FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lisa Farrell, Communications Coordinator (716) 442-8897 [log in to unmask] MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TO EXPLORE IMAGE-MAKING AND FUSION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY ROCHESTER, N.Y., December 8, 1992 -- Art and technology will converge next year during a festival exploring the present and future of image making as well as the fusion of art and technology. *Montage 93: International Festival of the Image* will feature the latest advances in imaging technology as well as an exciting series of events and activities designed for imaging professionals, educators, students, scientists, artists, and the general public. Montage 93 is scheduled from July 11 to August 7, 1993 in Rochester, New York. The centerpiece of Montage 93 will be exhibitions featuring work created by artists using advanced technologies that shape the way we look at the world. Highlights of Montage 93 include: - Eighteen exhibitions, including 13 premiering at the festival, and the works of more than 300 international artists using photography, computer graphics, holography, video, electrostatic imaging, electronic transmission, and other advanced imaging techniques will be on display throughout the museum district and other downtown sites. - An Arts & Technology Exposition at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center will offer demonstrations of the latest technologies for the general public. Presentations by artists and tool developers will include still, moving, interactive, and three-dimensional imaging technologies. - The Montage 93 Trade Show at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center will showcase leading imaging companies and state-of-the-art professional and consumer imaging technologies as well as the full scope of high technology services available for imaging professionals. The trade show will also offer interactive exhibits and demonstrations for the general public. - A week-long International Student Festival at the State University of New York College at Brockport, will feature symposia, lectures, hands-on demonstrations, and portfolio reviews for undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. - Pre-K-12 educational program will bring together educators, students, and artists for a series of workshops, lectures, and symposia. The program will focus on innovative media education programs throughout the world. - International Film and Video Festivals of new films and videos created by independent producers from around the world will appear in theaters and auditoriums throughout Rochester. - Ten lectures and 10 symposia for the general public and imaging professionals will address topics such as the social, ethical, educational, and aesthetic impacts of new imaging systems on daily life. - Artist Book Residencies, conducted at Visual Studies Workshop during winter and spring of 1993, will produce three artists' books commissioned for presentation and distribution during the festival. The three chosen projects were selected from 74 proposals submitted by artists from the U.S. and a dozen other countries. - Performing arts events will include internationally acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance, a production at the GeVa Theatre, and an exciting array of multi-arts activity featuring local art galleries as well as music, theater, and dance. - International Student Media Arts Exhibition will feature the best film, video,computer graphics, and animation from K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students from around the world. In addition, several professional associations will hold annual meetings of members or board members in conjunction with Montage 93. They include the International Visual Sociology Association, Fast Rewind, Media Arts Teachers Association, Oracle, and High-tech Global New York. Montage 93's participating institutions are Damon City Center of Monroe Community College, the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, State University of New York College at Brockport, The Strong Museum, and Visual Studies Workshop. Major Festival Sponsors of Montage 93 are the City of Rochester, Consumer Imaging and Professional Imaging of Eastman Kodak Company, Monroe County, and Xerox Corporation. Festival Program Sponsors are Bausch & Lomb, Chase Lincoln First Bank, N.A., Fleet Bank of New York, Greater Rochester Cablevision, M&T Bank, Polaroid, Rochester Telephone Corporation and Wilmorite, Inc. USAir is the Official Festival Airline. Festival Supporters include Alling & Cory, Farash Corporation, Gleason Memorial Fund, Marine Midland Bank, N.A., and New York State Council on the Arts. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lisa Farrell, Communications Coordinator (716) 442-8897 [log in to unmask]