Call For Submissions
2ND DIGITAL ARTS STUDENT COMPETITION 2025 – SPECULATIVE FUTURES
The 30th International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art Seoul (ISEA2025) in partnership the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee is proud to sponsor the 2nd Speculative Futures International Student Competition. The ISEA2025 theme, ‘동동 (憧憧, Dong-Dong): Creators’ Universe’, aspires to transcend the harsh realities of conflict and antagonism, initiating a global wave of unity sparked by a newfound allure. Connecting with this year’s ISEA theme, the Speculative Futures Exhibition seeks to challenge and expand our understanding of the creative and research processes of knowing about ourselves and the world around us.
• Theme :
Speculative Futures
• Eligibility : Participants must be currently enrolled as students
in an accredited educational institution, or within one year after graduation.
• Deadline
: 15 April 2025
• Notifications : April 22, 2025
• Submission
Categories : (1)Undergraduate Work, (2)Graduate Work (MA, MFA, PhD)
Submission Requirements
• One entry per student or student group
• Video/animation/film of less than 10 minutes, submitted for
review via URL. We will request the final video from selected applicants only once the review process is
complete. Make sure your link is not password protected so your submission can be reviewed. We do not have
time to contact people who submit password-protected links.
• A representational image is required (file
size max. 2Mb)
• Artist statement (up to 100 words) plus a 50-word short statement appropriate for
online promotion
• Technical Information – software, programming, AI tools, etc. (up to 100 words)
– Medium (ie, animation, film, installation documentation, rendered gameplay)
– Duration (if time-based)
– Year produced
– Link to the work online
• Photo of yourself
• Information about yourself:
– Full name
– School
– Year in School and (projected) graduation date
– City, Province/State, Country
–
Link to portfolio website
– Additional Social Media links
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Disclaimer : If you used AI in the creation of your artwork, please specify that in your
technical information. We have no problem with creative and innovative uses of new generative technologies,
provided you specify that you used it.
※ You should not use any copyrighted materials
in your work, and you are responsible for all copyright-related issues.
About ACM SIGGRAPH DAC
The mission of the ACM
SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee is to foster year-round engagement and dialogue within the digital,
electronic, computational, and media arts. We facilitate dynamic scholarship and creative programming within
the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. Our goal is to promote collaboration between artists and the larger computer
graphics and interactive techniques community.
Questions? Contact Rewa Wright at [email protected].