Zita what a wonderfully positive start to 2013. I love the idea of the w/s in April and look forward to hearing more
Congratulations. Nga mihi, Jan J a n B i e r i n g a [email protected] Skype Name: jan.bieringa Coordinator: NZ World Summit Awards www.wsa-awards.org.nz Level 2 | 282 Wakefield St | Wellington 6011 | Aotearoa New Zealand | Ph: +64 4 385 9435 | Mob: 027 535 7370 1 On 14/01/2013, at 11:01 PM, Zita Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear ADA > > We had a busy year behind the scenes in 2012, getting ready for some major > projects in 2013. > > The first big event for ADA in 2013 is The Netwalking Tour, a series of > workshops and master classes with UK-based media artist Simon Pope that will > take place in April. Pope will lead three public workshops in Auckland, > Wellington and Christchurch, which will draw upon his recent work of > walking-as-art. (http://www.ada.net.nz/projects/simon-pope-netwalking/) > > In 2012 the ADA Network received funding from CNZ through the Kahikatea > scheme for the first two years of a project called "Mesh Cities > Christchurch". This will be a series of events held over 2013-15 addressing > the role of media arts in the city – exploring key issues such as urban > space, social engagement, memory and speculative futures. > > Over this period the ADA Network will host major symposia and a series of > workshops and speaking tours. These events will be held in various locations > throughout New Zealand, however the overall reference point for Mesh Cities > will be the role of media arts in the rebuild of Christchurch. > (http://www.ada.net.nz/meshcities/ada-mesh-cities-christchurch/) > > (Some of you responded to my request back in May for examples of media art > projects engaging with urban space, with some great examples of projects. I > didn't acknowledge that sufficiently at the time, but it all fed into the > Kahikatea application process, so thank you for all the examples that you > contributed) > > More details about these events will be announced very soon, and there will > be rolling updates on the ADA website (http://www.ada.net.nz) > > The ADA website itself now features a lot more content, thanks to the amazing > efforts of our intern Sophie Davis. Sophie did a huge amount of work updating > the website and developing a plan for us to better communicate what we do. > We're still working on that last part, but the website now features a full > copy of the ADA reader, and updated library and project pages. > > We're also very happy to be able to announce that the CNZ Kahikatea funding > has enabled us to employ Vicki Smith as project manager for Mesh Cities. > Vicki will be working on Mesh Cities part time over the next two years, and > she will be making the first announcements for the project in the next few > days. > > On behalf of the ADA board, I hope you all had a relaxing and replenishing > summer break, > And we are looking forward to having a lot more ADA activity for us all to > participate in in 2013. > > Zita : ) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
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