Bayanihan Books gains momentum

7 02 2008

From the email of Bayanihan Books’ main proponent, Greg Moreno, it was reported that in the past 10 days, Bayanihan Books’ active community has increased to 43, and counting. Bayanihan Books encourages more to join, suggests documents in http://groups.google.com/group/bayanihanbooks/ for those who want to lead the writing or to start the outline of a book, and persuades those with other materials to share to upload in its website.

Incidentally, Bayanihan Books appeared on Inquirer.net courtesy of Erwin Oliva.1 Similarly, an article about Bayanihan Books was written by Ms. Jane Park and posted at the Creative Commons website.


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    The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net :
    Pinoy uses wiki model to make textbooks for public schools
    <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080203-116516/Pinoy-uses-wiki-model-to-make-textbooks-for-public-schools>
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CC Newsletter #5

6 02 2008

In light of the encouragement, in Ms. Melissa Reeder’s email, for the sharing and remixing of the Creative Commons newsletter,1 Creative Commons Philippines released an unofficial PDF version of the fifth issue,2 for people who need the base information printed, so they may read them offline.

Happy reading!


Postscript: Previous issues were also retroactively created (all unofficial versions of the newsletter), to complete the series:


  1. “This newsletter is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ — please share and remix!” []
  2. “No. 5” © 2008. Berne Guerrero. Some Rights Reserved. Except when otherwise noted , this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ph/

    This remixed image includes images from Patzig, Franz. “CC Birthday Party Berlin.” CC BY 2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/franzlife/2116478152/ and http://flickr.com/photos/franzlife/2116594556/ Laihiu / Ryanne lai hiu yeung “creative commons HK legal team!” CC BY 2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/laihiu/2226441456/ kaerubsd / Khairil Yusof “Norbert, Dave and Minh Do” CC
    BY 2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/57634952@N00/2213146511/ and Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Image:Cc_five_years.png

    Cover for the unofficial PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 5 (February 2008) []

  3. “Wrapped” © 2008. Berne Guerrero. Some Rights Reserved. Except when otherwise noted , this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ph/

    This remixed image includes images from cambodia4kidsorg/Beth Kanter. “Another Year, Another Creative Commons T-Shirt for Two Photo” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/2042494522/ null0 / Roland Dobbins. CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/null0/271915844/ psd / Paul Downey. “Openness and Collaboration” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/1805374441/ and “Towers of WS-Babel” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/1805565187/ tvol/Timothy Vollmer. “Creative Commons & Fedora @ LinuxWorld 2007″ CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixteenmilesofstring/1042922132/ and “Creative Commons & Fedora @ LinuxWorld 2007” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixteenmilesofstring/1042952050/ calu777/Carlos Correa Loyola. “Creative Commons Ecuador a cargo de Juan José Puertas” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/calu777/2055304056/ and creativecommoner/Creative Commons - SF HQ. “Mike, Michelle, and Patricia” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/1466831407/

    Cover for the unofficial PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 4. (Created to complete series, subsequent to release of the PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 5; February 2008) []

  4. “Publicity Rights?” © 2008. Berne Guerrero. Some Rights Reserved. Except when otherwise noted , this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ph/

    This remixed image includes images from Cover: Guerrero, Berne. CC BY-SA 3.0. Includes images from Grevel/Greta PPP. “shyness is nice” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gre/16460056/ ibanda. “Another creative commons ‘remix’” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ibanda/19324960/ burnstation-cordoba. CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/burnstation-cordoba/1100301540/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/burnstation-cordoba/1099864159/ esenabre/Enric senabre “Creative Commons Remix Party” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/esenabre/1364711129/ dmcdevit. “Joi Ito at Wikimania” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcdevit/1186753657/ aksi_great “DCP_3293″ CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/43964938@N00/1096724762/ vlidi “IMG_0346_w.jpg” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlidi/1017132608/ bovinity/alex roberts. “CC Salon - September” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bovinity/1326389791/ and “CC Stickers” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bovinity/1327285400/

    Cover for the unofficial PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 3. (Created to complete series, subsequent to release of the PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 5; February 2008) []

  5. “c-Flame” © 2008. Berne Guerrero. Some Rights Reserved. Except when otherwise noted , this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ph/

    This remixed image includes images (all CC BY 2.0) from quatro.sinko. “Ring of Fire.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/93932066@N00/718320900/ “Medieval Fortifications.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/93932066@N00/557485013/ “Getting the brainstorming juices flowing.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/93932066@N00/557484809/ creativecommoner/Creative Commons - SF HQ. http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/556069232/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/645836136/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/644972127/ “DSC03543″ http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559583784/ “Lawrence Lessig, CEO, Creative Commons.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559982955/ “Eva!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/556070572/ “Fouad Bajwa, Creative Commons Pakistan” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559947441/ “Karien Bezuidenhout, Shuttleworth Foundation” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559601404/ “Grete Pasch” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559950765/ “Joanne Boulle, Free High School Science Texts” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559582586/ “Michelle Thorne, CCi & Mount Holyoke Collge” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/569811553/ “Fumi Yamazaki, Technorati Japan” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559982007/ “Mark Surman” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559583334/ “Neeru” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559951617/ “Gustavo Rodriguez, Cultura Libre, Creative Commons Venezuela” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559603880/ “Yueh Hsin Chu, Pig Head Skin, Taiwan” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559984489/ “Russel John, Creative Commons, Bangladesh” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559983651/ “Mavzuna Abdurakhmanova, OSI Tajikistan” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559581258/ “Nathaniel Stern, Artist in Residence” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559602626/ “Tommy, a fabulous host” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/569367838/ “Joichi Ito, Chair of Creative Commons Board” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559604490/ and “Ronaldo Lemos, Fundacion Getulio Vargas, Brazil” http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/559582270/

