Recent launch of Eastern Art Online: The Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art
http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/

This is a major online resource from the recently expanded and refurbished Ashmolean, to open up the University of Oxford's Islamic and Asian Art collections held at the Museum to a wider audience.

The site showcases collections from the Islamic Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea. Currently there are around 1,400 objects on the site, but this figure will be [read more...]

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VISUALIZATION, COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING 2010

* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line).

* Best Papers [read more...]

Visual Resources Digitisation Officer (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
5 months (1.0 FTE) or 10 months (0.5 FTE)

Salary: £27,318to £30,748 pa based on 1.0 FTE
Location: Farnham
Ref: 10-LIBR143-02
The University for the Creative Arts has campuses at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester and is home to 6,500 students from over 70 countries studying on courses in fashion, graphics, design, media, fine art and architecture.

The Imagio project is a Library and Learning Services project funded by the University to support teaching and learning. [read more...]

[TESLA@UCL] Scientist Dr. Dolores Steinman:: Investigating the body: Current Medical Visual Culture:: Tuesday, 09 March, 18:00 – 19:00
http://tesla-ucl.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, 09 March; 18:00 – 19:00
University College London
Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
Garwood Lecture Theatre, South Wing
(Details how to get there at the bottom of the page)

Abstract [read more...]

The Academy of Finland research unit ‘Ancient Greek written sources’ (CoE) is organizing a symposium "Digital Imaging of Ancient Textual Heritage: Technological Challenges and Solutions".

The programme comprises of two plenary sessions that are open for public, two workshops that are intended for the speakers only, and one open session on end-user perspective.

Participation in the symposium is free of charge (however, registration is compulsory). For the accepted speakers the CoE will be covering the travel and accommodation costs. [read more...]

We are pleased to invite you to:

High Throughput Humanities

A satellite meeting at the European Conference on Complex Systems
Lisbon University Institute ISCTE in Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

http://hth.eccs2010.eu

Abstract: [read more...]

High Throughput Humanities

A satellite meeting at the European Conference on Complex Systems
Lisbon University Institute ISCTE in Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

http://hth.eccs2010.eu

Abstract: [read more...]

Postdoctoral fellow (two years, salaried) in the humanities and information technology with a focus on "media places" at HUMlab, Umea University, Sweden.

The postdoctoral fellow will be part of the dynamic milieu of HUMlab and ongoing research on "media places". [read more...]

We are pleased to invite you to

Arts | Humanities | Complex Networks
– a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2010

taking place at BarabásiLab – Center for Complex Network Research,
Northeastern University in Boston, MA, on Monday, May 10, 2010.

Abstract: [read more...]

We are pleased to invite you to

Arts | Humanities | Complex Networks
– a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2010

taking place at BarabásiLab – Center for Complex Network Research,
Northeastern University in Boston, MA, on Monday, May 10, 2010.

Abstract: [read more...]

in conjunction with NINES and the EpiDoc Collaborative

Registration is now open at: http://dho.ie/ss2010/registration

The third annual Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO) Summer School will take place in Dublin from 28 June to 2 July 2010. Following the highly successful 2009 Summer School, next year’s event will see the expansion of popular workshop strands such as:

* A Practical Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative
* Data Visualisation for the Humanities
* An Introduction to EpiDoc Markup and Editing Tools [read more...]

The British Library's Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts project is set to revolutionize access to the extraordinary riches of the Library's collections, making them easily accessible for the first time to art historians, other scholars, and the general public. This has been achieved by adding digital images and descriptions of over 3,500 Latin and European vernacular manuscript to the Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts website: www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts. [read more...]

The Imagio project is a Library and Learning Services project funded by the University to support teaching and learning.

Phase one of the project produced a policy and technical framework for the capture and storage of digital images. The Visual Resources Digitisation Officer will be responsible for the implementation and dissemination of phase two: the creation of a digital still image resource for use by academic staff. [read more...]

*Visualising*
ideas and concepts in culture, heritage and the arts: digital arts, sound, music, film and animation, 2D and 3D imaging, European projects, archaeology, architecture, social media for museums, heritage and fine art photography, computer arts

OFFERS OF PAPERS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS by 15 January 2010 [read more...]

Sponsored by the Computer Arts Society and the British Computer Society

When? Monday 5th - Wednesday 7th July 2010

Where? EVA London will again be held in the glamourous central London headquarters of the British Computer Society, 5 Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7HA

If you are an artist, researcher, practitioner or producer using digital technologies in the cultural sector - this conference is for you.

EVA London's conference themes will include, but are not limited to:

* Digital and computational fine art and photography [read more...]

Organised jointly by the IOP Printing and Graphics Science Group and the
University of the Arts London (Materials and the Arts Research Centre -
MATAR), in association with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

The 4th International Conference on: Preservation and Conservation Issues in
Digital Printing and Digital Photography is being held in London on 27-28 May
2010. The two-day international confernce aims to examine progress in
research of inks, substrates and processes for producing digital prints which
may be subjected to archival storage. [read more...]

REDUCED RATE DEADLINE 1 OCTOBER 2009

This is just to remind you that the reduced rate deadline (1 October 2009) for booking a place at the CHArt 2009 conference is fast approaching.

CHArt TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

OBJECT AND IDENTITY IN A DIGITAL AGE

Thursday 12 - Friday 13 November 2009 [read more...]

