Media Gift Exchange

Art's Birthday is just a few days away and, in the in the midst of planning your costume and making your cake for the real and surreal cake making competition, you're probably asking yourself: "What is the media gift exchange, and how can I participate?"

Well, it's a good thing you ask, because we'd love to tell you!

Even though January 17 is Art's birthday, it's an opportunity for all of us to revel in the gifts that art brings ;-) Since Video Pool is all about spreading love and appreciation for media arts, we thought it would be great fun to collect bits of media -- wrapped up nice n' pretty -- and facilitate an anonymous exchange.

To participate, all you need to do is bring a wrapped media item. Feel free to get creative on what this might mean. Maybe a quirky 8-track or vinyl record you uncovered at a garage sale, a VHS tape you found in your basement, a clip of found video that you've captured onto DVD, or a selection of strange audio samples burned onto CD.

Individuals who bring gifts will place them on our gift exchange display when they arrive at the beginning of the night and will be eligible to select a gift from the display later on that evening. Who knows what will be made available! Maybe something provocative enough to inspire new work, or at least something to have a good laugh over ;-)

[Art's Birthday 2008]