shows to see/proposals to submit
QBOX has now taken over the management at the Shipyard in Berkeley... The day will include several things.. 1st. the shipyard is looking to find 3-5 new tenants we have single and duoblewide containers available. 2nd. I would like to see if there is interest out there for creating a shared shop space at the Shipyard that people like you would rent daily or weekly. 3rd. The shipyard is still working hard to become legal with the city of Berkeley and to do that we are looking for people who would like to volunteer a little time to help make this happen. 4th. QBOX is looking for a permanent home in SF anyone know of a nice little warehouse with a fenced in yard renting for less then $5000 a month? 5th. QBOX is writing grants and formulating a plan for all it's events next year. We are looking for more people to get involved in the process. so come on by the shipyard and help the Mechtronic arts happen in the bay area. If you have any questions please feel free to email me charlie@qbox.org Charles A. Gadeken Director QBOX http://www.qbox.org QBOX supports the creation, presentation, discussion and preservation of mechanical, kinetic and electronic art in the Bay Area. ________________________________________________________________ The QBOX List ART ART and more ART http://www.qbox.org info@qbox.org
The San Francisco International Mechanical, Kinetic and Electronic Arts Festival, a series of events through-out the Bay Area bringing together divergent organizations working to support, the performing arts, art and technology, youth arts, mechanical, kinetic and electronic art and more.
"ART THAT MOVES"
This will be the first show in the festival, a month long gallery exhibition focused on Mechanical, Kinetic and Electronic Art. The show will host over 10 artists all working in the Bay Area creating the groundbreaking art that has been defining San Francisco on the world art markets. The show will be held at the Crucible Steel Gallery at CELLspace and will be open to the public for free for the entire month of October
Show runs October 9th – 30th Gallery Hours: 10am – 10pm everyday Opening night: Friday October 11th 6 pm – 10 pm
The cost is Free, donations excepted
The Crucible Steel Gallery CELLspace 2050 Bryant Street San Francisco CA 94110 http://www.cellspace.org http://www.qbox.org
QBOX supports the creation, presentation, discussion and preservation of mechanical, kinetic and electronic art in the Bay Area.
===================================================
Invitation to participate in The Digital Art Awards 2002
===================================================
We would like to inform you about "Digital Art Awards 2002",
a competition for young student creators to be held at
Keio Research Institute at SFC.
***** For more information, click here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRIES AND SUBMISSIONS===========
--Work must have been produced after April 1, 2001.
<>
--Short/long film produced or edited digitally.
--Also includes CG movies and digital animations.
<>
--Interactive content which runs on a computer.
--Games or interactive art.
<>
--A musical piece which is digitally produced and edited.
--Includes all genres from modern music to pops.
<>
--Digital work produced by high school students.
--Work can be of Digital Cinema, Interactive or Digital Music.
--(This section is only open to those attending high schoolin Japan)
***** Download your Entry Form here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
CATEGORIES AND PRIZES==============================
--Digital Cinema Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--Interactive Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--Digital Music Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--High School Competition Grand Prize (1):
200,000YEN
SUBMISSION PERIOD ==================================
--July 1st, 2002 - September 30th, 2002
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNING ENTRIES=====================
--The winning entries will be presented with awards at
the Open Research Forum (ORF) to be held at Keio University
Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) on 11/22-23, 2002.