All for one and one for all: the future of research repositories for the arts?
Funded through: Kultur, a JISC-funded project which is creating a model of an institutional repository for use in the creative and applied arts http://kultur.eprints.org/

There are now 12 remaining places to attend this seminar, so please book early to avoid disappointment. [read more...]

The purpose of the International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications is to bring together researchers and practitioners on the areas of computer vision, imaging and computer graphics, interested in both theoretical advances and applications in these fields. [read more...]

Conference name: 2nd International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications (IMAGAPP)

Venue:

Angers-France

Event Date: 17-21 May, 2010

The 2nd International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications (IMAGAPP) aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners in Computer Graphics. The conference will be structured along four main tracks, covering different aspects related to Imaging, from Imaging Theory to Imaging Applications and Imaging Technologies. [read more...]

The VRE Collaborative Landscape Study project is one of several studies commissioned by the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to research on-line research collaboration in [read more...]

www.isea2009.org [read more...]

TILE: Text-Image Linking Environment is pleased to announce the launch of its public blog and informational site:

http://tileproject.org [read more...]

Over a month later than previously announced, I've finally found a moment to sit down and try out a proposal for a new group affiliation for the CHArt subscribers on arts-humanities.net. [read more...]

The School of Art History is seeking to appoint a Curator to run the Visual Resources Collection in the School of Art History, which is vital for the School's teaching. [read more...]

Culture24 is looking for an experienced Technical Producer with a passion for arts and culture and a creative enthusiasm for the future of online developments. [read more...]

March 22 – 24, 2010
2010 ASCA International Workshop: “Articulation(s)”

University Theatre, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [read more...]

The Trinity Irish Art Research Centre (TRIARC) was established in 2003, within the Discipline of the History of Art, to promote research and education in Irish art history. [read more...]

Hello All,

I know a few of the 181 subscribers to this CHArt group but would be very interested to hear from the great swathe of you who I don't know and whose interests I'm unsure about. [read more...]

We have just started a new group on Arts-Humanities.net with a focus upon social approaches or 'web 2' within the Digital Humanities. [read more...]

The aim of this group is to critically discuss and share thoughts about the use of social software applications, techniques, and principles within the Digital Humanities. [read more...]

CREATE 2009 is a 2-day conference about creating innovative interactions, whether digital consumer products, interactive services or interaction paradigms. [read more...]

CHArt are offering a small number of bursaries to assist doctoral students selected to present papers at the 2009 CHArt conference with their conference fees. [read more...]

What is Sculpture in the 21st Century?
The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference will explore and consider the potential of sculpture in the 21st century - to provide an opportunity to both celebrate its vitality and diversity, its capacity to challenge, and to examine its current position, function and production. [read more...]

What is Sculpture in the 21st Century?
The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference will explore and consider the potential of sculpture in the 21st century - to provide an opportunity to both celebrate its vitality and diversity, its capacity to challenge, and to examine its current position, function and production.

The CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference
www.chart.ac.uk

We live in a time when our identities are increasingly fractured, networked, virtualised and distributed. The same appears to be true of our things. Objects are becoming more contingent, reconfigurable, distributable and immaterial. [read more...]

The CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference
www.chart.ac.uk

We live in a time when our identities are increasingly fractured, networked, virtualised and distributed. The same appears to be true of our things. Objects are becoming more contingent, reconfigurable, distributable and immaterial. [read more...]

This five-day course combines in-depth coverage of the latest version of
the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Guidelines for the encoding of [read more...]

Libya

Libya [read more...]

The Etymology & Mythology of The Name Libya:

Facing a changing research landscape and approaching its fourth anniversary on 1st April 2009, the AHRC has started a consultation process to determine future directions "as it takes an increasingly strategic approach to the support of arts and humanities research". [read more...]

Contest to Create Virtual Burns Memorial [read more...]

digital stewardship now
digest for 16 March 2009

All Posts: http://digitalstewardshipnow.wordpress.com/

Recent Posts:
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks Enters into Force 15 March 2009
http://digitalstewardshipnow.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/singap... [read more...]

As you may have heard already, there is an interesting new initiative in the making to document a day in the digital humanities. I will take part in this, not only as it sounds like fun, but also in the hope that it will bring a quite diverse community a little closer together. Please do have a look at the announcement - and maybe join in yourself: [read more...]

What frontiers in digital history are we only beginning to explore, or have yet to explore? What promising but under-utilized tools, techniques, and ideas exist in digital media that can help us do better history? Join the American Association for History and Computing for a lively discussion about the frontiers in doing history with digital media. [read more...]

The DRHA (Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts) conference is held annually at various academic venues throughout the UK. The conference this year aims to promote discussion around dynamic networks of knowledge and practice, new digital communities of knowledge and practice, engaging users and digitisation of cultural heritage. [read more...]

CaSTA (the Canadian Symposium on Text Analysis) 2008 will be held at University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 16-18 October 2008. The conference theme is “New Directions in Text Analysis.” There will also be a pre-conference seminar on “Digitizing Early Material Culture”

Invited speakers on “New Directions in Text Analysis” are [read more...]

MW2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2008.

Museums and the Web 2009
the international conference for culture and heritage on-line
April 15-18, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ [read more...]

Thursday 6 - Friday 7 November 2008

The Clore Lecture Theatre, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck, University of London, Torrington Square, London, WC1 7HX.

THEME [read more...]

Torsten Reimer, who runs this site, was suggesting that rather than just publicise The Puzzle Box I ought to write a word or two about what I'm trying to achieve with it and why it might be interest to student of the new media/hyperliterature field. [read more...]