ExTV – SAIC’s student-run time-arts broadcast platform

ExFest 2022 – Screening Announcement

This years ExFEST is underway! This year, like last year, we have received so many submissions, ExTV has decided to split the Festival into two days! So get ready for two rounds of amazing video work made by students and alum alike. At the end of the festival, there will be three ExFest winners selected by our jury panel of SAIC faculty, which will be announced art the end of the second screening! The selected artists will be invited to a winners panel, where they can discus their work and practices, and what it means to make work at times like these. ExFest DAY 1 Friday October 7th @ 6pm HOME IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT, Lisa Max DEAD OF NIGHT, Alex Sensiba NEED TO NURTURE, Jude Silvertree BE A DOLL, Lauren Kingsley Schoepflin SONG OF LOVE, Rudolf Lingens […]
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PolyPlay 2023: Call for Submissions

It’s happening again! PolyPlay 2023 is now open for submissions! This year we are doing things a little different, we’re opening submissions the semester before the event! PolyPlay is our annual interactive media showcase, a chance for those making time-based works that cross into the world of the interactive, and because of that, we want to have space for those creating these kinds of works to – create them! PolyPlay this next year is also not set in stone, meaning we want to receive your submissions first, so that we can stage the best show for the pieces that we receive, so exact location and presentation of the event is TBD. You can apply using the google form in the button below! Submitting is not limited per person, and is open to all students, alumni, faculty, and staff of SAIC!
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Monitor Programming – Call for Submissions

Do you want to be featured on SAIC campus monitors? Or do you want to curate a small program for the monitors?
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What is ExTV?

Don’t let the TV portion of our name fool you. If you’ve seen video art playing on the campus monitors, that’s part of what we do! We are a small organization at SAIC managed by a team of students passionate about finding professional opportunities for students to exhibit their work. ExTV is here to help those who have a passion for the moving image to connect and inspire each other to create! Where can I show my work through ExTV?Here at ExTV, there are four main ways you can present your work. Monthly Campus Monitors: This is the most direct and immediate way you can get your work out in SAIC. These monitors can be found throughout all SAIC buildings, including the dorms, 24/7. Each month, there is a new installment of student works. This outlet is recommended for videos […]
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Selected Ambient Works – Vol. 0 : Campus Monitors April – May 2022

Selected Ambient Works – Vol. 0 This month the Campus Monitors will be screening works created specifically for the SAIC campus monitors, in a group screening titled Selected Ambient Works – Vol. 0. Nat Ware A Heap of Broken Images “What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow / Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, / You cannot say, or guess, for you know only / A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, / And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, / And the dry stone no sound of water.” The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot Zihan Qiu Infinite River Description: In a world of infinite change, looking for an unchanging pivot point. When I watch the river, I find that the river is always changing but still remains its shape with time […]
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In Flux 2021 Program

Watch the full 2021 In Flux video program!
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ExTV General Submissions

*Must have artic/saic.edu email to submit Submit your work to be shown on: Our monthly campus monitors/ ExTV social medias CAN TV/Public Access TV: Your work will be shown in weekly episodes along with other student work. “ExTV Presents,” monthly web programs: Each month as a unique theme curated by our production manager. On-campus screening/Installation event: ExTV is always curating new screenings every semester! If we have a call-for-entry for one, select this option to submit. Otherwise, you can submit to us to hold a screening for your feature or a number of works you’ve created. For more details about each outlet, go here. Submission Checklist: Label it with your name, the title of your piece, and year of completion: Firstname Lastname_Titleofwork_Yearmade (ex. Tommy Wiseau_The Room_2003) (For links, please include the information in the description.) Fill out our online form/agreement below […]
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