Allan D. Hasty - I WANT CANDY Produced by Elena Ab & Curated by Bill Previdi July 1 – August 2, 2008 Opening reception Thursday July 1, 6-8pm.  "Young people are "threatened . . . by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire." - Pope John Paul II, quoted in Eric Clark, The Want Makers: Inside the World of Advertising, 1988, New York: Penguin Books, p. 371. Every solid brand name is built on its own unique combination of units called "branding elements". Taglines, celebrity spokespeople, flashy animations and catchy jingles all fall under that umbrella, but the most powerful branding element a product can have is its logo. The best are immediately recognizable and, when obscenely excessive media money is spent in placement, they lease and mortgage every possible space in our daily lives. [PAM] Member, Allan D. Hasty has stumbled upon and researched a surreptitious misuse of some of America's most beloved logos by an unlikely industry: the drug trade. Indeed, the same logos that appear in the media selling the products that are in our everyday lives also pepper the variously-sized drug baggies that litter American streets. Cute animals, candy graphics and superheroes have all been co-opted to promote and sell drugs. The kind that’ll have you feeling as good as you did when you were a kid. Or so I’ve been told. The Proposition 559 West 22nd Street New York, NY 10011 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it www.theproposition.com 212.242.0035

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The Experimental Television Center announces the next deadline for the Artists in Residency Program, July 15, 2008, for residencies between September 2008 through January 2009. We encourage all [PAM] members to apply. The Residency supports contemporary electronic media art projects. The studio workshop environment offers access to an image processing system, intensive individualized instruction and time for exploration and personal creative growth.  Artists have an opportunity to study the processes and techniques of analog and digital imaging and to then use the system independently in the creation of new works. Participating artists have complete aesthetic and technical control over all aspects of the making process. The image processing system is a hybrid tool set which facilitates interactive relationships between older historically important analog instruments such as colorizers and keyers, and new digital technologies using a G5, several G4s, a customized Doepfer A-100 system with sonic and control modules, software including Max/MSP, Jitter and Pluggo, as well as DVD authoring and editing software, DVD Studio Pro and Flash. Recording is mini-DV/DV and DVD. Svhs and 3/4" decks are also available. This rich electronic environment encourages artists to explore boundaries and intersections within narrative, documentary and social issue traditions as well as more experimental forms. A complete list is available by email and on the web in the News section. The postmark deadline is July 15th. You are encouraged to email the written materials. To apply please send the following: 1.  A brief project description 2.  A current bio or resume 3.  A prioritized set of dates between September 3, 2008 and January 31, 2009. 4.  A sample of completed work with SASE if you wish it returned. For more information CLICK HERE or email them at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

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