X-DOMOS

Congratulations to X-DOMOS, winners of the 2013 X-Square competition!

The team will be busy building their mini-environments over summer, but look to see them on the square in August!

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Four student teams will compete in this year’s annual X-Square competition to create an environment that promotes the engagement of a common space by the students, faculty, and staff of the Arizona State University community. The winner’s of this award will receive $20,000 to realize their idea.

Which team has the best proposal? You decide. Vote on what you want to see in the square. March 20–26 in the Design Gallery.

Congratulations to Commons, winners of X-Act!

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual X-Act competition. Students Chelsea Pace, Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the School of Theatre and Film; Ethan Jackson, Master of Science in Design with a concentration in New Product Innovation from The Design School; Kristopher Pourzal, Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the School of Dance; and Matthew Ragan, Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance from the School of Theatre and Film won with their proposal Commons.

Read more about them here!

X-Act Deadline Extended!!

X-Act Proposals are now due on Reading Day, Wednesday, December 12th!!  Submit your ideas to xsquare@asu.edu!

The deadlines for X-Act and X-Square are fast approaching!  Are you ready?!

If you are interested, but don’t have a team email xsquare@asu to find one.  Team submissions for X-Act are Dec. 7th at 5pm.  X-Square teams are due Dec. 12th.  Time is running out so don’t miss this chance to be part of something great.  Make a difference.  Make a change!

2013 X-Square Launch Event, Introducing X-Act

Monday, November 19, 2012, 6:30 pm in Neeb Plaza

 

What would you do to make our campus a better place? Create a sculpture? Design a shade structure? Plant a garden? Plan a concert series?

X-Square is a project that challanges students from across the Herberger Institute to propose their ideas to transform Neeb Plaza into an active and inviting space for the campus community. 

X-Act challenges students from the Herberger Institute to competitively incorporate Project X-Square by engaging the space with song, dance or film.

Find out how to be a part of X-Square and X-Act. Join us on the square for a presentation from Directors Adriene Jenik, Craig Barton,

Announcing X-Act: Call for Entries 2013!

What would you do to activate your campus?

 X-Act is a cross disciplinary project of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts that focuses on activating its sister project, X-Square.  X-Act challenges student teams to integrate the designed space into their music, dance, film, or other performances. 

Each year, students are asked to propose their ideas to engage with X-Square with multiple performances throughout the semester.  One or more teams will be selected by a jury composed from ASU artists and local professionals for a total budget of $3000 to realize their vision.

X-Act 2013 is now open for team registration.

Eligibility:

Each qualifying team must involve:

• Students from two out of three of:
  • School Theatre and Film
  • School of Dance
  • School of Music
• At least one student from one of:
  • School of Art
  • The Design School
  • School of Arts, Media and Engineering
• Mentor from one of the following:
  • School Theatre and Film
  • School of Dance
  • School of Music
• All students, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible.

Projects Must:

• Substantially activate the current X-Square installation.
• Demonstrate a conceptual understanding and reflection of the X-Square concept as well as the public space it occupies.
• Demonstrate artistic innovation and excellence.
• Play between 3-10 performance dates; with required performance during Emerge, March 1-2, 2013.

To Enter:

Email the following information to x.square@asu.edu by 5:00pm December 7, 2012:

– Name, contact information and school affiliation of each team member

– Letter of commitment/support from faculty mentor

– Description/treatment: 3-6 pages

– Résumés/bios from team members

– Budget for all or portion of $3000

For questions or help building a team, contact x.square@asu.edu.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: December 7, 2012 at 5:00pm

Awards Notification: December 14, 2012

X-Square 2012 Exhibit, Voting and Jurying

Exhibition of X-Square 2012 proposals will be up tomorrow afternoon, through Tuesday April 3 in the Design Gallery on the first floor of ASU Design South. 

Vote for your favorite! All ASU students, faculty and staff can vote. The popular vote will be combined with a professional jury’s vote to determine a winner. 

X-Square teams will present their proposals to the public and the jury on Tuesday, April 3 at 6:00 pm, on the Bridge, between Design North and Design South, second floor. This event is open to everyone! Come early to claim a seat. Winners will be announced at the end of the evening.

We have a fantastic jury this year:
Will Bruder, President, Will Bruder + Parteners
Valerie Vadala Homer, Director of Scottsdale Public Art
Tania Katan, Author, playwright, performer 
Paul Scott, Partner, Caruso Turley Scott Structural Engineering

2012 Teams

We have five tremendous teams with students from all six of the Herberger Institute schools busy developing their ideas for this year’s competition. Keep an eye out for some terrific proposals at the end of March.