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PROTOS FESTIVAL 2017
Featuring innovators in art, technology & social impact
AUG 16-17 & SEP 14-16 + More TBA
Protos Media Arts, presenting art & techn since 2013. Austin's first nonprofit electronic music & arts festival is back August through September. Protos Festival won Best Inaugural Festival with the Austin Chronicle's Critics Picks in 2013 & continues in its fourth year showcasing premier, pioneering & progressive work at the intersection of art, technology & social impact. Protos Media Arts produces ProtosFestival, Protos Edu, Protos TV & Protos Radio

FOUR | August 16th | 5-9P | 701 Brazos
Protos Four launch event featuring a panel discussion with innovative women in art, tech & social + a mixer with a live electronic music demo by Sonya Gonzales [pachucadolce.com] & BYOVinyl. This is a Capital Factory Women's Month event. Panelists: Doreen Lorenzo | Innovation expert, University of Texas professor & former president of Frog & Quirky; Jane Ko | Austin's top food & travel blogger & digital/social media influencer; Kerry O'Connor | Chief Innovation Officer (City of Austin), formerly of the White House; Andria Benet | Protos Media Arts founder, artist, curator, social entrepreneur, media arts pioneer

HER WAVE | August 17th | 5-9P | 701 Brazos
Screening and discussion featuring innovative women in film, video andtv + a mixer with live electronic music demo by Sonya Gonzales [pachucadolce.com] and BYOVinyl. This is another Capital Factory Women's Month event. Featured screenings: DOWN TO EARTH - De Anastacia [Los Angeles] - Short Film, *FEATURE(S) TBA* - Lisa Donato / Sparkle Motion [Austin] - Short Film(s), KEEP THE FIRE LIT / LOST TRIBES OF TEXAS - FoxRedsky [Texas] - Trailer, NNEKA THE UBER DRIVER - Funmi + Nikki Ease [ATX] - Web Series Trailer, AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE - Iliana Sosa + Chelsea Hernandez [ATX] - Doc Short, THEMES & VARIATIONS - Yuliya Lanina [ATX] - Short Animation

SEPTEMBER 14 / CUT IT / A SCREENING FEATURING ELECTRONIC MUSIC IN FILM
SEPTEMBER 16 / PROTOS POP / A POP UP DIGITAL ART GALLERY FEATURING LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
SEPTEMBER 16 / ODE / A MULTIMEDA ART EXHIBITION BY ANDRIA BENET
Features & details TBA

Thanks to our venue sponsor Capital Factory. This project is funded in part by a grant from the City of Austin Economic Development Department Cultural Arts Division.

To donate: http://protosfestival.com/support

Event Details

• Date: August 16-17. 2017
• Time: 5:00 p.m.
• Venue: Capital Factory 1st Floor
• Website: http://protosfestival.com

Ticket Information

• Cost: $10 donation

Presenter Details

• Name: Protos Media Arts

Protos Festival is Austin's premier electronic music and digital arts nonprofit presenting art and technology since 2013 with a focus on social impact and bringing Austin to the world's stage through the media arts. To see more and to donate: protosfestival.com

Venue Details