Light Collaboratory

Light Collaboratory

Artists: John Freeman, Michael McDonald, Greg Simpson, J. McGilveray, Sunship and Musique Par Coeur and Charlie Fox, Peggy Cady, Mary Arnold and Jim Starck.

Date: June 21 to August 6, 1978

Open Space Gallery presented Light, the second in its '78 Collaboratory series; a six-week installation coordinated by Jim Starck.

Call for Submissions:

Video Artists were invited to participate in the following areas.

Light Box

A series of gallery installations that lead to the illumination of space. Video As Illumination, used video to illuminate a space as part of this series. Proposals for Light Box were submitted in the form of diagrams, drawings, photographs, videotaped descriptions and/ or written descriptions. Proposals included layout, equipment required, duration and installation instructions. A short biography of the entrant was also necessary. Open Space Gallery provided the lighting equipment and installed each piece if the designer was unable to be present. Proposals were selected by committee. For each piece selected, the artist received an honorarium and a copy of a limited edition publication that documented the series.

Light Tapes

A series of videotape screenings in the gallery which was wopen to the public from 12 to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday during Collaboratory. Tapes that used light in any way (as theme, subject, symbol...etc.) were submitted for one screening.

Video Workshops

Open Space Videolab offered beginning video workshops to train partiicpants in the use of a portapack. Many people, new to the idea of video as an artist's tool, were interested in learning more about production by artists and new approaches to using the medium. Video artists submitted workshop proposals for the event.

Events:

June 2: Summer Solstice Celebration

June 27: Light Project

Light/video lunch hour video viewing program of artists' tapes that used lights as a theme. There were also viewings on July 4, 6, 11, 20, 25, 29 and August 1.

June 27 to August 6: Light Installation

An installation piece which featured photograms by Mary Arnold.

July 22: Videolab

Beginning Portable Video Workshop led by Peggy Cady.

July 25 to 29: The Quality of Light

Featured artist Jim Starck.

Light Video

Open Space invited artists from across the country to submit videotapes for Light Video as part of the Gallery's Light Collaboratory explorations. Techniques in the videotapes included electronically generated images and video feedback as well as realtime video ithat involved natural and man-made lighting.

July 4 and 6: Open Space Light Tapes

A collaboratory process and documentation of events.

July 11: NTSC 60Hz

John Freeman presented a compilation of electronically generated images using video feedback and the synthesis of shapes that resulted from controlled audio frequencies and film. John Freeman was an Associate Chairman in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta.

July 20: Neon Lights

Michael Donald presented a color tape of neon lights and signs in Vancouver.

July 25: Genagual, Re-Wonder, and Dot Plane

Greg Simpson presented color tape selections with original sound by the artist, J. McGillveray, Sunshop and Musique Par Coeur

August 1: Night Lights

Charlie Fox presented a new work. Dusk to dawn changes in city lights and sounds.