Hatch Asheville and the Media Arts Project present “Code Name : Open Source” a showcase of Asheville’s talented media and digital artists, along with our distinguished speaker, Teresa Spangler. This is an excellent opportunity to network and share ideas with business leaders and supporters of our regional Design and Technology Community.   HATCH Asheville has brought in a special keynote speaker for the evening that starts at 8 PM. Spangler will give a short talk on  “The Future of Open Source” from her past experience as a senior executive at Red Hat, Inc. and her work with Linux Operating System. And from her experiences as founder of Night of Dreams, a non-profit culture, corporate and community arts collaborative organization.

The evening will feature innovative local artists who have been awarded MAP’s Daniel DeLaVergne Media Arts Advantage Fund grant. The Daniel DeLaVergne MAAF grant is given to artists in order foster and promote innovative media arts and film in Western North Carolina. Half of the proceeds will go directly to funding grants for the 2009 cycle, for which the call for entries opens in late spring. The Daniel DeLaVergne Media Arts Advantage Fund is a joint initiative between Advantage West Economic Development Group and the MAP. The most recent winners include Llewellyn of Zenotopia, an animated film featuring puppet characters;
Gene Felice for a large-scale installation that employs audio, visual and interactive methods that will be powered by alternative sources such as solar panels and bicycle generators; and filmmaker Paul Schattel and his work,  Alison All Over, a micro budget, professionally executed HD feature film.

March 12, 2009 Filed under: Events, News, Press Releases by teresa