[Air-L] IEEE VIS 2013 Arts Program // Art+Experiment Atlanta, GA // October 13th-18th, 2013

[Lorna Gonzalez]

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Overview

There is a reciprocal relationship between art and visualization research —
New media artists redefine the way that we view science and information,
while experts in science, medicine, informatics, and visualization impact
art practice through new ideas, technologies, and collaborations. The IEEE
VIS 2013 Arts Program showcases high-quality artwork and research that
demonstrates and investigates the exciting and increasingly prominent
intersections between art and visualization. Through an *art show* that
runs concurrently with the IEEE 2013 VIS conference and a dedicated *papers
track*, the Arts Program aims to foster new thinking, discussion, and
collaboration between artists, designers, technologists, visualization
scientists, and others working at the intersection of these fields.

The theme for this year's arts program is *Art+Experiment*. Visualization
research encompasses not only data representation, but also the development
of interaction techniques, explorations of display aesthetics, and
examinations of applied perception. Increasingly, empirical justification
for new visualization techniques is derived through well-designed
experiments. And in fact, much recent research is concerned with the
creation, implementation, replication, and evaluation of user studies in
order to propel the fields of information and scientific visualization. At
the same time, the new media arts community is interested in the creative
possibilities offered by new technologies and new techniques, but also in
developing new methods and presentations to explore and question their
cultural meaning and impact.

What does it mean for an art installation to produce experimental results?
Can an artwork be expressive, challenging, and conceptual, yet
simultaneously rigorous, practical, and empirical? We invite artists and
researchers to think about the connections and chasms between art and
research, and to explore the nature of experimental design and creative
experimentation.

Papers Track

For this year's Arts Program we are including a papers track. Artists,
reseachers, and scholars are invited to submit papers related to the theme
of *Art+Experiment*. There is no fixed minimum or maximum length for the
papers, but they are generally expected to be between 5 and 10 pages.

Papers could discuss any of the following topics:

   - the influence of information visualization techniques on art practice
   - the influence of contemporary art practice on visualization techniques
   - exploration of the history of visualization
   - art and information
   - data visualization art
   - database aesthetics
   - creative visualization techniques
   - experimental interaction techniques
   - design and information aesthetics
   - infographics and art
   - cybernetic art and visualization
   - telematic art and visualization
   - aesthetics of experiment

Accepted authors will present their papers at the Arts Program session
during the conference. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE VIS
2013 Arts Program proceedings. Detailed submission instructions can be
found below.

There is also an art show track.

For more information, visit: http://w3.sista.arizona.edu/VISAP2013/

or contact *Angus Forbes*: angus.forbes(at)sista.arizona.edu
*Lauren Thorson*: lauren-thorson(at)uiowa.edu

Best,
Lorna Gonzalez
Doctoral Student
Language, Literacy, and Composition Studies
Technology & Society
University of California, Santa Barbara