[spectre] CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Rule of Thirds - the first major event of North
As part of the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) festival, WeMakeMedia and folly are teaming up to deliver North, a programme of events and activities aimed at inspiring creative professionals to do things differently. The first main event, taking place in South Cumbria in October 2009 is called Rule of Thirds. It will take the form of a one day gathering of creative thinkers to discuss the impact of digital culture on the creative workflow, and explore the exciting, developing opportunities for how we create, communicate and collaborate. We're inviting proposals from artists and members of the creative industries to contribute to the event. We're looking for creative people who want to share inspirational ideas and insights in the form of a 15 minute presentation. You can be working in any discipline, but we're looking for speakers who will contribute presentations relevant to our main theme: exploring how digital culture and innovation are having an impact on creative workflows Our intention is to bring together creative people from a range of disciplines to share, learn and debate. We're really interested in exploring innovative approaches, creative workflows and new forms of collaboration. Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2009 For further information and to submit a proposal go to http://www.meetnorth.com/rule-of-thirds/ __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Successful applicants for the FLI Residencies 2009 announced
Folly (http://www.folly.co.uk) and Lanternhouse International (http://www.lanternhouse.org) are delighted to announce the three successful artists joining them for the FLI Residencies 2009. The scheme is now in its second developmental year as the result of a keen and dynamic partnership between the two organisations. Internationally renowned interactive artist Stanza (http://www.stanza.co.uk) has just completed a three year Arts and Humanities Research Fellowship at Goldsmiths Studios. His work encompasses interactive art, real time networked spaces, installations and performances, and he will spend the month of July in residence assessing his work, its impact and relevance. US-based artist James Coupe (http://jamescoupe.com) will return to the UK to develop the first phase of Surveillance Suite, a non-linear generative film installation supported by Creative Capital in New York. For three months this Summer, he will use face recognition algorithms to transform our experience of Ulverston via a series of overlapping video narratives of various styles, genres and subject matter. Mark Vernon (http://www.meagreresource.com) is a sound artist interested in collaborative practice, based in Glasgow. He will be visiting at a number of points across the year, beginning with a two-week stay in July and will be making work in response to the people, artefacts and places he comes across during his residency in Cumbria. Talking about the selected artists, Kathryn Lambert, Creative Director of folly, said We were thrilled with the overwhelming response from artists to the FLI residency scheme and are equally delighted with the line up for this year's programme. We are pleased to be working with three such talented artists and eager to engage with them in a meaningful exploration of their work and ideas. The FLI Residencies offer support to artists working with new technologies to develop their ideas and extend their practice. Lanternhouse's Creation Centre Director, Jay Haigh explains The FLI Residency Programme continues to meet a real need for artists to have access to the high quality discourse and the enriching creative environments that Lanternhouse International and folly provide. It is very inspiring to work with artists this year who are keen to connect their work more deeply at a local level, through a rich programme of participatory activity, and for their innovatory practice to stimulate professional learning across the Northwest. We are particularly delighted to be announcing the successful artists in the same week as the 175th birthday of Lanternhouse itself. ENDS Notes to editors: For further information contact Jennifer Stoddart at folly on +44(0)1524 388550, jennifer.stodd...@folly.co.uk or Jay Haigh at Lanternhouse International on +44(0)1229 581127, j...@lanternhouse.org Folly is a leading digital arts organisation working in the Northwest of England and online. Specialists in the creative use of technology and arts participation online, folly seeks to explore how people make sense of the world through art and technology. http://www.folly.co.uk Lanternhouse International is an inspirational company, facilitating and producing artistic work that has international impact. The organisation's distinctive approach enables people from all walks of life to come together, to shape and make new art work, sharing their ideas and skills and expanding their own creative horizons. Lanternhouse's birthday celebrations will be taking place at Lanternhouse on Tuesday 16th June 09 from 5-8pm. All are welcome. http://www.lanternhouse.org About the artists: Stanza is a London based British artist who specializes in interactive art, networked spaces, installations and performances. His award winning online projects have been invited for exhibition in digital festivals around the world. Work has been shown at The Venice Biennale, Tate Britain, The Victoria and Albert Museum. All his art can be found at http://www.stanza.co.uk His works explore artistic and technical opportunities to enable new aesthetic perspectives, experiences and perceptions within context of architecture, data spaces and online environments. Stanza travels extensively to present his interactive art, lecturing and giving audio visual performances. James Coupe is a digital artist whose work focuses on emergent systems, surveillance cinema and aesthetic machines. His projects have been commissioned by New Contemporaries, Metapod, Low-Fi, SCAN, Lancaster City Council, Enter_, and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Several of his installations have been created in collaboration with A.I. scientist Rob Saunders, including 9PIN++ and The Difference Engine. His work has received all levels of national and international awards including an Arts and Humanities Research Board Innovation Award, Creative Capital and Artist's Trust. Coupe is also a Professor at the University of Washington's Center for Digital Art
[spectre] Two new articles in the Digital Artists Handbook