SUBMISSIONS AND INQUIRIES===========================
Address:
Digital Art Awards 2002 Office
Keio Research Institute at SFC
5322 Endoh
Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8520 Japan
Postal code 252-8520
Phone: +81-0466-49-3545
FAX: +81-0466-49-3545
e-mail: daa2002@sfc.keio.ac.jp
***** For more information, click here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
------------------------------------------------------
If you have any questions, please mail us at
Digital Art Awards 2002 Office : daa2002@sfc.keio.ac.jp
show to see: BAGS Digital Puppet Bags: an interactive visual and sound installation - A collaboration with Nick Bertoni, Laetitia Sonami, Tinkers Workshop and EastBay Youth. (Programming and electronic design: Richard Humphrey Mortimer.) "Kinetic bags reveal personal stories... paper bags, army bags, luggages, golfbags, briefcases, purses, feather bags will shake, move and talk..." Opening Reception: Thursday, September 19, 6-8 pm (bring the kids too) New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom St San Francisco (415) 626 5416 Wednesday, September 18 - Saturday, October 19, 2002 Tuesday- Saturday 12-6pm, free BAGS received special funding from Creative Work Fund. School groups are invited to attend special artist-lead tours of the BAGS exhibition. Call New Langton Arts to arrange. http://www.tinkersworkshop.org http://www.sonami.net http://www.newlangtonarts.org -- http://www.sonami.net
Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. P.O. Box 12685 Lake Park, FL 33403-0685 (407) 848-8236 Fax: (407) 844-8764 http://www.mpja.com (Excellent electronic surpl, cheap ccd cameras) HERBACH & RADEMAN (H&R) Sintec Company 18 Canal St., P.O. Box 122 28 8th St., Box 410 Bristol, PA 19007-0122 Frenchtown, NJ 08825 (215) 788-5583 (800) 526-5960 Fax: (215) 788-9577 (201) 996-4093 http://www.herbach.com (Excellent electrn surp, motors, robots, HV, interesting devices, some optics) American Sci. Surplus/Jerryco R&D Electronics 601 Linden Place 5363 Broadway Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 Cleveland, OH 44127 (312) 475-8440 (800) 642-1123 (216)-441-5577 (Whacko surplus stuff, great (surpl electronics, many catalog, electron, mech, opto) interesting devices) http://www.sciplus.com American Science Surplus/Jerryco MWK Industries 3605 Howard St. 1269 W. Pomona, U112 Skokie, IL 60076 Corona, CA 91720 708-982-0870 909-278-0563 800-934-0722 (Excellent & cheap laser stuff) http://www.pweb.com/mwk/main.htm Electronic Goldmine PO Box 5408 Electronic Surplus Scottsdale AZ 85261 Cleveland, OH Tel: (602) 451-7454 http://www.electronicsurplus.com Fax: (602) 451-9495 (Great catalog, electronic parts, Geiger tubes, peltier modules, solar cells, kits.) Edlie Electronics Circuit Specialists, Inc. 2700 Hempstead Tpke. P.O. Box 3047 Levittown, NY 11756-1443 Scottsdale, AZ 85271-3047 (800) 645-4722 (800) 528-1417 (516) 735-3330 (602) 966-0764 (Cheap test equip, components) American Design Components Fair Radio Sales Co. 815 Fairview Ave. 1016 E. Eureka St. (no longer exists?) PO Box 1105 Fairview, NJ 07022 Lima, OH 45802 fax (419) 227-1313 (419)-227-6573 (War surplus radio stuff) C & H Sales Servo Systems 2176 E. Colorado Blvd. 115 Main Rd. PO Box 5356 Montville, NJ 07045-0097 Pasadena, CA 91107 (800) 922-1103 (800) 325-9465 (Surplus motors, steppers, mech, http://www.aaaim.com/CandH/ robotics.) (Great surp., mil., motors, hi volt, opto, electronics) Allegro Electronic Systems All Electronics Corp. 3 Mine Mountain Rd. P.O. Box 567 Drawer NV Van Nuys, CA 90408 Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 (818) 904-0524 (laser stuff, kits) allcorp@allcorp.com http://www.allcorp.com/allcorp/ MCM Electronics Pioneer Supply Co., Inc. 650 Congress Park Dr. 3524 Charlotte St. Centerville, OH 45459-4072 Pittsburgh, PA 15201 800-543-4330 Tel : 412. 678. 2300 513-434-6959 FAX : 412. 687. 