From b269163faf338cd017a8126464228fcbfd107057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "prompt.ac/@jeffrey" Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:37:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] deadlines: 13 verified finds from the Sept 27 scouts (Tools Competition, Alpaca, ONX Seeds, Recurse, Beam Camp, OSS credit programs, more); Rhizome row: microgrants reopen early October, ArtBase relaunched Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- .../deadlines/index.html | 150 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 148 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html b/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html index 0a6f0d31e5..6fa3c2007c 100644 --- a/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html +++ b/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html @@ -1190,8 +1190,8 @@ track: '$500–$1,500 + Octant open-internet top-up — AC as a community-owned platform', deadline: null, status: 'candidate', - statusLabel: 'Watch — round expected', - notes: 'The 2025 round launched Sept 15; the 2026 round was not yet posted on 2026-09-19 (rhizome.org refused fetches). Opportunity scout, 2026-09-19 (vault grants/scout-2026-09-19/report.md).', + statusLabel: 'Watch — opens early Oct 2026', + notes: "13th Microgrants call \"will return in early October\" (FAD 2026-09-01; Surface 09-22); none posted as of 2026-09-27 and Submittable shows no open calls. 2025 ran Sep 15 → Oct 10: $500–$1,500, international, Octant open-internet add-on, no video; categories Network Commons, Public Personas, Narrative Systems, Synthetic Agents. ArtBase relaunched 2026-09-23 with no JAS entries; a hybrid open-call + invitation accession model is coming. Rhizome commissioned The Longest Whistlegraph Ever (so far) in 2021: pitch it and No Paint to curatorial@rhizome.org. rhizome.org blocks non-browser fetches; check in Chrome.", }, // --- Decided (submitted + resolved) --- @@ -1819,6 +1819,152 @@ statusLabel: 'Will not pursue', notes: 'Not eligible for the current route: the $1,000 monthly microgrant must support a specific public-facing project in or around New York City. Retained for reference if a genuine NYC partner or occasion emerges.', }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Alpaca Festival 2027 — Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts", + venueUrl: "https://alpaca.cc/call/", + track: "Performance, workshop or talk — KidLisp as a notation for patterns; laptop-ensemble set", + deadline: "2026-11-01", + deadlineExtra: "no time zone given", + conference: "Sheffield UK · May 6–9, 2027", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "No fee, no video (description, bio, image, links; talks add a 1–2 page abstract). Performers and workshops get an artist fee plus UK travel; international travel not covered. 2027 theme: languages and notations for making patterns. Human-authored work only. Falls inside the Matadero window, as a short trip. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Tools Competition 2027 — Strengthening K-12 Teaching", + venueUrl: "https://tools-competition.org/27-teaching/", + track: "Catalyst tier ($50k) — KidLisp as a language a teacher learns in an afternoon", + deadline: "2026-10-13", + deadlineExtra: "11:59 PM ET", + conference: "Phase II Jan 21, 2027 · winners June 2027", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "$50k Catalyst (no users needed) / $150k Growth / $300k Transform (10k+ users). Worldwide, individuals OK, 18+. Phase I is a short abstract form (tier + description); no video in any phase. Every entry must explain the public goods it produces (datasets, benchmarks): offer the KidLisp program corpus. 50% paid on notification. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Onassis ONX Seeds 2026", + venueUrl: "https://www.onassis.org/open-calls-past/open-call-onx-seeds-2026", + track: "Prototype grant — AC Native OS on salvaged laptops", + deadline: "2026-10-26", + deadlineExtra: "time zone unconfirmed", + conference: "Athens · 4-month development program · ONX Exhibition March 2027", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Up to €5k prototype funding + ONX Studio access. International, individuals or teams, leans emerging. Video requirement unconfirmed (guidelines PDF did not render). March trip falls inside the Matadero window. