Visual Music

The Center for Visual Music (CVM) has a call for visual music works.  CVM is a nonprofit film archive, has been dedicated to visual music, experimental animation and abstract media and also supports contemporary visual music work.  This call for works is looking to be shown on the CVM's social media, website and as part of their travelling program.  Call for Visual Music Works, 2024 - Center for Visual Music LINK The deadline for submitting work is the 30th November 2024. So do get your submissions in.   Press Release from CVM "As part of our anniversary celebrations, CVM is looking for submissions of a new short visual music work. A short film, a new work not released or screened elsewhere (including film festivals). The new film should be original; we are no…

I am very happy to announce the call for works for visual music films for a visual music festival devoted to contemporary practice to be held at the University of Kentucky, US. Why I am very proud is one of my former students is involved in organising this, well done Kristine  SCFA Visual Music Festival 2025 @ The University of Kentucky Call for visual music films, Deadline is 15th December 2024 General Rules: • The films must be made entirely with abstract imagery, avoiding representation. That is: no cars, no people, no landscapes, no texts, etc. • You can use any technique you’d like: drawing, video composition, cgi, scratch, op-art, stop-motion, camera-less… • The soundtrack cannot feature any words, in any language. If you’re using a song, this must be instrumenta…

“Creativity Shared” is the theme of the next SOUND/IMAGE festival in the University of Greenwich, London, UK  A festival curated by the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre.  Dates: 9-12 November 2023  Submission Deadline: 25 August 2023 University of Greenwich, London, UK  SOUND/IMAGE 2023 - Call for works - web page Press Release: "This festival brings together artists and experts exploring the relationship between sounds and images, and the images which sounds can construct by themselves.   To celebrate the publication of a new book on sonic creativity “Art of Sound: Creativity in Film Sound and Electroacoustic Music” and the launch of our new creative practice research facilities the “Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies” this 2023 edition of the festival invit…

MuVi6 (2022) MuVi6 invites artists, musicians, designers and performers, also professors and university students, to submit proposals of videos to be part of a public exhibition, with performances and discussions. Visual Music exhibition is part of the VII International Congress "Synaesthesia: Science & Art", to be held from the 26th to the 29th of October 2022, Faculty of Fine Art "Alonso Cano", University of Granada, and Convento de Capuchinos, Alcalá la Real (Jaén, Spain) Deadline for Submissions Latest date for submissions is 30 May 2022. Dates of Exhibition 26th to the 29th of October 2022. Where Alcalá la Real, Jaén, Spain (Convento de Capuchinos) Granada, Spain (University of Granada, Faculty of Fine Arts "Alonso Cano") Topic Th…

The Punto y Rya Festival have put out their international call for works. They are looking for abstract films and are open to Abstract / Non-Representational Short Films. Registration is free and online, and the deadline is August 3rd, 2020.

http://centerforvisualmusic.org/Symposium/CFP.html PRESS RELEASE from CVM: CFP: CVM Symposium 2018 Exploring and Preserving Visual Music In association with Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California August 14-16, 2018 Deadline for submissions: March 23, 2017 Website:  http://centerforvisualmusic.org/Symposium/CFP.html Center for Visual Music ( CVM ) is pleased to announce its call for paper submissions for a Symposium on Visual Music, August 14-16, 2018, in association with Sonoma State University. The symposium will explore the theories, histories, and practices of visual music. It features two days of keynote talks and presentations from international scholars, artists, curators and students, plus a final half day of special…

The bi-annual Seeing Sound Symposium is seeking works and papers for its forthcoming symposium to be held in Bath Spa University, UK The deadline is VERY soon - tomorrow the 19th January 2018 has been extended to 24th January 2018 - so time to get your entries in. Please do get your paper ideas and or works submitted for consideration for this exciting and worthwhile event. Visit: http://www.seeingsound.co.uk/2018-2/seeing-sound-2016-submissions/ to submit. Seeing Sound Website:  http://www.seeingsound.co.uk/ PRESS RELEASE: "Seeing Sound will return for its 5th edition on the 23rd-25th March 2018. We are now open for submissions of papers and audiovisual work, deadline 19th Jan! Seeing Sound is an informal practice-led symposium exploring multime…