0091 Surplus Center Meredith Instruments 1015 West "O" Street (Cheap Laser stuff!) P.O. Box 82209 1-800-722-0392. Lincoln, NE 68501-2209 402-474-4055 402-474-5198 Edmund Scientific Johnstone Associates 101 E. Gloucester Pike 101 State St. Ste. 162 Barrington, NJ 00807-1380 Los Altos, CA 94022 609-573-6250 (used vacuum, sci. equipt) (Sci edu, opt, expensive surplus) http://www.edsci.com Small Parts, Inc. Surplus Sales 13980 NW 58th Court 1502 Jones St. P.O. Box 4650 Omaha, NE 68102 Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650 www.surplussales.com (305)-557-7955 (Excellent catalog. Small gears, Ham radio parts, HV capacitors bearings, shafts, drive belts, everything for mech. prototypes) Non-surplus Electronics Suppliers --------------------------------- Get DIGIKEY CORP and MOUSER catalogs at the very least. Allegro Semiconductor Took over Sprague Semiconductor. Linear hall effect chips, stepper drive chips, power op-amps. All Electronics Corp. Some cheap components, lots of surplus P.O. Box 567 Van Nuys, CA 90408 (818) 904-0524 Digi-Key Corporation Highly recommended. Fair prices, 701 Brooks Ave. South very *fast* shipping, monthly catalog P.O. Box 677 Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677 (800) 344-4539 (218) 681-6674 http://www.digikey.com Easylink: 62827914 Telex II: 9103508982 "DIGI-KEY CORP" Fax: (218) 681-3380 Edlie Electronics Cheap test equipment, lots 2700 Hempstead Tpke. of components Levittown, NY 11756-1443 (800) 645-4722 (516) 735-3330 ELECTRONIX Halted Specialties Co. (HSC) Surplus electronics, components, 3500 Ryder Street computer peripherals. Santa Clara, CA 95051 +1-800-4-HALTED Orders only +1-408-732-1573 inside California and outside US Jameco Electronics Cheap PC source, some electronics 1355 Shoreway Rd. components, ICs, etc. Cheap Belmont, CA 94002 prototyping boards, power supplies, (415) 592-8097 etc. Telex: 176043 Fax: (415) 592-2503 JDR Microdevices Cheap PC source, some electronics 110 Knowles Dr. Los Gatos, CA 95030 (800) 538-5000 (408) 866-6200 Telex: 171-110 Fax: (408) 378-8927 Magnet Sales All sorts of magnets, ceramic, Alnico, 1-800-421-6692 neodymium. Get their catalog. http://www.magnetsales.com Tridus International Good source for Neodymium magnets. Paramount, CA wholesaler, VERY low prices, but $50 310-408-2222 minimum. Ask for MgOe:27 neodymium, its plenty strong but not hyper-expensive Mouser Electronics Another good new-parts catalog. 2401 Hwy. 287 North Mansfield, TX 76063 (800) 346-6873 (800) 992-9943 (to order a catalog) (201) 328-3322 Fax: (817) 483-0931 MELCOR Peltier Thermoelectric cooling modules 1040 Spruce St. Trenton, NJ 08648 609-393-4178 Unicorn Electronics Interesting audio-storage and other ICs 10010 Canoga Ave., Unit B8 Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 341-8833 SOME SOURCES OF CHEAP SURPLUS OPTICAL DEVICES & EQUIPMENT Allegro Electronic Systems Mail-order supplier of hobbyist lasers, 3 Mine Mountian Road, kits, hard-to-find components, etc. Drawer NV Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 Anderson Lasers, Inc. Ind. and Sci. lasers, new and used. 288 West Royalton Road Not hobbyist. Broadview Heights, OH 44147 Edmund Scientific Corp Ask for their optics catalog. Wide 101 E. Gloucester Pike variety of sci. and edu. equipment, Barrington, NJ 00807-1380 comprehensive optics supplies 609-573-6250 email: TECHSUP@EDSCI.COM Images Company Holography supplies, lasers, power PO Box 140742 supplies, steppers, optics Dept N Staten Island, NY 10314 718-698-8305 Meredith Instruments Low price lasers & supplies 1-800-722-0392. Midwest Laser Products New and use laser equipt, inexpensive PO Box 2187 beginner's systems. Bridgeview, IL 60455 708-460-9595 MWK Industries Cheap Laser stuff 1269 West Pomona, U112 Corona, CA 91720 909-278-0563
The San Francisco International Mechanical, Kinetic and Electronic Arts Festival, a series of events through-out the Bay Area bringing together divergent organizations working to support, the performing arts, art and technology, youth arts, mechanical, kinetic and electronic art and more.