folly and GOTO10 are pleased to announce the latest articles to be added to the Digital Artists' Handbook at http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org The handbook is a reliable and accessible source of information that introduces artists to different tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art. With a focus on Free Software and Open Content, the handbook covers topics such as working with graphics, sound and digital video, software art, developing your own hardware, collaborative working and publishing your work. The first of two new articles, Video editing with open source tools, has been written by Valentina Messeri and Eleonora Oreggia. Valentina Messeri studied Philosophy of Technology and has been living in Spain since 2002. She is an advanced GNU/Linux user and video-maker, an expert in video streaming, teaches multimedia and works freelance in post production and live audio/video streaming. Eleonora Oreggia is a media artist born in Milan and based in Amsterdam. She worked as editor and researcher at Netherlands Institute for Media Art (NIMK) in Amsterdam, and is currently Researcher in Design at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and PhD in Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. The second new article is by UK-based Sumit Sarkar, a visual artist whose character based artwork takes the form of digital and canvas paintings, digital sculpture, and aerosol art. Sumit was invited to write Blender: working in 3d having spent 2008 as artist in residence with folly and Lanternhouse International. During his residency he used Blender to create Ananta, a new exhibition expressing his vision of the Hindu religion and spirituality. Launched in early 2008, the handbook developed out of ongoing consultation with artists working with technology, which has shown a need for removing the barriers for artists to use digital tools. The project is supported by Arts Council England. Brought to you by leading digital arts organisation folly, the Digital Artists' Handbook has been edited by Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux of GOTO10, a collective of international artists and programmers. In 2009 folly and GOTO10 embark on a new partnership to take forward the development of this unique and valuable resource. The two organisations are committed to working together to realise an ambitious development programme which will enhance the handbook, build on its international networks and maintain its relevance in a rapidly changing sector. -ENDS- Notes to editors: About the Digital Artists' Handbook: The Digital Artists Handbook is an up to date, reliable and accessible source of information that introduces you to different tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art. The goal of the Handbook is to be a signpost, a source of practical information and content that bridges the gap between new users and the platforms and resources that are available, but not always very accessible. Articles are written by invited artists and specialists, talking about their tools and ways of working. Some articles are introductions to tools, others are descriptions of methodologies, concepts and technologies. When discussing software, the focus of the Handbook is on Free/Libre Open Source Software. The Handbook aims to give artists information about the available tools but also about the practicalities related to Free Software and Open Content, such as collaborative development and licenses. All this to facilitate exchange between artists, to take away some of the fears when it comes to open content licenses, sharing code, and to give a perspective on various ways of working and collaborating. http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org About folly: folly is a leading digital arts organisation developing and delivering an inclusive programme of online work, live events, presentations, learning, research and consultancy work, offering rich and engaging arts content to artists and audiences in North West England and online. We are specialists in the creative use of technology and arts participation online, and seek to explore how society makes sense of the world through art and technology. http://www.folly.co.uk About GOTO10: GOTO10 is a collective of international artists, musicians and programmers, dedicated to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and digital arts. GOTO10 aims to support and develop digital art projects and tools for artistic creation, located on the blurry line between software programming and art. With its projects GOTO10 is stimulating the reflection on and the use of open source tools within artistic practice. GOTO10 is also supporting individual artists, like-minded networks and organisations with services such as an IRC network, code repository, web hosting, mailinglists and streaming services. http://goto10.org __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help:
[spectre] Portable Pixel Playground: Call for artists' proposals
folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in the Northwest of England and online, is delighted to invite proposals from artists/artist groups for our developing project, Portable Pixel Playground, a unique and imaginative environment that offers children and young people alternative play opportunities with art and technology. The playground encourages children to get active, think differently, collaborate and take risks through being exposed to new concepts and challenges created by artists. Portable Pixel Playground is a modular set of equipment and artists' commissions for use in public settings such as shopping centres, galleries and railway stations. Portable Pixel Playground encourages young people to use everyday technologies in new and creative ways, providing them with interactive, physical and hands-on new experiences of art and technology. Submitting a proposal: Please download the full artists' brief at http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1408/99 Please send an initial statement of interest of maximum 500 words explaining how you would meet the PPP brief, with drawings/visuals if possible, plus a proposed outline budget, to: Tor Townley, Portable Pixel Playground Project Co-ordinator tor.townley 'at' folly.co.uk folly, 6.4.4 Alston House, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ +44 (0)1524 388550 Please include an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with your proposal, available to download from the folly website. This information will be used solely for monitoring purposes and will be kept in the strictest confidence. You are not obliged to fill in this form, but it will assist us if you do so. It will not be seen by those considering your proposal. Deadline for proposals: Friday 3 July 2009 Fees and contractual details: * Each PPP commission will be a collaboration between folly and selected artist(s): artists will work closely with the PPP Project Manager and folly team throughout the development of each commission * Total artist's budget for each commission: £4,000 (including fees and materials) * folly will invest time and funding resources into each commission and the playground over and above each commission fee - to be negotiated for individual projects. * A separate budget for the transport of artwork will be agreed * Artist's travel/expenses: to be discussed and agreed with folly according to location, number of meetings etc Portable Pixel Playground is supported by the Big Lottery Fund __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] New folly ArtCast series released today in association with moves09
