THURSDAY CLUB OPEN CALL ** THURSDAY CLUB OPEN CALL ** THURSDAY CLUB



OPEN CALL FOR PROJECTS & PROPOSALS


The Thursday Club is an open forum discussion group for anyone
interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity,
interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in
today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s). The Club is supported by
the Goldsmiths Digital Studios (GDS) and the Goldsmiths Graduate School.


Originally set up in October 2005 by GDS as a more informal setting for
research discussions, it has grown to include over 150 members, artists,
technologists, scientists, in fact, a growing diversity of people from
different communities worldwide, that are now connected via a mailing
list and online forum.


There are also regular meetings in ‘real' space at the Ben Pimlott site
of Goldsmiths, University of London. Anyone can attend these events. By
keeping these meetings free, informal and open to all, we provide a
platform for diverse and open ended discourse, for people who perhaps
would not have the opportunity to discuss ideas outside of their chosen
discipline.


The Thursday Club brings together people from diverse fields and degrees
of expertise, aiming to initiate discussion and debates among
postgraduate students, researchers, academics, artists, theorists, and
other cultural practitioners.


Since it focuses on interdisciplinary practices, the Club is interested
to experiment with innovative formats of presentation that are
appropriate to the nature of the subject. We particularly welcome the
proposal of round table discussions, panels, screenings, 'hearings',
live gigs and performance lectures as well as more traditional
presentations. We are also interested to platform experimental
work-in-progress, of both practical and theoretical nature.


Submission Materials

1. An A4 size page with your proposal (about 500 words); any relevant
links; 1-2 pictures if relevant.

2. A 200 words CV

3. Your contact details: name, address, email and telephone number

4. Selected additional audiovisual information (e.g. audio and video
files) preferably as a link.


Please send any submissions by email to Maria X at
writing 'Thursday Club Submission' as a Subject.


The deadline for the submission of proposals is 29 JULY 2007. The
submissions will be reviewed by the Thursday Club Board.


THURSDAY CLUB BOARD

Miguel Andres-Clavera
PhD Candidate Goldsmiths Digital Studios; Member of Social Technology
and Cultural Interfaces Research Group.

Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka Maria X], Thursday Club Coordinator PhD Candidate Goldsmiths Digital Studios; Sessional Lecturer Birkbeck
FCE; Curator.

Bronac Ferran
Director of boundaryobject.org; Member of DCMS Research and KT
taskgroup; Director of Interdisciplinary Arts at Arts Council England
until March 2007.

Prof. Janis Jefferies, Thursday Club Convener
Professor of Visual Arts, Department of Computing, Goldsmiths;
Co-director Goldsmiths Digital Studios; Director Constance Howard
Resource and Research Centre in Textiles; Curator; Artist.

Dr Sarah Kember
Reader in New Technologies of Communication, Department of Media and
Communications, Goldsmiths College; Writer.

Michela Magas
PhD Candidate Goldsmiths Digital Studios; Co-director Stromatolite
Design Studio.

Prof. Carrie Paechter
Professor of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths College; Dean of the
Goldsmiths Graduate School.

Prof. Robert Zimmer
Professor of Computing, Goldsmiths College; Co-director Goldsmiths
Digital Studios.