60 Members of the Alberta Media Arts Community will descend on Edmonton's city centre for the 10th annual AMAAS Conference beginning Friday, June 26th with a premiere screening of Prairie Tales 11, and finishing with the AMAAS AGM at noon on Sunday, June 28th.  Conference highlights include workshops with Alexis O'Hara and Trevor Anderson, several guest speakers and the announcement of the 2009 Spirit of Helen Award winner.  Click below for the full schedule:

Join Us For the 10th Anniversary of the AMAAS Conference!

The 10th annual Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) Conference
takes place in Edmonton between June 26 - 28, 2009!

Featuring the premiere of emerging Alberta-based films and filmmakers
(Prairie Tales), workshops and presentations by internationally renowned
Montreal-based sound artist Alexis O’Hara and Edmonton’s own
world-renowned and award winning filmmaker Trevor Anderson, AMAAS
Conference 2009 aims to expand percerptions and definitions of
professional media arts and artists working at the forefront of Canada’s
contemporary arts scene.

Conference participants will gain a unique experience to network with
peers within the ever-expanding field of media arts. Conference fees
include all workshops, meals, and access to after parties. Fees start as
low as $50 and spots are limited. For more information and to register,
please send a message to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject line AMAAS.

Spots are limited. Register soon. Deadline to register: June 10, 2009

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at AMAAS 2009,

- amy fung

Artists from across Alberta and Canada gathered in Red Deer May 2 – 4 for three hectic days of talks, exhibition, screening, discount shopping, and rock & roll.

The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (amaas) hosts some of Canada’s most innovative contemporary media artists during “media art: evolutions & revolutions”, June 22 – 24 at the University of Lethbridge.

PHOTOS
VIDEO - THE Interviews, courtesy of Tim Folkmann
2007 amaas commission, Kisses & Tears by Adolfo Ruiz
(please visit Adolfo's portfolio)

Featuring special guests, workshops & media events.

Join amaas for a weekend of intriguing new works and good conversation at the AMAAS 7th Annual Conference. This year’s Conference offers artist talks, special performances, screenings and more. Come network and celebrate Alberta’s media artists.

The 2005 AMAAS Conference took AMAAS members into the heart of Alberta – the Rocky Mountains, where members explored the atmosphere and opportunities of meeting in Canada’s largest artists’ retreat, training and meeting centre – The Banff Arts Centre.

Within this landscape, AMAAS initiated a networking point with The Banff New Media Institute and investigated the work of a variety of contemporary artists and thinkers.

Grande Prairie, Alberta

GENERAL INFORMATION

The May 21 - 23 conference "Media & Energy" took place at the Grande Prairie Regional College, and featured screenings of new work (Priairie Tales, & more); workshops (critical writing, artistic practice), a presentation by special guest artist Bruce Baber (media artist, author, professor, crticial theorist), commissioned art projects (Ian Birse/Laura Kavanaugh; Bernice Morin; Tom Andruik), parties, meals and entertainment!

The 2003 amaa-s Conference
Medicine Hat
May 16 to May 18

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW – more information on registration

Student Winners – Medicine Hat Film Festival Video Competition

The winning videos from the student competition will be shown Friday night. Also, Rory Mahony, new media artist and video instructor at the Medicine Hat College will give a brief talk.