ArtCast is folly's platform for public access to new and innovative art, exploring the creative potential of the podcasting medium. For April 2009, in association with moves, the international festival of movement on screen, we have selected five of the best new video works made by students based in England's Northwest, in response to the theme of moves09 - Beyond Movement... What's Your Story? There will be five videos available to download or watch online. Starting on 24th April 2009, a new video will be released daily, throughout moves09 (23rd to 28th April). Visit http://www.folly.co.uk/artcast now to find out more, subscribe to the podcast feed and check out the first video release. All the videos will also be available to play or download direct from the folly site as the festival progresses. folly is a non-profit digital arts organisation and registered charity, working in the Northwest of England and online. moves celebrates its 5th anniversary, 23 to 28 April in Manchester, Liverpool, Chester and UK-wide in cinemas, bars, restaurants and on the giant outdoors BBC Big Screens. At moves09 you can WATCH, SHARE, CREATE, and PLAY! The full festival programme with downloadable schedule, festival map and festival pass forms are available online at http://www.movementonscreen.org.uk __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] *** deadline approaching *** AND Festival Producer (folly), UK
*** Deadline for applications - 30th March 2009 *** folly, FACT and Cornerhouse are embarking on an exciting joint venture to deliver a collaborative programme across the region; AND (Abandon Normal Devices) is an annual festival of new cinema and digital culture in the North West, taking place in Liverpool and Manchester on alternate years, with a distributed programme in Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. AND is part of the region's WE PLAY offer for audiences which will enable people to be involved in high-profile quality events in the lead up to the Olympics and have a positive legacy beyond 2012. folly is excited to advertise the key role of the AND Festival Producer, a new position based in Lancaster, working out of the folly offices. The principle purpose of the role is to develop and deliver the annual distributed offer of the festival. The post will require travel around the North West region. AND Festival Producer (folly) - Freelance £20,029 - £21,484 pro rata. Salaries are reviewed annually from April. visit http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1366/100 for further information, job description and person specification Deadline for applications - 30th March 2009 Applications by e-mail only to wendy.rogerson 'at' folly.co.uk Application should include: * Current CV * Letter of application outlining individual strengths, relevant work experience, online links to existing work, references * A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form All applicants will need to provide evidence of right to work if shortlisted for interview. folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services and has Investors In People status. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Job Vacancy at folly: AND Festival Producer
Job Vacancy at folly: AND Festival Producer folly, FACT and Cornerhouse are embarking on an exciting joint venture to deliver a collaborative programme across the region; AND (Abandon Normal Devices) is an annual festival of new cinema and digital culture in the North West, taking place in Liverpool and Manchester on alternate years, with a distributed programme in Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. AND is part of the region's WE PLAY offer for audiences which will enable people to be involved in high-profile quality events in the lead up to the Olympics and have a positive legacy beyond 2012. folly is excited to advertise the key role of the AND Festival Producer, a new position based in Lancaster, working out of the folly offices. The principle purpose of the role is to develop and deliver the annual distributed offer of the festival. The post will require travel around the North West region. The distributed offer of AND is currently being developed by folly and will carve out a new vision of what a festival might be. AND Festival Producer (folly) - Freelance £20,029 - £21,484 pro rata. Salaries are reviewed annually from April. For further information, job description and person specification go to http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1366/99 Deadline for applications - 30th March 2009 Applications by e-mail only to wendy.rogerson 'at' folly.co.uk Application should include: * Current CV * Letter of application outlining individual strengths, relevant work experience, online links to existing work, references * A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, available from folly's website. All applicants will need to provide evidence of right to work if shortlisted for interview. folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services and has Investors In People status. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] ***Deadline Approaching*** Digital Residencies 2009, UK
Deadline for applications: 2nd March 2009. Folly, a leading digital arts organisation, and Lanternhouse International are pleased to be seeking new applications for the Digital Artist Residency Scheme 2009. The scheme will be of particular interest to established digital artists seeking time and space to develop new works, research innovative ideas, make new connections and explore technique or production. Based at The National Creation Centre on the edge of the beautiful Lake District in Cumbria, UK, successful artists will be offered accommodation and a flexible and open-ended opportunity to push their work forward and creatively engage with the two partner organisations. We are seeking innovative and experimental artists who are naturally collaborative and interested in leaving a local legacy through participatory activity. For further information and details of how to apply visit http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1355/99 We welcome applications from international applicants. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Call for proposals: Lancashire Digital Engagement Commission (UK)
throughout the county of Lancashire in February, March and April 2009, as well as being available to engage virtually with audiences throughout the project's life. It is anticipated that the online platform will remain live beyond the project's physical life, continuing to develop and grow through input from it's users. In addition to the stated fee, folly will host the web presence and moderate user-generated content if required. folly also has some technical equipment which can be made available for the physical sessions and a body of web-based and physical projects which can be drawn from and used/discussed throughout the consultation process if appropriate. The artist and project will be supported by folly's artistic programming and technical staff. Deadline for applications: 2nd February 2009 Applications should include a recent CV, evidence of previous relevant work, a proposal of how you intend to achieve the outcomes stated above and an indication of how you anticipate spending the £3500 budget. Please also include a completed equal opportunities monitoring form, available to download from the folly website at http://www.folly.co.uk/opportunities. folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services. For an informal discussion or any questions please contact Jennifer Stoddart, Projects Manager on jennifer.stoddart 'at' folly.co.uk or phone 01524 388550 during office hours. For information on folly's full programme of digital arts activities in the Northwest and online explore www.folly.co.uk Applications should be sent by email to Wendy Rogerson, folly Administrator - wendy.rogerson 'at' folly.co.uk - by 12 noon GMT on Monday 2nd February 2009. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Seasons Greetings from folly