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Recurse Center — Winter 1 batch", + venueUrl: "https://www.recurse.com/apply", + track: "6 or 12 weeks of build time — AC Native OS / KidLisp", + deadline: "2026-10-18", + conference: "Brooklyn or remote · batch starts Nov 2 · rolling every 6 weeks", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Free. Written application, 25-minute conversation, pair-programming interview; no video. Community and time, not money. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Beam Camp Project 2027", + venueUrl: "https://www.beamcenter.org/events/2027-beam-camp-project-call-3bpb9", + track: "A salvaged-laptop orchestra that 100+ campers build", + deadline: "2026-11-30", + deadlineExtra: "11:59 PM EST", + conference: "New Hampshire · July 2027", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "$5,000 award + ~$15k fabrication budget + travel reimbursed. Free, worldwide, one PDF; video links optional. July overlaps the end of Matadero. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "The Sound of Future — New Museum of Networked Art × Torrance Art Museum", + venueUrl: "https://netex.nmartproject.net/?p=13084", + track: "MacNeoPolitan Trio recording", + deadline: "2026-11-01", + deadlineExtra: "extended", + conference: "Torrance (LA) Mar 27–May 8, 2027 · Cologne May 9–Jul 31", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Free, unpaid. Up to 3 MP3s of 1–15 minutes, made 2020–2026, sent by email/WeTransfer. Low lift. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Public Access Memories — online net-art residency", + venueUrl: "https://publicaccessmemories.com/opencall", + track: "Month-long online residency ending in a group show", + deadline: "2026-10-04", + conference: "Online", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Listed on Rhizome's community board; time zone not verified. Low lift. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Jack Straw Cultural Center — 2027 New Media Gallery", + venueUrl: "https://jackstraw.submittable.com/submit/", + track: "Sound-integral installation — laptop ensemble / notepat", + deadline: "2026-11-23", + deadlineExtra: "date from their Bluesky post", + conference: "Seattle · up to 3 months in the gallery + 20 studio hours", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "No geographic limit stated. Fee and stipend unknown; out-of-region travel is on the artist. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "open", + venue: "Humanity AI — Open Call", + venueUrl: "https://humanityai.ai/open-call/", + track: "Education / arts & culture — AI that makes people more creative", + deadline: "2026-10-21", + deadlineExtra: "4:59 PM PT", + conference: "$75k–$1M · up to 3 years", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "Needs fiscal sponsor", + notes: "Lead applicant must be a 501(c)(3); individuals apply through a fiscal sponsor. Community-led framing: centre KidLisp and AC users. High lift. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "rolling", + venue: "FLOSS/fund (Zerodha)", + venueUrl: "https://floss.fund/faq/", + track: "$10k–$100k/yr for FOSS — publish a funding.json manifest", + deadline: "", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Quarterly review (next ~Dec 31). Submit the manifest URL at dir.floss.fund/submit. Needs an OSI license: root LICENSE (ISC) landed 2026-09-27. No video. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "rolling", + venue: "OpenAI — Codex for Open Source", + venueUrl: "https://developers.openai.com/community/codex-for-oss", + track: "6 months ChatGPT Pro with Codex + API credits for maintainers", + deadline: "", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Same shape as Claude for OSS, with an \"apply anyway, explain why\" clause. Reuse the Claude for OSS draft. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "rolling", + venue: "ElevenLabs — Startup Grants", + venueUrl: "https://elevenlabs.io/startup-grants", + track: "33M characters over 12 months — AC Readings podcast and voice pipeline", + deadline: "", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "Under 25 employees + a business model; excludes projects built for children, so pitch Aesthetic Inc. and the readings, not KidLisp. ~1 week review. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, + { + section: "rolling", + venue: "Cloudflare — Project Alexandria", + venueUrl: "https://blog.cloudflare.com/expanding-our-support-for-oss-projects-with-project-alexandria/", + track: "Workers/R2/Zero Trust credits for OSS — dp1-feed Worker", + deadline: "", + status: "candidate", + statusLabel: "New — scout 09-27", + notes: "OSS license + non-profit or mission-aligned operation. Short sponsorship form. Opportunity scout, 2026-09-27.", + }, ]; // ===== RENDER ===== -- 2.51.2