http://helenyung.com co-creative conspirator Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:39:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cultural Pluralism in the Performing Arts Movement Ontario (CPPAMO) invites you to a townhall-style meeting of presenters, artists and municipal staff to jointly develop strategies for change... Location: U of T Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail 7pm, Fri Jan 29 Panel Discussion & Performance 9am, Sat Jan 30 All-day workshop with keynote address by Sara Diamond CPPAMO's ... http://helenyung.com/?p=204 Met with Festival Acces Asie and Oboro today about them presenting me in May 2011 - I know! It's practically 2 years away, but I'm being invited to show almost any art project I'd like to share. The only parameter is that it contains a networked element. I put three ideas ... http://helenyung.com/?p=197 @jeremycliu tweeted about what seems like a very cool initiative based in Cambridge, MA: ARTISTS IN CONTEXT is a flexible organizational framework designed to assemble artists and other creative thinkers across disciplines to conceptualize new ways of representing and acting upon the critical issues of our time. Structured as a 10-year initiative, ... http://helenyung.com/?p=190 Just received a new writing grant from the Toronto Arts Council! It's a modest grant, but the applications are assessed by a blind jury (meaning they read your writing samples and artistic statement without knowing who you are) and it's my second one from the tac so i am super super thrilled.. ... http://helenyung.com/?p=192 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="250" caption="my first iteration of String Theory, a low-tech, analog interactive installation"][/caption] the outdoor portion @ iNiT '09 http://helenyung.com/?p=177 Check out Brian D. Johnson's blog on Maclean magazine's website for a brief but positive write-up about INIT: http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/20/live-cinema-epic-theatre/ http://helenyung.com/?p=180 If you were at INIT 2009 this Saturday and got a yellow strip of paper with my website printed on one side, thank you for coming here to look me up! That string that you tugged to let fall the surprise was part of an analog interactive installation I've tentatively ... http://helenyung.com/?p=163 I was trying to pay my pilates teacher the other day and asked her how much the full amount with tax should be. She didn't know but she pulled out a sheet of paper and started scribbling down some long multiplication. "What's that?" I asked, pointing at some number with ... http://helenyung.com/?p=153 I'm creating an analog interactive installation for the inaugural INIT festival on June 13. It's an experiment (for me). The festival will feature all kinds of art and performances - from circus and drumming acts to new intermedial works... Check out the beautiful new flyer: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="INIT flyer front"][/caption] Tons ... http://helenyung.com/?p=145 Walking home from work today I saw a few restaurants with tall tables and bar stools lined up outside on the sidewalk. I realized that the city sidewalk here (at least on Mont Royal) is very wide, more than twice the width of a typical sidewalk in Toronto. C'est tellement ... http://helenyung.com/?p=135