Merry Christmas from folly folly's video Christmas card is now online at our youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/follydigitalarts. This year's card has been created for us by artist Adam Clarke from material created at the recent Guerrilla film making residentials for 16-25 year olds held in Ambleside, Cumbria - brought to you by folly and Art Locates Me and funded by Awards for All. The walrus was created by residential participant Lloyd Blezard. Merry Christmas, from all at folly. Check out more video work by young people with folly's latest ArtCast series of podcasts - in association with Art Locates Me at www.folly.co.uk/artcast folly's offices will be closed from 23rd December, reopening on 5th January. But you can still get involved with our online projects over the Christmas period - check out The Secret Life of Cumbria - http://www.secretlife.org.uk, digi_club - http://www.digi.org.uk, or the Digital Artists' Handbook - http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org, to name a few. You'll be able to find links to all our online content from the folly website at http://www.folly.co.uk/channelF __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] New ArtCast podcasts from folly and Art Locates Me
folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in the Northwest of England and online, has released a new series of ArtCast, this time in association with Art Locates Me. Experience these podcasts now at www.folly.co.uk/ArtCast. ArtCast is folly's ongoing series of podcasting programmes - a platform for public access to new, innovative sound video art. Art Locates Me is a digital art and media project producing and distributing work made by young people from Cumbria. Art Locates Me aims to increase opportunities for young people to participate in digital arts activities in Cumbria, develop the role of the arts in the personal and social development of young people and raise the profile of digital arts activities in the region. Collaborating artists work with the young people to teach digital arts skills; including film making, photography, music production, VJing, animation, interactive art and graphic design. This results in a wide range of work which we will be showcasing in this series of ArtCast. This is a series of six videos. Starting on 4th December 2008, a new video will be released every Thursday - three in December and three in the New Year. For more information about Art Locates Me and to view more work made by young people from Cumbria visit www.art.locates.me.uk __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Call for Northwest (UK) based creative web developer for exhibition website
Lanternhouse International and folly are looking for a web developer to work in partnership with digital artist Sumit Sarkar, to develop an engaging microsite for Ananta, his ground-breaking new exhibition. The Ananta experience comprises of digital animations and sculptures, a radical re-imagining of the Hindu gods. Ananta will be open to the public at Lanternhouse in Ulverston, Cumbria from 14th January to 14th March 2009, and will then tour nationally. The website should go live at the beginning of January 2009. It is intended that the website will be a source of rich experiences for national and international audiences, as well as being an information portal about the exhibition. The web developer will be expected to, in partnership with Sumit, develop creative interactive content and design a site which is able to host contextual texts, still and moving images, visitor information etc, all easily navigable by a variety of potential audiences. The site will be hosted by Lanternhouse as an extension of their existing web presence at www.lanternhouse.org. Expressions of interest and any questions should be sent in the first instance to Jennifer Stoddart, Projects Manager, folly by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or call 01524 388550 during normal office hours. Expressions of interest must include a cv, links to previous projects and an indication of expected costs (to be negotiated with Lanternhouse). The successful applicant will be contracted by Lanternhouse to develop and implement the site throughout December 2008, and should be available to visit the artist and Lanternhouse in Ulverston throughout that time. Sumit Sarkar is in residence at Lanternhouse between November 07 and January 09. This digital artists residency programme is a dynamic partnership between Lanternhouse and folly, forged to encourage and foster the development of internationally significant digital artists. Sumit Sarkar is a Northwest based visual artist, whose character based artwork takes the form of digital paintings, canvas paintings, digital sculpture, and aerosol art. The content of work ranges from the fantastical characters of Sumit's KrikSix world, to his modern interpretation of the Hindu gods. Sumit also works as a designer, illustrator and workshop leader, and is involved in various live art events around the UK. www.kriksix.com Lanternhouse International is The National Creation Centre, an inspirational and unique artist-designed resource in South Lakeland, which offers space and accommodation for the development of new work/cultural forms/performance projects. www.lanternhouse.org folly is a leading digital arts organisation working in the Northwest of England and online. Specialists in the creative use of technology and arts participation online, folly seeks to explore how society makes sense of the world through art and technology. www.folly.co.uk __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Two vacancies at folly, Lancaster, UK
folly is recruiting for two positions within a small but highly motivated and innovative team. You will be working with us to continue to develop leading programmes of activity and projects that consistently punch above their weight. We are looking for professional self organisers as follows: 1. Project Coordinator for Portable Pixel Playground 2. Technical Developer Both of these posts will be P/T and initially offered as a 6 month contract. Both posts will be based in our Lancaster office. For further information and job descriptions/person specifications please visit http://www.folly.co.uk/opportunities Deadline for applications is Monday 1st December Interviews planned for week of 15th December Applications by e-mail only to wendy.rogerson 'at' folly.co.uk Application should include: * Current CV * Letter of application outlining individual strengths, relevant work experience, online links to existing work, references * A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form All applicants will need to provide evidence of right to work if shortlisted for interview. folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services and has Investors In People status. Portable Pixel Playground is funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Playful Ideas programme __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] CALL FOR CONTRIBUTOR TO DIGITAL ARTISTS' HANDBOOK
folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in the Northwest of England and online, is looking to commission an article on Video Editing with Open Source Tools for the Digital Artists' Handbook. www.digitalartistshandbook.org The Digital Artists' Handbook is an up to date, reliable and accessible source of information that introduces artists to different tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art. The goal of the Handbook is to be a signpost for tools, resources, and methods. A source of practical information and content that bridges the gap between new users and the platforms and resources that are available, but not always very accessible. The Handbook will be slowly filled with articles written by invited artists and specialists, talking about their tools and ways of working. Articles can take the shape of introductions to tools, as well as descriptions of methodologies and technologies. When discussing software, the focus of this Handbook is on Free/Libre Open Source Software. The Handbook aims to give artists information about the available tools but also about the practicalities related to Free Software and Open Content, such as collaborative development and licenses. All this to facilitate exchange between artists, to take away some of the fears of artists when it comes to open content licenses, sharing code, and allowing them to have a look at various ways of working and collaborating. The focus is on practical consequences, not on political implications. The Handbook was launched in March 2008. A number of articles were commissioned for this launch, including introductions to all the main handbook sections. One area we are seeking to increase the depth of content in is Working with Digital Video, and we are looking for someone to write an article on the topic of Video Editing with Open Source Tools. An introduction to Working with Digital Video has been published at www.digitalartistshandbook.org/node/28. We would like the article to pick up on the ideas introduced in the final paragraph of the introduction, using a number of tools in way of examples: When you start working with free software as a videomaker, it is likely that you need to invest some time and energy in understanding certain basics of the video production process. Sometimes this might mean you have to look for alternative workflows, to dive 'under the hood' of a digital tool, or reconfigure an existing solution to suit your needs. Investigating the tools you use as a video maker is an important part of the job, it can help gain insights, it can be an inspiration to explore new ways of working and imagemaking. Peter Westenberg, Working with Digital Video, Digital Artists' Handbook, October 2007 A fee of £185 ex VAT is available to the writer of the Video Editing with Open Source Tools article. For further information please email jennifer.stoddart 'at' folly.co.uk or call +44 (0)1524 388550 The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 18th July 2008, 5.30pm BST. Expressions of interest should be sent by email to Jennifer Stoddart. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Last Chance to Book for Open Source City in Liverpool
A micro-festival of open source practice in the production of media art and music This week is your last chance to book yourself onto one of the workshops for folly and SoundNetwork 's micro-festival of art and music in Liverpool, Open Source City, happening this weekend - 20th - 22nd June 2008. Please register now for these exciting workshops below by calling Jennifer on 01524 388 550 or emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Workshop: Creating Open Source Projects with the Random Information Exchange Alpha 0.2 Friday 20th June presented by Will Scrimshaw and Dominic Smith of Polytechnic £25 waged £12.50 unwaged Workshop: Making Music with Pure:Dyne Saturday 21st June presented by Rob Canning and Heather Corcoran of goto10 £25 waged £12.50 unwaged Workshop: Video Sniffin Friday 20th June Saturday 21st June presented by Stuart Bowditch and Terry Slepcevic of Mediashed £40 waged, £20 unwaged Masterclass: 0xA - Performing Music Live with Pure Data Friday 20th June (half day masterclass) presented by Aymeric Mansoux and Chun Lee of goto10 £15 waged, £7.50 unwaged Masterclass: Controlling SuperCollider in 3 Dimensions Saturday 21st June presented by Simon Blackmore £25 waged, £12.50 unwaged There is also a programme of art, talks and gigs that you can turn up to on the day. To view the whole programme for the festival, and to get hold of the booking form to book your workshop places, visit the folly website at http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1060/9 Open Source City is a Liverpool European Capital of Culture Commission - a micro-festival of open source practice in media art and music presented by folly and SoundNetwork. A Cultural Commission for Liverpool 2008 European Capital of Culture. Supported by Arts Council England and P H Holt Trust. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] LIVERPOOL TO HOST _OPEN SOURCE CITY MICRO- FESTIVAL
LIVERPOOL TO HOST _OPEN SOURCE CITY MICRO- FESTIVAL 20th to 22nd June 2008 A micro-festival of open source practice in the production of media art and music folly and SoundNetwork are kicking off the Summer with an exciting collaboration bringing a micro-festival of art and music to Liverpool, as part of the European Capital of Culture. Liverpool has a strong history of doing innovative things with electricity, from the birth of the power grid (Sebastian Ferranti) to the early computer games industry (Psygnosis, Ocean, and ZTT). Liverpool also has a formidable musical legacy inevitably centred around the pop phenomenon of The Beatles but which spans every musical genre from classical to electro. Open Source City tips its hat to Liverpool's pioneering spirit by offering a programme of art, workshops, masterclasses, talks and concerts that shed light on the growing impact of Free/Libre Open Source Software on the creative practices of today, in particular in media art and music. FLOSS offers opportunities to users, and developers at every skill level to participate in the creative process, starting from the writing of code all the way up to the final mix of your masterpiece. These are tools that have the power to bring people together through creativity, collaboration, knowledge sharing and, importantly, technology. So, how will Open Source play a part in the music and art scenes of the future? Maybe the answer lies in your handstake part. Artists and speakers involved include goto10, Access Space, Polytechnic, Simon Blackmore, Tom Chance, MediaShed and 64 Studio... Talks include The role of FOSS in urban regeneration and a brief philosophical tour of Copyright and Freedom. The hub of the festival is at Mello Mello in the heart of Liverpool's creative quarter; 40-42 Slater St, Liverpool L1 4BX. To view the whole programme for the festival, please download the pdf Festival Programme, and to book a paid workshop, download the workshop booking form. Both available from folly's website at http://www.folly.co.uk/click/1060/9 Open Source City is a Liverpool European Capital of Culture Commission - a micro-festival of open source practice in media art and music presented by folly and SoundNetwork. A Cultural Commission for Liverpool 2008 European Capital of Culture. Supported by Arts Council England and P H Holt Trust. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Last chance to submit podcastable art to the lastest ArtCast open call