"ART THAT MOVES"
This will be the first show in the festival, a month long gallery exhibition focused on Mechanical, Kinetic and Electronic Art. The show will host over 10 artists all working in the Bay Area creating the groundbreaking art that has been defining San Francisco on the world art markets. The show will be held at the Crucible Steel Gallery at CELLspace and will be open to the public for free for the entire month of October
Show runs October 9th – 30th Gallery Hours: 10am – 10pm everyday Opening night: Friday October 11th 6 pm – 10 pm
The cost is Free, donations excepted
The Crucible Steel Gallery CELLspace 2050 Bryant Street San Francisco CA 94110 http://www.cellspace.org http://www.qbox.org
QBOX supports the creation, presentation, discussion and preservation of mechanical, kinetic and electronic art in the Bay Area.
===================================================
Invitation to participate in The Digital Art Awards 2002
===================================================
We would like to inform you about "Digital Art Awards 2002",
a competition for young student creators to be held at
Keio Research Institute at SFC.
***** For more information, click here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRIES AND SUBMISSIONS===========
--Work must have been produced after April 1, 2001.
<
--Short/long film produced or edited digitally.
--Also includes CG movies and digital animations.
<
--Interactive content which runs on a computer.
--Games or interactive art.
<
--A musical piece which is digitally produced and edited.
--Includes all genres from modern music to pops.
<
--Digital work produced by high school students.
--Work can be of Digital Cinema, Interactive or Digital Music.
--(This section is only open to those attending high schoolin Japan)
***** Download your Entry Form here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
CATEGORIES AND PRIZES==============================
--Digital Cinema Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--Interactive Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--Digital Music Grand Prize (1):
500,000YEN
--High School Competition Grand Prize (1):
200,000YEN
SUBMISSION PERIOD ==================================
--July 1st, 2002 - September 30th, 2002
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNING ENTRIES=====================
--The winning entries will be presented with awards at
the Open Research Forum (ORF) to be held at Keio University
Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) on 11/22-23, 2002.
