Comments on: The Cost of Art Appreciation http://artsnova.com/blog/2009/03/17/128/ Thoughts on Art, Computer Graphics, Photography, Space and Astronomy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:34:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Plaxco http://artsnova.com/blog/2009/03/17/128/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Plaxco Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:56:32 +0000 http://artsnova.com/blog/?p=128#comment-2533 Hi Sharon, Well your comment has nothing to do with the Art Institute but being a fan of Robert Burns (not to mention also being part Scottish), I say thank you for taking the time to bring this contest to my attention and to the attention of my readers. While I have several friends who are active in Second Life, I myself have never taken the dive into that virtual world. For fans of Robert Burns set to music, may I recommend Jean Redpath's The Songs of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 and 2. Hi Sharon,

Well your comment has nothing to do with the Art Institute but being a fan of Robert Burns (not to mention also being part Scottish), I say thank you for taking the time to bring this contest to my attention and to the attention of my readers.

While I have several friends who are active in Second Life, I myself have never taken the dive into that virtual world.

For fans of Robert Burns set to music, may I recommend Jean Redpath’s The Songs of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 and 2.

]]> By: Sharon http://artsnova.com/blog/2009/03/17/128/comment-page-1/#comment-2532 Sharon Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:19:44 +0000 http://artsnova.com/blog/?p=128#comment-2532 I thought given your interest in digital art, readers of your website might be interested in the following Contest which closes in a few weeks. There's a $300 Canadian Dollar prize for the winning designer of a Virtual Robert Burns (the Scottish poet) monument that will be displayed by Simon Fraser University on their website. I've listed the details below, but you can also find them at: http://www.sfu.ca/scottish/ Contest to Create Virtual Burns Memorial The Centre for Scottish Studies at Simon Fraser University is holding a contest to create a virtual memorial to Robert Burns that is suitable for a twenty-first century mobile and globalized world. Statues, busts and portraits played an important part in interpreting Burns in nineteenth-century culture. We are looking for an image more suitable for our contemporary time and media in order to convey the fact that Burns's messages regarding universal brotherhood (and, by extension, sisterhood), respect for nature, and the uplifting power of the human spirit have never been more relevant. The deadline for entry is April 1, 2009. The winning design will be awarded $300 (Canadian) and will appear in Second Life on SFU's island. (Second Life is a virtual environment increasingly popular with students and educators interested in collaborative virtual learning). The unveiling will be at the Transatlantic Burns Conference, April 7-9 at SFU. For more details or to submit an entry (preferably in digital format), contact: Leith Davis at leith@sfu.ca I thought given your interest in digital art, readers of your website might be interested in the following Contest which closes in a few weeks. There’s a $300 Canadian Dollar prize for the winning designer of a Virtual Robert Burns (the Scottish poet) monument that will be displayed by Simon Fraser University on their website. I’ve listed the details below, but you can also find them at: http://www.sfu.ca/scottish/

Contest to Create Virtual Burns Memorial

The Centre for Scottish Studies at Simon Fraser University is holding a contest to create a virtual memorial to Robert Burns that is suitable for a twenty-first century mobile and globalized world. Statues, busts and portraits played an important part in interpreting Burns in nineteenth-century culture. We are looking for an image more suitable for our contemporary time and media in order to convey the fact that Burns’s messages regarding universal brotherhood (and, by extension, sisterhood), respect for nature, and the uplifting power of the human spirit have never been more relevant. The deadline for entry is April 1, 2009. The winning design will be awarded $300 (Canadian) and will appear in Second Life on SFU’s island. (Second Life is a virtual environment increasingly popular with students and educators interested in collaborative virtual learning). The unveiling will be at the Transatlantic Burns Conference, April 7-9 at SFU. For more details or to submit an entry (preferably in digital format), contact: Leith Davis at leith@sfu.ca

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