***deadline for submissions Friday 29th February 2008 ARTCAST: OPEN CALL FOR PODCASTABLE ART folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in Cumbria, Lancashire and online, is looking for video and audio work for ArtCast, folly's ongoing series of podcasting programmes. Through ArtCast folly explores the possibilities of the podcasting medium and provides a platform for public access to new and innovative art. The first series is available now at www.folly.co.uk/artcast and has been described as outstanding and unique by those who have experienced it. In April 2008 folly will release the second ArtCast series, in collaboration with the moves08 festival - www.movementonscreen.org.uk. Building on moves07's success in positioning itself as a key platform for the industry and audiences interested in screen-based work exploring 'choreographed movement', moves returns for the fourth year in Manchester, Lancaster, Chester and Liverpool. For April's ArtCast series, folly is calling for submissions of existing moving image and audio work, from the broad spectrum of contemporary arts practice. Submissions should address themes and subjects broadly relating to the theme of moves08: the interaction of choreographed movement and sound. Submissions are welcome from all artists working with film, video, moving image or sound, dancers and choreographers, experimental musicians and composers, writers and performance artists etc, basically anyone who has created work which they consider to be suitable for a video or audio podcast. For more information and submission details visit www.folly.co.uk/artcastcall or contact Jennifer Stoddart, folly Programme Coordinator on [EMAIL PROTECTED] or +44 (0)1524 388550 Please note that there is no fee available for selected works. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Vacancy: Portable Pixel Playground Project Manager, UK
Job Title: Portable Pixel Playground Project Manager (part time) Terms: 0.4 fixed term freelance contract for 2 years. Salary: £22,000 pro rata Closing date: 11th February 2008 Reports to: folly Creative Director, Kathryn Lambert Number of Job holders: 1 Apply for application pack to: Brigit Colton, folly, 6.4.4 Alston House, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ. 01524 388 550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.folly.co.uk Principal purpose of the job To develop, initiate and manage all aspects of folly's unique new project Portable Pixel Playground for 2 years. Context folly is a leading digital arts organisation, based in the North West of England. folly's Portable Pixel Playground will be an innovative and physical new play space that is intrinsically digital. The playground will be a modular set of equipment and creative projects for use in public settings such as shopping centres, galleries and schools. The concept is a radical evolutionary development of folly's existing follyplay events which feature laptops, computer kiosks and interactive projections on walls, floors and ceilings. The Pixel Playground will encourage young people to use everyday technologies in new and creative ways, providing them with interactive, physical and hands-on new experiences of art and technology. folly is developing the playground over the next 2 years by working with artists, staff and technologists supported by the funding from The Big Lottery Fund as part of their Playful Ideas Programme. The post is supported by Big Lottery Fund. Folly is an equal opportunities employer. www.folly.co.uk/opportunities __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] ArtCast: open call for sound art *deadline for submissions next week*
ArtCast: open call for sound art For full information and details of how to submit visit www.folly.co.uk/ArtCast deadline for submissions Friday 14th September 2007 folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in Lancashire, Cumbria and online, is developing ArtCast, an ongoing series of podcasting programmes at www.folly.co.uk, as a platform for public access to new and innovative sound art. Building on the success of OWN [SOUND] ART (2007) at www.folly.co.uk/soundnetwork, a series of podcasts specially commissioned in partnership with SoundNetwork, folly intends to deliver a quarterly series of podcasts exploring the possibilities of the medium, and will launch the first in this series as part of VELOCITY, folly's second Festival of Digital Culture - www.folly.co.uk/velocity folly is calling for open submissions of existing audio work, from the broad spectrum of contemporary sound art practice. Submissions should address themes and subjects broadly relating to the ethos of VELOCITY, including but not limited to: travel, movement, landscape, engagement with communities, rural sustainability. VELOCITY will take place on and around the rail route from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness in the North West of England, so folly is looking for podcastable content which can be downloaded and experienced on journeys through and around this area. As part of the festival, folly is also keen to broadcast selected works via the loud speaker systems at stations along the rail route. Submissions are welcome from all artists working with sound, experimental musicians and composers, writers and performance artists etc, basically anyone who has created work which they consider to be suitable for an audio podcast. Sonic Arts Network, www.sonicartsnetwork.org, will join folly in the selection of works in late September 2007 For full information and details of how to submit visit www.folly.co.uk/ArtCast __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Call for Artists - Online Commissioning Programme
