Workshops & Competitions
Space, Art, and Culture Competition
Opens March 5, 2021
Closes: April 3, 2021, 5pm
Winners Announced: April 6, 2021
In conjunction with the opening of the virtual art exhibition, Canto III by internationally renowned artist Wafaa Bilal at San Jose State’s Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery, students from across the university are invited to submit innovative designs for a cubesat, a small scale satellite 10x10x11 centimeters in dimension, in any medium.
Opening April 6, 2021, the Canto III virtual exhibition will feature a small scale satellite designed by Wafaa Bilal. Canto III mimics the form of a 1994 monument to Sadaam Hussein, designed by members of the Ba’ath party in Iraq, who intended one day to send a golden bust of the ruler into space orbit. Bilal’s satellite is both an anti-monument to Hussein, a protest commentary on Middle East politics, and a provocative exploration of national identity.
The virtual exhibition will feature works from Wafaa Bilal’s 20 year artistic career, designs for the satellite, literature related to the project, and digital materials collected from the Iraqi-American community.
You will submit:
A design for a small scale satellite 10x10x11 centimeters in dimension, in any medium.
A 500 word max description on the motivation or inspiration for your design.
Contest dates:
Opens March 5, 2021
Closes: April 3, 2021, 5pm
Winners Announced: April 6, 2021
Prizes: 1st place, $200 2nd place, $150 3rd place, $100
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