will apply for this - sounds great - plus - I was born there! dave
On 7 November 2010 17:20, Ruth Catlow <ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org> wrote: > The Harris Museum in Preston- is a real gem of a museum and now they are > working with Folly to produce a collection for Digital Art- great > stuff: ) > > --------------- > > Current: An Experiment in Collecting Digital Art > > An exhibition, acquisition and debate, presented in partnership by the > Harris Museum & Art Gallery and folly. http://current-experiment.org.uk/ > > Artist Call: Now open for submissions > Deadline: 17th December > £1000 exhibition fee to short-listed artists; £10,000 acquisition fee > for final selection. > > The Project: > Artists working in digital media are invited to propose work for a > public display at, and acquisition by the Harris Museum & Art > Gallery,Preston, as part of 'Current: an Experiment in Collecting > Digital Art'. > > This project not only celebrates innovative and creative use of new > media technology, but forms a pioneering practical case study for the > collection and integration of digital artworks into existing permanent > collections; furthering the Harris' mission to establish a nationally > significant collection of new media art. > > An expert advisory panel will select 3 – 5 artists to exhibit at the > Harris from 25th March– 4th June 2011, from which one artwork will be > selected by a secondary expert panel for acquisition into the Harris' > permanent collection. > > A public debate will be held in Spring 2011 to analyse the experiment > and share findings and best practice on collecting digital art. > > About Us: > The Harris is a magnificent Neo-classical Grade I listed building which > opened to the public in 1893 inPreston city centre, and houses the > largest galleries inLancashire - including stunning contemporary gallery > spaces. The museum holds strong collections of fine and decorative art > and local history, including work by Lucien Freud, JMW Turner and video > artist Robert Cahen. > > folly is a leading digital arts agency, based inLancaster and working > acrossEngland’sNorth West. folly aims to lead, promote, maintain, > improve and advance the field of cultural activities that embrace the > creative interaction between arts and technology, by presenting an > artistic programme that provides collaboration between artists and the > wider public. > > Requirements: > Applicants must: > > • Demonstrate innovative use of new media technology (e.g. > digital art, interactive art, net art, electronic art, multi and > time-based media) in the making, display or distribution of their work. > • Be able to articulate how their work might be presented in a > gallery environment > • Submit recent work, i.e. produced up to 2 years previous to > the submissions deadline. > • Currently reside in the UK > • Have previous experience in distributing work publicly > (online, in museums, galleries, etc) > • Hold the copyright for the submitted work > • If selected, be available for scheduled project dates: > > > Gallery visits from: 17th January > Installation dates: between 10th-24th March > Exhibition opening and selected acquisition announcement: > 25th March > > Fees: > > • Short-listed artists will each receive an exhibition fee of > £1000 > • Final artwork will be acquired for an acquisition fee of > £10,000 > > For further information and free registration for submission, visit > http://current-experiment.org.uk/ > > Follow the project on twitter @current2011 > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