    Cover for the unofficial PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 2. (Created to complete series, subsequent to release of the PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 5; February 2008) []

  6. “Mainstream?” © 2008. Berne Guerrero. Some Rights Reserved. Except when otherwise noted , this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ph/

    This remixed image includes images from deeners/Dino Laurel. “Tattoo Outline” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinolaurel/160580125/
    Fractal Artist/Cheryl “011 Inside of Pottery Bowl Close-up” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8720628@N04/2188745824/ Katmere/Kate Mereand “Grafitti/Art/Mural” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/katmere/89080470/ and “Dentist Safari” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/katmere/89072187/ eva101/eva “Brooklyn grafitti” CC BY 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/evapro/347812641/

    Cover for the unofficial PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 1. (Created to complete series, subsequent to release of the PDF version of the ccNewsletter, Issue 5; February 2008) []



Websining

6 02 2008

From the Websining.net1 website:


NCCA PHILIPPINE ARTS FESTIVAL

(PAF2008) / WEBSINING 2008

OPEN CALL FOR COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART

Have you created computer/digital art and would like to share your unique, innovative and courageous work with others doing similar work?

Would you like to exhibit your work together with other digital artists creating works beyond competition or commercial motivation?

Would you like your work to converse and interact with other works in a curated national traveling exhibition?

As part of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts-PAF2008 celebration, WEBSINING announces the Open Call for Computer/Digital Art!

The Open Call is open to works of various formats, including still digital image, animation, software art or aesthetic programs, web or net art, ASCII art, sound art and experimental forms of computer art) on the theme: “PROCESS/YON”, a play on the concepts of “process” (change, movement) and “procession” (a public movement according to a formal or ritual ceremony).

The general rule on submission formats is for the work to be transmissible, executable and viewable through the Internet. Thus for static images, for example, these should be optimized for web-based viewing and not for printing. For software art, these should be executable/accessible via a browser. For animation, video and sound, these should be in formats suited to streaming. In principle, the works should take into consideration the Internet and the computer as creative mediums.

If you are an artist using FOSS and/or create art that is distributed under GPL or Creative Commons licenses, we encourage you to participate. Your work will be presented in a special category.

Filipinos working and residing outside the country, especially the large community of OFW creative workers: visual artists, graphic designers, digital animators, programmers, and entertainers - are also encouraged to participate.

“Connect the Dots” by Jong Pairez, Filipino artist working in Japan.

Works submitted to the Open Call will be exhibited on the WEBSINING website. The works will also be shown at the Philippine Arts Festival celebration in February 2008 and will be included in the WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON CDROM-Catalog. All participating artists will receive a copy of the CDROM-Catalog.

Queries about the Open Call may be sent to processyon@websining.net.

Submission duration is from January 15 to February 15, 2008.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Copy and fill-up the Submission Form below, and send on or before February 15, 2008 to processyon@gmail.com.

THE WEBSINING TRADITION:

An important aspect of the WEBSINING tradition is to encourage new developments in the use of modern technology in the creation and distribution of art. The Open Call for Computer/Digital Art opens WEBSINING and the public to a broader range of digital art formats that do not easily conform to the mechanics of a contest. WEBSINING is also hosting experimental workshops and forums to encourage and support artists in their development of a wider approach to art and technology within a local cultural context.

ABOUT WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON:

WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON is a National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) funded project, involving collaboration between the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) and Korakora.org. It is part of the NCCA-Philippine Arts Festival celebration and is intended to expand and develop Philippine digital art practices within the continually evolving WEBSINING tradition initiated by the National Committee on Visual Arts (NCVA) in 2005.

FOR QUERIES AND MORE INFORMATION:

Inquiries about the Open Call for Computer/Digital Art may be sent to:

FATIMA LASAY
Project Director, PROCESS/YON
Email: processyon@websining.net
http://www.korakora.org/

TREVOR BATTEN
Assistant Project Director
Email: trevor@tebatt.net
http://www.tebatt.net/

ALAN G. ALEGRE
Project Coordinator
Email: alalegre@fma.ph
http://www.fma.ph/

More information at http://websining.net/process/yon/

OPEN CALL FOR COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART SUBMISSION FORM

PROCESS/YON
websining.net/process/yon

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OPEN CALL: COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART
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Fill-up and email with your work to: processyon@gmail.com
OR send to:

FOUNDATION FOR MEDIA ALTERNATIVES
Unit 1, No 32 Esteban Abada Street
Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2008

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name:
Nickname:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:

CONTACT

Address:
Landline:
Mobile:
Email:
Website:

ART WORK:

Title:
Software/Programs/Languages used:
Description of Work:
Special instructions (if any):

Declaration:

By submitting an entry to the “WebSining 2008: PROCESS/YON”, I declare that the above-mentioned artwork was conceived and executed exclusively by myself. I allow the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) free use of my artwork for purposes of publicity/and or marketing. I shall abide by all rules and regulations imposed by the NCCA in the pursuit of the project. Any violation due to technical deficiencies and/or copyright infringement in my artwork, as stipulated in the rules and regulations, shall be grounds for the disqualification of my artwork.

Name
Date


  1. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Websining is a flagship project of the NCCA-National Committee on Visual Arts (NCVA). []