local dome artist group meetings and support
• Group outings
• Use of rendering machine and spherical live action capture equipment
• Two public presentations - Fort Collins' Digital Dome and Denver's Gates Planetarium
• Online recognition and social media exposure
• End of residency dinner celebration

LOCATION:

The Denver Metro Area is quickly becoming leaders in dome art. There are two DomeLabs, Denver and Fort Collins, where local artists meet biweekly to learn dome production techniques. Fort Collins holds a quarterly Dome Club public art event which highlights international dome work to a growing local audience. In the past year, a local and international artists have been selling out digital dome shows in the area. Denver is primed for new dome artists to show their stuff while providing a community of support.

TECHNOLOGY:

Artists' work will be created using the latest technology in immersive design. Artists will use the latest in dome server technology with an easy to use high resolution art server which allows for interactive design (VJing, sensor input, gaming display, etc). Each artists will bring their own workstation (laptop is fine) and have their own software and equipment for creating their work. Some live action spherical video equipment will be available. Artists will be creating 4k image files and rendering computer will be available for use for certain applications.

COST:

We work hard to keep costs down for artists as much as possible. The artist in residence is estimated at a $22,500 value for each artist. It is our goal to raise enough funds to fully support each artist's experience, but until that time, we ask artists to pay a registration fee. All artists must provide their own transportation and housing for Denver. In previous years, artists were able to raise funds via crowd source funding to help support their residency and the project itself. You can too!

Individual Artist:1,650*

Group Applicants: $1,650 first artist and $1,000 each additional Artist*

* We are working hard to provide complete support for artists. With current sponsorships and donations, we are at $1,650 cost to participate. This year we have hired a grant writer and a sponsorship coordinator, so it is our hopes to have more success in raising money.

Our goal is to provide free participation and stipends to all artists.
Deadline for early application is by midnight May 27, 2016

Deadline for regular application is by midnight June 20, 2016

Apply Here: https://goo.gl/VD3Lo7