FINAL WEEK! SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO TO YOUTUBE PLAY. A BIENNIAL OF CREATIVE VIDEO Participate Now. Deadline for Submissions: Saturday, July 31, 3 pm EDT Open to the entire global community, YouTube Play aims to discover and showcase the most exceptional talent working in the ever-expanding realm of online video. We invite creators of any genre, technique, background, or budget to submit a video for consideration by the Guggenheim now through July 31, 2010, 3 pm EDT. Any form of creative video is welcome, including animation, motion graphics, narrative, non-narrative, or documentary work, music videos, and entirely new art forms. Video: About YouTube Play | Creative Criteria | FAQ | Submit a Video

THE JURY The Guggenheim will identify up to 200 videos viewable on youtube.com/play in September. A jury of experts will select up to 20 videos submitted for presentation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on October 21, 2010, on view to the public October 22–24, with simultaneous presentations at the Guggenheim museums in Berlin, Bilbao, and Venice. The jury includes performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson; music group Animal Collective; filmmaker Darren Aronofsky; visual artists Douglas Gordon, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, and Takashi Murakami; artists and filmmakers Shirin Neshat and Apichatpong Weerasethakul; and graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, with Guggenheim Chief Curator and Deputy Director Nancy Spector serving as jury chairperson.

THE TAKE BLOG Inspired by YouTube Play, we launched a new blog the Take featuring weekly posts by scholars, artists, and other experts on topics including the history of video art off- and online; online identity and “vlogging”; how museums and art institutions approach online video; and artists’ uses of YouTube. What’s your take? Comment now.

FRIENDS & AFFILIATES Over thirty select art institutions, nonprofits, and art schools in more than fifteen countries are helping to spread the word and encourage participation in YouTube Play. View the list of participating affiliates. Perpetual Art Machine is pleased to be included as an affiliate of this historic event.

YOUTUBE PLAY KIOSK Visiting the museum? Be sure to stop at the YouTube Play kiosk on Annex Level 3. Featuring three HP touch screen computers, you can interact online with the YouTube Play channel as well as the Take blog. View kiosk photos on Flickr.

Stay connected with the Guggenheim for updates, and follow the conversation on Twitter with #YouTubePlay.

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