An exciting international multimedia art show opened in the U.S. last Wednesday at the UMass Boston Harbor Gallery, and I headed over to take some photos - since, fair disclosure, I'm part of the Caerleon Sims/Virtual Art Initiative group staging the event (although I have no work on display). According to lead organizer Prof. Gary Zabel of UMB, "Through the Virtual Looking Glass is the collective name for exhibitions of virtual art that are taking place in April 2010 in five real world galleries and other spaces in as many countries, specifically, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and the United States. Australia will also participate in the April events virtually, while hosting a real world exhibition at a time later this year."

Press Pass TV joined forces with Dongoson Productions to create this powerful video, featuring some of Boston's top talent and an important message for the President.

From August 26-29, the Boston branch of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) will welcome hundreds of members from arts and media communities nationwide for its biennial national conference at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Founded in 1980, NAMAC is a nonprofit consortium of over 300 media, visual, and interdisciplinary arts organizations serving to support and advocate for the media arts. The conference, titled CommonWealth, will be co-hosted by the Center for Independent Documentary and other local media and arts-related organizations. NAMAC encourages all interested individuals and organizations to register for the conference before the deadline this Friday, August 21.