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The Leonardo Network Newsletter is a biweekly publication of Leonardo/The International Society
for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST), bringing news and opportunities to readers interested in the creative spaces where art and science intersect.
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 Join Leonardo this year at the SIGGRAPH 2020 conference and view the annual special Leonardo SIGGRAPH journal issue featuring new Art Papers and the Art Gallery. Experience the art gallery virtually, listen into the art papers and become inspired by our Birds of a Feather on AI, Art and Social Justice: Understanding and Addressing Bias, Representation and Inclusive Practices in the Development of AI Systems. Find out more
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ASU-LEONARDO IMAGINATION FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: 6 September
 ASU-Leonardo and the Center for Science and the Imagination (CSI) are proud to announce the Leonardo Imagination Fellowship Program in Fall 2020. Fellows selected to participate in this prototype season of the fellowship will join a virtual program to explore experimental ArtScience innovation practices across multiple publishing and broadcast media platforms that imagine a regenerative, vibrant global future for all. Find out more
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LEONARDO AT ARS ELECTRONICA
9–13 September 2020
 Join Leonardo and our global partners experiencing Ars Electronica online for the first time. During the festival week we are partnering with the Telluric Vibrations Garden with UCLA Art|Sci Center, S+T+ARTS Pop-Up, Agora Digitalis in the WildState Garden with Universität für Künstlerische und Industrielle. Join us and our community! Find out more
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STUDENT OPEN CALL: AMPLIFYING THE BLACK, INDIGENOUS,
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR EXPERIENCE AT A2RU AND ON OUR CAMPUSES
Deadline: 31 August
We are excited to take the next step to build on the a2ru scholars’ program, to allow for multiple channels of entry into our work, and to better lay the groundwork to ensure that a2ru is a more inclusive organization. For our annual meeting this year, we are debuting a panel of student voices who will speak to the Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) campus experience and how it can be improved. We welcome undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students to participate in this panel. Students who have graduated in the last two years are also welcome to apply. Find out more
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LEONARDO'S ANTIRACIST EDITORIAL POLICIES
With the renewed momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and in acknowledgment that our Leonardo publications do not reflect the diversity of our local community and global network in authorship, review and editing, Leonardo/ISAST feels it imperative to implement initiatives to address where we fall short. Recently we have updated policies and initiatives within our peer review processes and editorial guidelines. Find out more
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LABS 2019–2020 TOP-RATED ABSTRACTS
The 2019–2020 LABS Peer Reviewers are pleased to announce the authors of the top-ranked abstracts. These authors of the six highest-ranked abstracts will be published on our website and also in a special section of Leonardo journal: Teresa Connors, Varvara Guljajeva, Marlene Mathew, Carlos Augusto Moreira Da Nobrega, Minka Stoyanova and Carloalberto Treccani. The following authors ranked highly and will be published on our website: Birgitte Aga, Renata Buziak, Karen Ann Donnachie, Kiriaki Genitsaridou, Louise M. Hisayasu, Kieran Nolan, Thanos Polymeneas Liontiris, Elena Robles Mateo, Ezra Jeremie Teboul, S. Topiary Landberg, Daria Vdovina and Anne Yoncha. We also wish to acknowledge the following authors of notable abstracts: Luca Carrubba, Sophia Charuhas, Paul Dolan, Isabella Pasqualini, Katarina Petrovic, F. Myles Sciotto and Drew Thornton.
Please join us in congratulating the winners and thanking this year’s peer review members—Yiannis Colakides, Mat Dalgleish, Tracy Harwood, Tom Leeser, Angeliki Malakasioti, Shiro Matsui, Mary Anne Staniszewski, Yanai Toister, Paz Tornero—and Editor-in-Chief, Sheila Pinkel! Find out more
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 The Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) series features short lectures and presentations on art, science and technology. Find out more
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WELCOME NEW LASER HOSTS
 Chairs Paul Sermon (University of Brighton) and Randall Packer (Third Space Network)
Chair Lydia Griaznova (Cyland Media Lab)
Chair Pamela Winfrey (ASU)
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DASER Washington, DC—Thursday, 20 October 2020 (online) Find out more
LASER Stanford—24–27 August 2020 (online) Find out more
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CONGRATULATIONS ARTISTS WHO MADE THE LUMEN LONGLIST
The Longlist, selected from entries from over 47 countries, represents Lumen's most geographically diverse list of artists yet, thanks in large part to our new Global South and Nordic Awards and the increased interest globally in art created with technology.
Find out more
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OPEN CALL: THE 2020 JOINT CONFERENCE ON AI MUSIC CREATIVITY
Deadline: 21 August 2020
The 2020 Joint Conference on AI Music Creativity brings together for the first time two overlapping research forums: The Computer Simulation of Music Creativity conference (est. 2016), and The International Workshop on Musical Metacreation (est. 2012). The principal goal is to bring together scholars and artists interested in the virtual emulation of musical creativity and its use for music creation, and to provide an interdisciplinary platform to promote, present and discuss their work in scientific and artistic contexts. Find out more
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REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS: MIXED REALITY APPLICATIONS USING THE "HOLOLENS 2"
Deadline: 24 August 2020
Objective: Propose a mixed reality solution for designers, engineers, and/or front-line workers in the architecture, construction, or manufacturing space. We are interested in reviewing proposals that create opportunity for significant improvements in efficiency or sustainability. Find out more
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26TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART
Early-Bird Deadline: 1 September 2020
The ISEA2020 artistic program explores the infinitely large and the infinitely small worlds of Sentience—feeling-sensing-making sense. For the first time in the history of the symposium, ISEA2020 Online Montreal will be taking on the challenge of presenting in digital format artworks that were meant to be experienced in a physical venue. Find out more
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HEAL-IN: A MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE
2 September 2020
Inspired by the protest techniques of sit-in, lie-in, and teach-in, Heal-In is a multisensorial offering created in collaboration with Beatrice Glow (multidisciplinary artist, researcher and advocate) and Grace Osborne (sound artist, academic, and healing arts worker). Heal-In guides participants on an audiovisual journey enhanced by olfactory components with the intention of engaging the question, "What does it mean to heal and be healed in a decolonized context?" Find out more
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APPLY FOR CREATIVE CODE IMMERSIVE
Deadline: 8 September 2020
Looking for a creative outlet? ⚡️ Connect and experiment with fellow artists in our Immersive Program! Artists and creative technologists from around the world can now join our interactive, project-driven 12-week course. Gray Area's Immersive is a 12 week course in creative code and immersive art. Find out more
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ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2020 FESTIVAL FOR ART, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
9–13 September 2020
Ars Electronica Festival 2020 will be a journey to measure the “new” world and a journey through “Kepler’s Gardens,” which are located in Linz at the JKU Campus and at 120 other locations worldwide. All the issues touched upon are marked by a general UNCERTAINTY and the question of how the crisis will shape and change us as individuals and as a society, us as HUMANITY. Two tensions in particular are in focus: AUTONOMY and DEMOCRACY as well as TECHNOLOGY and ECOLOGY. Find out more
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