The University of Greenwich, London is looking for submissions for the forthcoming Colloquium to take place 10-12 November 2017 Through a series of complementary strands – talks, screenings, loudspeaker orchestra concerts – the event will bring together artists and experts to investigate sound and sound-image phenomena. They are seeking papers and compositions which explore the relationships between sounds and images, and the images which sounds can construct by themselves. CALL FOR WORKS: Paper Submissions Audiovisual (Fixed Media) Compositions Acousmatic Works Audiovisual Live Performances The deadline for submissions is 1 September 2017. Further details of the call can be found in the attached document and on the conference website: http://www.gre.ac.uk/ach/events/…

MuVi5: International exhibition of video and moving image on synesthesia and visual music Palacio Abacial y Convento de Capuchinos, Alcalá la Real, Jaén, Spain 18-22th May 2018 Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Spain Abstract registration deadline: September 30, 2017 Submission deadline: September 30, 2017 Call for Works MuVi5 invites artists, musicians, designers and performers, also professors and university students, to submit proposals of kinetic works to be part of a public exhibition, with performances and discussions. Visual Music exhibition is part of the Sixth International Congress "Synaesthesia: Science & Art", to be held from the 18th to the 22th of May 2018, Palacio Abacial y Convento de Capuchinos, Alcalá la Real (Jaén, Spain). The topic of the exhib…

Press Release: CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE NEXT LES RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES IN PARIS IS OPEN UNTIL JULY 15, 2016 Among the main events in Europe dedicated to contemporary practices of moving image, the next Les Rencontres Internationales will be held in Paris in December 2016. Il offers every year a new international programme made of works by internationally renowned artists and filmmakers, along with works by young artists shown for the first time. FILM, VIDEO, MULTIMEDIA ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION can submit one or several works. The call for entries is open to cinema, video and multimedia works, without any restriction for length or genre. Any submission is free, regardless of geographical origins. Read more FILM AND VIDEO * Video / Experimental…

Submit your abstract short films to the Punto Y Raya 2016 Call for Entries. The deadline is Sunday, July 31st 2016 (inclusive). http://www.puntoyrayafestival.com/en/index.php Participation is free and submissions are made online. All techniques are welcome; just remember: only ABSTRACT (non-representational) imagery, the soundtrack cannot feature any articulated words, and the runtime should not exceed 8 minutes. Please take a look at the PARTICIPATION rules for more information. Here is the link to the teaser created by KinoManual (Maciej Bączyk and Aga Jarząb). http://www.puntoyrayafestival.com/en/16_eligibility.php The sixth edition of Punto Y Raya will take place from October 20th through 23rd 2016 at ZKM [Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie] in Karlsruhe,…

Seeing Sound 4 - Call for papers/works Seeing Sound 4 will take place on the 9th and 10th of April 2016 at Bath Spa University in the UK and is now open for submissions of papers , fixed media works and performance works and - as a special call this year - are looking for imaginative proposals for the MediaWall and atrium space of their new building. The deadline for all submissions is 29 January 2016. Website:  http://www.seeingsound.co.uk/ Seeing Sound is an informal practice-led symposium exploring multimedia work which foregrounds the relationship between sound and image. It explores areas such as visual music, abstract cinema, experimental animation, audiovisual performance and installation practice through paper sessions, screenings, performances and i…

Visual Music Award 2015 - Call for Entries NOW Starting right now  - submission deadline May 15th 2015 The  Visual Music Award 2015  is a junior creative competition for works on music visualizations from the fields of new media art, experimental film or animation. We invite you to participate with your work for the Visual Music Award 2015  Call for Entries 2015 .  The  submission deadline  is on friday   May 15th 2014 . As submissions to the Visual Music Award 2015 and the Visual Music Live Contest 2015 we expect interpretations of music by visionary artistic visualisations. The holistic media compositions should come close to "paintings in time", "visual music", "symphonies of light and sound", "cinematic paintings&…

