2005/2005: Entries, Panel: Esther Anatolitis, General Manager, Express Media, Melbourne, Gerald Ganglbauer, Publisher, gangan.com, Sydney, Sue Gill, Artist, Australian Geographic, Sydney, Chris Joseph, Artist, babel.ca, Canada, Sylvia Petter, Writer, sylviapetter.com, Geneva, Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek, Designers, flat33.com, London, UK.

Call for Entries: July 2004
Submissions: July 2004 – June 2005
Deadline: 30 June 2005
Judging: July – September 2005
Awards Announcement: December 2005

2004/2005: Teilnehmer, Juroren: Esther Anatolitis, Geschäftsführung, Express Media, Melbourne, Gerald Ganglbauer, Verleger, gangan.com, Sydney, Sue Gill, Künstlerin, Australian Geographic, Sydney, Chris Joseph, Künstler, babel.ca, Kanada, Sylvia Petter, Autorin, sylviapetter.com, Genf, Agathe Jacquillat und Tomi Vollauschek, Designer, flat33.com, London, GB.

This year was different. Participation numbers dropped for the first time. I think this was because none of us had really any spare time at hands to promote the awards. Even with less entries to judge we were running late. Apologies, but we’ve all been flat out with work, studies and life. Perhaps this is going to change, if we get more support, more people to help out, more media attention, perhaps real prices from a sponsor. We love the awards, we promise to keep building them up. It may just take a little longer than anticipated. The winners of the fourth annual Gangart Awards are ...

Gold

http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/history.html
Ever wanted to change history? Now you can! Rewrite medieval European history or Japanese Edo period. The Historic Tale Construction Kit allows you to create your own medieval story using pictures from the Bayeux tapestry. Text, with suitable medieval font, can be added to a background that looks like it would pass any medieval manuscript authenticity test. The Hokusai Manga Construction Kit is based on the Manga drawings from Katsushika Hokusai. The interface is designed completely in Japanese, to make it fit with the images. You can write your message in beautifully hand-drawn hiragana syllables.

Silver

http://www.camouflagecomics.com
“Camouflage Comics: Dirty War Images” aims at producing reflections – both in the form of verbal and visual material – on the interplay between art, dictatorship and human rights in general and the legacy of the Argentine “dirty war” (1976-83) in particular, with a focus on comics.

Bronze

http://www.banyan-project.de
Banyan Project is a traveling art festival trough the spreading area of the banyan tree worldwide. 60 artists from over 30 countries participate. Banyan presentations and workshops with children, young people and adults take place in cultural centers, galleries, festivals, museums, universities, but also offroad in bars, studios and just on the street. The banyan website serves as a communication platform for participants.

Special Mention

These sites deserve a special mention:
http://www.cremecenter.de (Lots of visual arts this year – wonderful to see! Particularly because intercultural arts on the web need not be about the creative dissemination of well-structured information. Esther Anatolitis) http://www.oodlala.net (The project – like so many others out there – will evolve and be even more intriguing once additional content will be added by its users. Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek) http://www.derheiligevirgil.de (Sylvia Petter’s favourite) http://www.transcri.be (Chris Joseph)

Congratulations. We’re looking forward to next year’s Gangart Awards and invite you to take part in the search for the best intercultural sites. Thanks to Esther Anatolitis, Chris Joseph, Sylvia Petter, Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek for judging – and best wishes and many thanks to all the artists and creators for participating.

© 2001-2005 Gerald Ganglbauer, Sydney, Australia