Call for artists Online Commissioning Programme A partnership project between Cumbria County Council and folly. folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in Lancashire, Cumbria and online is working with Cumbria County Council (CCC) to develop a three year online commissioning programme exploring arts participation online. One artist commission per year will be launched acting as imaginative, participatory, consultation tools to encourage people to reflect and share their perceptions of culture in areas of creative and geographic isolation. Folly will act as the project manager to commission the artists and provide technical support and is calling for artists to propose new work addressing the commissioning programme objectives set out below. Rationale: Cumbria County Council Cultural Unit have approached folly to develop a new online piece of work that invites the user to actively participate and contribute views, thoughts and ideas in a creative, reflective and imaginative form. Folly and CCC arts unit are looking for work that develops online overtime. We are interested in commissioning work that has a lifespan of at least 12 months to form part of an ongoing online programme. Folly and CCC are interested in commissioning work that illustrates a cumulative effect of people's engagement with a piece of work or environment online over time. The online commissioning programme has been established with the aims: To connect Cumbria to future ideas To explore a different view of Cumbria. To create a data bank of contemporary views of culture in areas of creative and geographic isolation. To test using the internet as an effective consultation tool. To examine the potential of digital art to draw audiences/users to a deeper consideration of issues and creative ideas. To strengthen the profile of Cumbria as a county that is a dynamic and exciting place in which to live, visit and create. To encourage people to think creatively. folly promote the use of Free and Open Source Software and encourage artists to use FOSS. Artist fee £4000 including VAT. Supplementary expenses of up to £100. Copyright: Copyright would stay with the artist as the creator but any software developed for the project would be licensed under the latest general public license and any other works developed as part of the project would be licensed under creative commons attributions share alike. folly welcome submissions from international artists Deadline for submissions Monday 22nd October 2007 Artists will be contracted from 1st November 2007 to develop a new piece of online work by end of March 2008. Project will launch on 1st April 2008. For more information contact Jennifer Stoddart, folly Programme Coordinator on jennifer.stoddart 'at' folly.co.uk or +44 (0)1524 388550 Please send your submissions by email to jennifer.stoddart 'at' folly.co.uk Or on CD by post to Jennifer Stoddart, Programme Coordinator folly, 6.4.4 Alston House White Cross Lancaster UK LA1 4XQ Please include: A recent CV and examples of past work. An outline proposal of no more than 3 sides of A4. A completed equal opportunities form. folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services. Partners: folly www.folly.co.uk folly is a leading digital arts organisation specialists in the creative use of technology and committed to arts participation online. The Cultural Policy Unit of Cumbria County Council (CCC) http://www.cumbria-artefacts.org.uk/ In 2008 Cumbria Tourism will be leading on Cumbria as a place for Adventure as part of the NW Capital of Culture campaign and the lead up to the Olympics. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] ArtCast: open call for sound art
ArtCast: open call for sound art folly, a leading digital arts organisation working in Lancashire, Cumbria and online, is developing ArtCast, an ongoing series of podcasting programmes at www.folly.co.uk, as a platform for public access to new and innovative sound art. Building on the success of OWN [SOUND] ART (2007) at www.folly.co.uk/soundnetwork, a series of podcasts specially commissioned in partnership with SoundNetwork, folly intends to deliver a quarterly series of podcasts exploring the possibilities of the medium, and will launch the first in this series as part of VELOCITY, folly's second Festival of Digital Culture: VELOCITY Festival of Digital Culture - See the Bay differently 12th October - 3rd November 2007 Image of Morecambe Bay courtesy of Les Hodgson VELOCITY is ground-breaking new arts festival where you can explore digital art in the sublime context of the coastal rail route between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness. Presented in and around train stations, online and for download at www.folly.co.uk VELOCITY is folly's second annual Festival of Digital Culture and builds on the success of the f.city festival held in Lancaster city centre in 2006 which resulted in over 55,000 people engaging with new media art practice. VELOCITY will open up new ways of seeing life around Morecambe Bay, engaging with the vibrant communities that line the coast and furthering the role that the arts has in sustaining the spectacular landscape of the South Lakes and North Lancashire. VELOCITY... celebrating the role of creative technology in connecting people to places. folly is calling for open submissions of existing audio work, from the broad spectrum of contemporary sound art practice. Submissions should address themes and subjects broadly relating to the ethos of VELOCITY, including but not limited to: travel, movement, landscape, engagement with communities, rural sustainability. VELOCITY will take place on and around the rail route from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness in the North West of England, so folly is looking for podcastable content which can be downloaded and experienced on journeys through and around this area. As part of the festival, folly is also keen to broadcast selected works via the loud speaker systems at stations along the rail route. Submissions are welcome from all artists working with sound, experimental musicians and composers, writers and performance artists etc, basically anyone who has created work which they consider to be suitable for an audio podcast. folly welcome submissions from international artists The deadline for submissions is 14th September 2007 Sonic Arts Network, www.sonicartsnetwork.org, will join folly in the selection of works in late September 2007 Successful submissions will be published as podcasts from 1st October 2007 Please note that there is no fee available for selected works For more information contact Jennifer Stoddart, folly Programme Coordinator on [EMAIL PROTECTED] or +44 (0)1524 388550 How to submit: Files should be mp3s, no larger than 32MB. Submissions should be accompanied by a submission form and equal opportunities monitoring form, obtainable from [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone +44 (0) 1524 388550 Please send your submissions by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or on CD by post to Jennifer Stoddart, Programme Coordinator folly, 6.4.4 Alston House White Cross Lancaster UK LA1 4XQ folly is committed to Equal Opportunities in our employment, programme and services __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] NATIONAL CREATION CENTRE NEEDS DIGITAL ARTISTS
