Eyebeam Art and Technology Center - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

Several residents, fellows, and alumni have been recognized through awards and prize money for projects developed at Eyebeam.

• Eric Zimmerman: Nominated for the 2001 Webby Award for Games for “SiSSYFiGHT Sissyfight
• Alex Galloway: Won the 2002 Ars Electronica Golden Nica for Net Vision/Net Excellence for “Carnivore”
• Yuri Gitman and Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena: Won the 2003 Golden Nica for Net Vision/Net Excellence for “Noderunner”
• Marie Sester: Won the 2004 Webby Award for Net Art for “ACCESS”
• Ted Southern: Awarded in the 2009 NASA Centennial Challenge for his astronaut glove prototype
• Steve Lambert (with members of Because We Want It): Received the 2009 Ars Electronica Award of Distinction for Hybrid Art
• Zachary Lieberman, Evan Roth, James Powderly, Theo Watson, Chris Sugrue, and Tempt1: Won the 2010 Golden Nica for Interactive Art for “The Eyewriter”
• Marina Zurkow: Awarded a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for “Mesocosm”
• Jordan Crandall: Won the 2011 Villem Flusser Theory Award at Transmediale
• Evan Roth: Won the 2011 Open Web Award at Transmediale for “Graffiti Analysis/Graffiti Markup Language”
• Ayah Bdeir: "littleBits" acquired by MoMA as part of the museum's permanent collection ; received a 2011 TED Fellowship
• Mary Mattingly: Received a 2011 Harpo Foundation Grant
• Nova Jiang: Received an Honorary Mention at the 2012 Prix Ars Electronica

Current and alumni Eyebeam artists have also been recipients of awards by Creative Capital, a New York-based organization which offers individual grants to artists:

• “Chain” by Jem Cohen, 2000, Film/Video
• “Nicking the Web” by Marina Zurkow, 2001, Film/Video
• “Soft Rains” by Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, 2002, Emerging Fields
• “GenTerra” by Critical Art Ensemble, 2002, Emerging Fields
• “D.I.Y.W.I.K.I” by Cory Arcangel, 2006, Emerging Fields
• “Observation as Interaction: Eye Contact Systems” by Golan Levin, 2006, Emerging Fields
• “Want” by MTAA & Radical Software Group, 2006, Emerging Fields
• “Knit for Defense” by Cat Mazza, 2008, Film/Video
• “Spook(TM)” by Kenneth Armstead, 2008, Film/Video
• “The Cost of Life” by Beatriz da Costa, 2009, Emerging Fields
• “OS Grabeland” by eteam, 2009, Emerging Fields
• “Sentient City Survival Kit” by Mark Shepard, 2009, Emerging Fields
• “The Hip-Hop Word Count: A Searchable Rap Almanac” by Tahir Hemphill, 2012, Emerging Fields