SUBMISSIONS AND INQUIRIES===========================
Address:
Digital Art Awards 2002 Office
Keio Research Institute at SFC
5322 Endoh
Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8520 Japan
Postal code 252-8520
Phone: +81-0466-49-3545
FAX: +81-0466-49-3545
e-mail: daa2002@sfc.keio.ac.jp
***** For more information, click here. *****
http://www.kri.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ORF/2002/DAA2002/
------------------------------------------------------
If you have any questions, please mail us at
Digital Art Awards 2002 Office : daa2002@sfc.keio.ac.jp
show to see: BAGS Digital Puppet Bags: an interactive visual and sound installation - A collaboration with Nick Bertoni, Laetitia Sonami, Tinkers Workshop and EastBay Youth. (Programming and electronic design: Richard Humphrey Mortimer.) "Kinetic bags reveal personal stories... paper bags, army bags, luggages, golfbags, briefcases, purses, feather bags will shake, move and talk..." Opening Reception: Thursday, September 19, 6-8 pm (bring the kids too) New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom St San Francisco (415) 626 5416 Wednesday, September 18 - Saturday, October 19, 2002 Tuesday- Saturday 12-6pm, free BAGS received special funding from Creative Work Fund. School groups are invited to attend special artist-lead tours of the BAGS exhibition. Call New Langton Arts to arrange. http://www.tinkersworkshop.org http://www.sonami.net http://www.newlangtonarts.org -- http://www.sonami.net
Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. P.O. Box 12685 Lake Park, FL 33403-0685 (407) 848-8236 Fax: (407) 844-8764 http://www.mpja.com (Excellent electronic surpl, cheap ccd cameras) HERBACH & RADEMAN (H&R) Sintec Company 18 Canal St., P.O. Box 122 28 8th St., Box 410 Bristol, PA 19007-0122 Frenchtown, NJ 08825 (215) 788-5583 (800) 526-5960 Fax: (215) 788-9577 (201) 996-4093 http://www.herbach.com (Excellent electrn surp, motors, robots, HV, interesting devices, some optics) American Sci. Surplus/Jerryco R&D Electronics 601 Linden Place 5363 Broadway Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 Cleveland, OH 44127 (312) 475-8440 (800) 642-1123 (216)-441-5577 (Whacko surplus stuff, great (surpl electronics, many catalog, electron, mech, opto) interesting devices) http://www.sciplus.com American Science Surplus/Jerryco MWK Industries 3605 Howard St. 1269 W. Pomona, U112 Skokie, IL 60076 Corona, CA 91720 708-982-0870 909-278-0563 800-934-0722 (Excellent & cheap laser stuff) http://www.pweb.com/mwk/main.htm Electronic Goldmine PO Box 5408 Electronic Surplus Scottsdale AZ 85261 Cleveland, OH Tel: (602) 451-7454 http://www.electronicsurplus.com Fax: (602) 451-9495 (Great catalog, electronic parts, Geiger tubes, peltier modules, solar cells, kits.) Edlie Electronics Circuit Specialists, Inc. 2700 Hempstead Tpke. P.O. Box 3047 Levittown, NY 11756-1443 Scottsdale, AZ 85271-3047 (800) 645-4722 (800) 528-1417 (516) 735-3330 (602) 966-0764 (Cheap test equip, components) American Design Components Fair Radio Sales Co. 815 Fairview Ave. 1016 E. Eureka St. (no longer exists?) PO Box 1105 Fairview, NJ 07022 Lima, OH 45802 fax (419) 227-1313 (419)-227-6573 (War surplus radio stuff) C & H Sales Servo Systems 2176 E. Colorado Blvd. 115 Main Rd. PO Box 5356 Montville, NJ 07045-0097 Pasadena, CA 91107 (800) 922-1103 (800) 325-9465 (Surplus motors, steppers, mech, http://www.aaaim.com/CandH/ robotics.) (Great surp., mil., motors, hi volt, opto, electronics) Allegro Electronic Systems All Electronics Corp. 3 Mine Mountain Rd. P.O. Box 567 Drawer NV Van Nuys, CA 90408 Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 (818) 904-0524 (laser stuff, kits) allcorp@allcorp.com http://www.allcorp.com/allcorp/ MCM Electronics Pioneer Supply Co., Inc. 650 Congress Park Dr. 3524 Charlotte St. Centerville, OH 45459-4072 Pittsburgh, PA 15201 800-543-4330 Tel : 412. 