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The challenges of curating net art - an international web conference

Friday, May 26, 3:30 - 5 PM EST.

This web conference is presented within the framework of the local
Upgrade!-meeting in Sofia and is hosted by the Mobile Studios project http://www.mobile-studios.org and Eyebeam http://www.eyebeam.org in New York. A panel of international artists and curators is meeting up virtually to discuss various aspects of the mediation, curation and funding of net art.

Hosts:
Ela Kagel, digital media producer and co-initiator of Mobile Studios, http://www.mobile-studios.org
Ursula Endlicher, NY-based media artist & initiator of the round table in New York, http://www.ursenal.net

Participants in Sofia/ Bulgaria:
Susa Pop, initiator of Mobile Studios
Galia Dimtrova, curator at InterSpace Sofia (http://www.i-space.org)
Petko Dourmana, director of InterSpace Sofia
Kyd Campbell, initiator of the Upgrade! Sofia (http://theupgrade.net/)

Participants in NY/ USA:
Yael Kanarek, media artist & initiator of the Upgrade! NY
(http://theupgrade.net/)
Liz Slagus, director of education at Eyebeam NY (http://www.eyebeam.org)
Michele Thursz, independant curator from NY, http://www.michelethursz.com
Lauren Cornell, director of Rhizome.org (http://www.rhizome.org)

Participant in San Juan/PR:
Anne Barlow, curator of the New Museum NY (http://newmuseum.org/)

Participants in Boston/ USA:
JoAnne Green, co-director and initiator of turbulence.org (http://www.turbulence.org)
Helen Thorington, co-director and founder of turbulence.org

A live stream of this event will be available at http://www.mobile-studios.org. Visit the web radio at http://www.cult.bg. Participate in the blog about curating net art at http://curating-netart.blogspot.com/2006/05/curating-netart.html.