A Call to Métis Artists (no submission fees) This is a call for art work in common digital formats (JPEG, MP3, Digital Video, DVD, Audio CDs) this includes photography, video, audio, graphics, radio plays and more. Its easy to participate. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT WORK <http://www.graham.gs/metis_media_fest_2007_p2.html> .
Métis Media Fest 2007 The Métis Media Festival 2007 is forum for the disemmination of Metis culture through the exbition of video, audio and electronic images. The one day multimedia event planned for August 30, 2007 will be presented at the SAW Media Centre of Ottawa at 2 Daly Street (corner of Daly and Nicholas SEE GOOGLE MAP <http://maps.google.ca/maps?near=ottawa%2B2%2Bdaly%2Bstreet&q=saw%2Bvide\ o&f=p&rl=1&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ei=8a6QRvTcII3GjgHEoryHDw&cd=1&cid=45424764,-75\ 688881,6228114406590805851&li=lmd&z=14&t=m> ) The exhibition of work will take place from within an immersive installation of computers and video projectors. (see image above). CLICK HERE TO START SUBMISSION <http://www.graham.gs/metis_media_fest_2007_p2.html> . What Does it Mean to be Métis? The Metis Media Festival of 2007 seeks to answer the question, "What does it mean to be Métis?" through the use of live presentations, films, videoconferences and streaming media, including works from Google Video and YouTube. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT WORK <http://www.graham.gs/metis_media_fest_2007_p2.html> . Mixed Blood (European and Aboriginal) Artists from Around the World The call for submissions, deadline August 15, 2007, is open to all Metis artists, Canadian and International in origin. (Read Indian Land Magazine article "The Métis" for a description of Western Canadian Métis Culture. <http://web.mac.com/bear_bark_mac/iWeb/Ind%20Ld%20Apr07/The%20Metis.html\ > ) This includes Métis artists from around the world (for example North America, South America, Australia and the Philippines), many of whom have not been officially recognized as Métis, but are descendents of the marriage of European and Indigenous peoples. CLICK HERE TO START SUBMISSION <http://www.graham.gs/metis_media_fest_2007_p2.html> .
