February 21 – 24, 2013
PROPELLER CENTRE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
and other venues
Vector:
1. an array of data ordered such that individual items can be located within a single index.
2. any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter.
3. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction.
With an influence that is spreading across various cultures and sub-cultures through out the world, video games are a pervasive media that are influencing a wide range of social and cultural practices.
Programmed by Team Vector, the festival will address contemporary creative practices that peel back to curtain of gaming and its cultures, positing games as tools and inspiration for contemporary art making. It will feature works by international, national and regional, emerging and established artists.
Works in sculpture, film and video, new media, installation, print, fine craft and performance will all be part of the spectrum exhibited at Vector. These works will incorporate, criticize and address the culture, politics, technology and aesthetics of games, through exhibitions, artist talks, workshops and performances.
Propeller will be hosting one of three installations open to the public for the festival’s weekend.
net.works
February 21- 24
Curated by Team Vector.
Vector’s game art survey show. This exhibition surveys the myriad of practices that fall under the umbrella of game art creative production. Video, photography, art games, textile and more.
Propeller is proud to be the main screening space for Vector.
Meditations on the Medium.
Friday, February 22 @ 8pm (curated by Clint Enns)
What do a classic video game cabinet, a tv, and a snack dispenser have in common? How are they different? This program reflects on the nature of the medium.
Awaiting the End of the Beginning.
Saturday Night, February 23 @ 8pm (curated by Clint Enns)
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Exploring the competitive nature of video games and the desire for simulated violence.
Pop-Up Shop. @ Propeller all weekend
As part of the festival, we are opening a small pop up shop which will be open the entire weekend. Here, we will be selling artist multiples, books, CDs, DVDs, games and other warez made by game based artists from around the world. A wide variety of works will be available and all prices will be affordable, making it easy for you to support artists and collect their works.
For full schedule of events, particpating artists and to learn more about Vector please visit:
http://vectorgameartfest.tumblr.com/about