678. 2300 513-434-6959 FAX : 412. 687. 0091 Surplus Center Meredith Instruments 1015 West "O" Street (Cheap Laser stuff!) P.O. Box 82209 1-800-722-0392. Lincoln, NE 68501-2209 402-474-4055 402-474-5198 Edmund Scientific Johnstone Associates 101 E. Gloucester Pike 101 State St. Ste. 162 Barrington, NJ 00807-1380 Los Altos, CA 94022 609-573-6250 (used vacuum, sci. equipt) (Sci edu, opt, expensive surplus) http://www.edsci.com Small Parts, Inc. Surplus Sales 13980 NW 58th Court 1502 Jones St. P.O. Box 4650 Omaha, NE 68102 Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650 www.surplussales.com (305)-557-7955 (Excellent catalog. Small gears, Ham radio parts, HV capacitors bearings, shafts, drive belts, everything for mech. prototypes) Non-surplus Electronics Suppliers --------------------------------- Get DIGIKEY CORP and MOUSER catalogs at the very least. Allegro Semiconductor Took over Sprague Semiconductor. Linear hall effect chips, stepper drive chips, power op-amps. All Electronics Corp. Some cheap components, lots of surplus P.O. Box 567 Van Nuys, CA 90408 (818) 904-0524 Digi-Key Corporation Highly recommended. Fair prices, 701 Brooks Ave. South very *fast* shipping, monthly catalog P.O. Box 677 Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677 (800) 344-4539 (218) 681-6674 http://www.digikey.com Easylink: 62827914 Telex II: 9103508982 "DIGI-KEY CORP" Fax: (218) 681-3380 Edlie Electronics Cheap test equipment, lots 2700 Hempstead Tpke. of components Levittown, NY 11756-1443 (800) 645-4722 (516) 735-3330 ELECTRONIX Halted Specialties Co. (HSC) Surplus electronics, components, 3500 Ryder Street computer peripherals. Santa Clara, CA 95051 +1-800-4-HALTED Orders only +1-408-732-1573 inside California and outside US Jameco Electronics Cheap PC source, some electronics 1355 Shoreway Rd. components, ICs, etc. Cheap Belmont, CA 94002 prototyping boards, power supplies, (415) 592-8097 etc. Telex: 176043 Fax: (415) 592-2503 JDR Microdevices Cheap PC source, some electronics 110 Knowles Dr. Los Gatos, CA 95030 (800) 538-5000 (408) 866-6200 Telex: 171-110 Fax: (408) 378-8927 Magnet Sales All sorts of magnets, ceramic, Alnico, 1-800-421-6692 neodymium. Get their catalog. http://www.magnetsales.com Tridus International Good source for Neodymium magnets. Paramount, CA wholesaler, VERY low prices, but $50 310-408-2222 minimum. Ask for MgOe:27 neodymium, its plenty strong but not hyper-expensive Mouser Electronics Another good new-parts catalog. 2401 Hwy. 287 North Mansfield, TX 76063 (800) 346-6873 (800) 992-9943 (to order a catalog) (201) 328-3322 Fax: (817) 483-0931 MELCOR Peltier Thermoelectric cooling modules 1040 Spruce St. Trenton, NJ 08648 609-393-4178 Unicorn Electronics Interesting audio-storage and other ICs 10010 Canoga Ave., Unit B8 Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 341-8833 SOME SOURCES OF CHEAP SURPLUS OPTICAL DEVICES & EQUIPMENT Allegro Electronic Systems Mail-order supplier of hobbyist lasers, 3 Mine Mountian Road, kits, hard-to-find components, etc. Drawer NV Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 Anderson Lasers, Inc. Ind. and Sci. lasers, new and used. 288 West Royalton Road Not hobbyist. Broadview Heights, OH 44147 Edmund Scientific Corp Ask for their optics catalog. Wide 101 E. Gloucester Pike variety of sci. and edu. equipment, Barrington, NJ 00807-1380 comprehensive optics supplies 609-573-6250 email: TECHSUP@EDSCI.COM Images Company Holography supplies, lasers, power PO Box 140742 supplies, steppers, optics Dept N Staten Island, NY 10314 718-698-8305 Meredith Instruments Low price lasers & supplies 1-800-722-0392. Midwest Laser Products New and use laser equipt, inexpensive PO Box 2187 beginner's systems. Bridgeview, IL 60455 708-460-9595 MWK Industries Cheap Laser stuff 1269 West Pomona, U112 Corona, CA 91720 909-278-0563