Contagious Media Showdown : Awards Night

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April 28-June 4th the New Museum of Contemporary Art will feature "Contagious Media", an art exhibition presented in conjunction with the Showdown.

Eyebeam is a non-profit center for art and technology based in New York City. Get Involved >>

The Contagious Media Showdown Awards
6-8pm on Saturday June 18th at Eyebeam
$10 at the door, first come, first served.
Free for showdown contestants
Free for anyone dressed up for the red carpet

Join us Saturday June 18th for a red carpet event as we present the Contagious Media Showdown awards. The live audience will watch tearful acceptance speeches, listen to a live Mariachi band, enjoy a surprise performance, and drink plenty of chilled Champagne. The showdown server has sustained millions of hits and transferred terabytes of data – but this congratulatory evening will celebrate the artists, designers, and humorists who made it all possible.

Host: Ze Frank of ZeFrank.org
Appearances: Jason Kottke of Kottke.org, Ricky Van Veen of
CollegeHumor.com, Cory Arcangel of Fancy Art Museums, Jonah Peretti of
Eyebeam, Paul Berry of Dog Island, and a very special guest performer.

On Saturday June 18th we had the official presentation of the awards.

On Thursday May 19th, join James Hong (co-founder, Hot or Not), Nick Denton (founder, Gawker Media), Chelsea Peretti (co-creator, BlackPeopleLoveUs, the Rejection Line), Jeff Mack (Alexa Internet), and moderator Jonah Peretti.

On Saturday May 7th we had some great workshops by the creators of BPLU, Rejection Line, FundRace, How to Dance Properly, Nike Sweatshop Email, Dog Island, del.icio.us, Blogdex, Subservient Chicken , and Pizza Party. Special guests from The Yes Men, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, and the EFF.

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