Just heard about a online video contest that the Museum of Modern Art is running - anyone can contribute to it.

“The Residents are seeking video for a roughly 1:30 audio clip from Episode 1 of River of Crime. The audio clip is downloadable from this site.”

“…The idea is to make a video to go with the audio clip.  Anything that allows you to do that is acceptible.  Phone cameras, web cam, HD cameras, computer drawings, whatever.  It just has to be video and you have to be able to get it to us to see without mailing your laptop.  Esoteric formats discouraged.  If we can’t make it play, it is disqualified.

If your video is selected for inclusion in our screening, we will want a copy of the highest quality version you have.  However, you should submit a 320×240 version for our advance screening.  See below for how to submit.”

“…What happens if we like it:

First, the “we” refers to MoMA curator Barbara London and The Residents.  This “we” will pick our favorites and post them on October 1st on YouTube.com to see what the public thinks.

At that point the most favored videos will be scheduled to screen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of a retrospective of video work from The Residents  on October 19th.  Cryptic Corp guys, Hardy Fox and Homer Flynn will introduce the videos and explain the project.

On October 20th, MoMA will host those videos on the MoMA web site. The videos will also be hosted by Residents.com and YouTube.com.

The Residents will be watching for new talent for possible video projects for the future.

Sounds like a good project for an aspiring Online Video Artist (living in NYC would help some, but not much - but since the Video will be shown at MOMA, it’s about ArtinNewYorkCity …. dotcom.