Solas Nua: Call for Music and Multi-Media Works from Irish contemporary artists "Solas Nua ( www.solasnua.org ) was founded in 2004 to present the best of Irish contemporary arts to audiences in the United States. We invite Irish composers and media artists to submit pieces which combine original music and multi-media to be shown in Washington D.C. in Autumn 2014. Selected works will be eligible for a $1500 prize, which will be based on audience votes. DETAILS: Closing Date: August 15th 2014 Duration: Works shorter than 6 minutes are preferred, but longer works will be considered. Solas Nua plans to show selected works in a concert event, and may also display works at a D.C. visual arts venue. This opportunity is open to Irish-born, and Irish-residen…

Visual Music Award 2014 Submission deadline: February 28th 2014 The "Visual Music Award 2014" is a creative competition for works on music visualizations from the fields of new media art, experimental film or animation. The Visual Music Award team invite you to participate with your work in this year's "Visual Music Award 2014" Please visit: http://visual-music-award.de/en for more information on how to submit your work "The Visual Music Award 2014 submission deadline ends on February 28th 2014 - The award ceremony will take place on March 28th 2014 in GeAs contributions to the "Visual Music Award 2014" and the "Visual Music Live Contest 2014" we expect interpretations of music by visionary artistic visua…

SoundImageSound 10 ~ Festival of New Music and Visual Image January 30/31, 2014 Conservatory of Music ~ University of the Pacific ~ Stockton, California Call for Works: This year SoundImageSound celebrates its tenth season with presentations of works by artists who bridge sound and visual image in the creation of compositions sometimes referred to as visual music or intermedia. The festival again hosts an open submission process for new works by artists from around the globe. In honor of its tenth season, SoundImageSound welcomes guest artist Jaroslaw Kapuscinski to the festival. Composer, performer, and intermedia artist, Kapuscinski is on the faculty of Stanford University where he directs the Intermedia Lab at CCRMA. During the festival he will speak abo…

Press Release from the Punto Y Riya Festival and CALL FOR WORKS As you probably know,  Punto y Raya  &  Reykjavík Center for Visual Music  have joined to produce the greatest event in the history of abstract visual music and live cinema: the  Reykjavík Visual Music  -  Punto y Raya Festival 2014 , which will take place  from  January 30 th to  February 2 nd   2014  at  HARPA  Concert Hall (Iceland).  The deadline for the  CALLS FOR ENTRIES  is  October 28th 2013 , and it's approaching fast! There is no entry fee and the films & live set demos are submitted online through our website.  www.puntoyrayafestival.com ::   SHORT FILM  CALL FOR ENTRIES Open to abstract films experimenting with  dots & lines  and avoiding representation.  All techniques are welc…

Seeing Sound 3 is now open for submissions - call for works, and papers and in particular live performance works.   DEADLINE for submissions is 27th SEPTEMBE R.  Symposium takes place on 23/24 November, 2013 at Bath Spa University. Practice-Led Research Symposium, Bath Spa University "Seeing Sound is an informal practice-led symposium exploring multimedia work which foregrounds the relationship between sound and image." "It explores areas such as visual music, abstract cinema, experimental animation, audiovisual performance and installation practice through paper sessions, screenings, performances and installations." "This year’s event will have a focus on live performance, but as in previous years, Seeing Sound will also be open …

Call for Submissions: VIDEODROME 2012 April 01 / 2012 Call for Submissions: VIDEODROME 2012 at The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Deadline: April 1st 2012 WEBSITE: http://www.dropframevideo.com/news.html Now accepting submissions of A/V works under 5 mins. VIDEODROME is Toronto's foremost event for Visual Music and A/V culture since 2004. Visual Music is video and audio composition made from video edits, simultaneously video AND music where picture matches sound, cut for cut, beat for beat, rhythmic media work where sound and image are equally dominant. See examples here: http://www.dropframevideo.com/videos.html Based on the Cronenberg concept, VIDEODROME is an exercise in televisionary excess and sensory overload, video screening as par…