RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010 on May 30th at Galapagos

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On Sunday May 30th at 2PM, Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn will play host to over 60 artists in a day-long celebration of remix and collaborative creation. Produced by The League of Independents (LOFI), the RE/Mixed Media Festival is a means of contributing to the ongoing conversation about remixing, mashups, creative appropriation, copyright law, fair use, and the freedom of artists to access their culture in order to add to and build upon it. While there are several conferences and events addressing these issues, they tend to be discussion-based, featuring lectures and panel discussions about policy. LOFI believes that one of the best ways to make the public aware of these types of issues is by demonstrating the types of art and culture that remix touches. To that end, on May 30th they will transform Galapagos into a multimedia art space for a full day/evening of remixed film, video, music, performance, sound, painting, photography and fashion. Panel discussions will include Moby and other artists talking about the pros and cons of appropriation and collaborative art, moderated by social media activist and author, Deanna Zandt; a talk about DMCA takedowns with Elizabeth Stark and Kenyatta Cheese; and a panel on 'Extending Game Culture' featuring Jesper Juul, Paul Jannicola, and Kerria Seabrooke, and moderated by Josephine Dorado. The event is free and will also be streamed live on the festival's website at www.remixedmedia.org.