NATIONAL CREATION CENTRE NEEDS DIGITAL ARTISTS Lanternhouse International and folly are working together to provide the perfect creative environment for artists working with technology. www.lanternhouse.org and www.folly.co.uk Talented digital artists spanning the whole spectrum of art using sound, the internet, software, film, design, visual art etc - who are looking for the perfect environment in which to develop their work should contact, Ulverston-based, Lanternhouse International. This pioneering arts company is working with folly to offer a unique environment for digital artists to develop their practice based at The Lanternhouse - an inspirational Creation Centre, a unique, artist designed resource in beautiful southern Lakeland, Cumbria, UK. It is an ideal place to dream, devise and develop new work and explore creative ideas. Lanternhouse International and folly are enthusiastic about attracting digital artists to be based at this National Creation Centre in Ulverston. It can offer a truly unique, stimulating location, zero-cost work spaces but, most important of all, the buzz of creative exchange. Folly, a leading digital arts organisation, based in nearby Lancaster is working in partnership with Lanternhouse to ensure that the artists are tied into a network of opportunities and professional development, distribution and technical support. If you want to find out more just contact Lanternhouse International Creative Director, Stephen Powell, or Executive Director, George Harris on 01229-581127 for a chat or Kathryn Lambert, Creative Director of folly on 01524 388 550 We welcome applications from international artists. Deadline for submissions 1st September 2007. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Executive Director Lanternhouse International Lanternhouse Ulverston Cumbria LA12 0AA T: 01229-581127 www.lanternhouse.org www.folly.co.uk __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] folly Summer School of Sound in Lancaster UK, 27th-29th June 2007 - last chance to book your place
folly Summer School of Sound in Lancaster, UK June 27th, 28th, 29th 2007 10am - 4pm St Martins College, Lancaster ***There are still a few places left on this course - contact us ASAP to secure your place*** This year's Summer School of Sound will be led by internationally acclaimed sound artist collective goto10. Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux will lead a three day course, exploring free open source software available for home studio purposes such as audio and midi sequencers, sound editors and virtual effect racks, as well as the creative possibilities of puredata in an audio workstation setup. The Summer School of Sound will also include an evening performance on Thursday 28 June by goto10 artists de Valk and Mansoux, as well as Claude Heiland-Allen and Chun Lee. The three day summer school is aimed at musicians, designers, artists and those with an interest in multimedia technologies who want to explore how new digital technologies can help and inspire us when working with music and sound. Participants do not need a high level of technological or programming skills, although these would be beneficial. A strong interest in one or more of the following areas is essential: sound art, music, technology, open source software. Booking fees: Organisational rate: £250 Individual rate: £150 To apply for a place please email Jennifer Stoddart, Programme Co-ordinator at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with brief details of your background, interest and experience in the areas listed above, and an indication of your level of computer literacy. Please note: to apply for a place, you must be able to attend all 3 days of the Summer School Lunches and refreshments will be provided. http://www.folly.co.uk http://www.goto10.org __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] The Digital Summer Sound performance - Thurs 28th June, Lancaster, UK
The Digital Summer Sound concert Thursday 28th June 2007 Performance by sound artists goto10 The Dukes, Moorgate, Lancaster, UK Venue information: http://www.dukes-lancaster.org/ 7:30pm Thursday 28th June FREE - all welcome An evening of live cutting-edge digital sound art with internationally-acclaimed sound artist collective goto10. goto10 artists Chun Lee and Aymeric Mansoux (performing as 0xa) will perform live digital sound along with fellow artists Claude Heiland-Allen and Marloes de Valk. The free concert is a public part of folly's three-day Summer School of Sound - http://www.folly.co.uk/?q=summerschool, where people with an interest in multimedia technologies will be exploring free open source software available for home studio purposes such as audio and midi sequencers, sound editors and virtual effect racks. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] folly Summer School of Sound in Lancaster, UK - booking deadline extended
folly Summer School of Sound in Lancaster, UK - booking deadline extended June 27th, 28th, 29th 2007 10am - 4pm St Martins College, Lancaster This year's Summer School of Sound will be led by internationally acclaimed sound artist collective goto10. Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux will lead a three day course, exploring free open source software available for home studio purposes such as audio and midi sequencers, sound editors and virtual effect racks, as well as the creative possibilities of puredata in an audio workstation setup. The Summer School of Sound will also include an evening performance on Thursday 28 June by goto10 artists de Valk and Mansoux, as well as Claude Heiland-Allen and Chun Lee. The three day summer school is aimed at musicians, designers, artists and those with an interest in multimedia technologies who want to explore how new digital technologies can help and inspire us when working with music and sound. Participants do not need a high level of technological or programming skills, although these would be beneficial. A strong interest in one or more of the following areas is essential: sound art, music, technology, open source software. Booking fees: Organisational rate: £250 Individual rate: £150 To apply for a place please email Jennifer Stoddart, Programme Co-ordinator at jennifer.stoddart 'at' folly.co.uk with brief details of your background, interest and experience in the areas listed above, and an indication of your level of computer literacy. The closing date for applications has now been extended! Contact us ASAP to apply for one of the remaining places. Please note: to apply for a place, you must be able to attend all 3 days of the Summer School. www.folly.co.uk www.goto10.org __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] folly announces new Virtual Creatures online exhibition
I am pleased to announce the launch of folly's new online experience: Virtual Creatures is an online exhibition offering a playful and interactive experience within a virtual environment for new audiences of folly. Each artist-created Virtual Creature will exist within cyber space as a living entity to be petted, visited and/or played with. A different creature will be highlighted each month at www.folly.co.uk/creatures to encourage visitors to explore the meaning and intent behind the creature's creation and existence, connect with other visitors and folly staff by contributing to discussions and express their opinions in forums and comments sections. folly is a not-for-profit digital arts organisation, working in Lancashire, Cumbria and online. ***PRESS RELEASE*** New folly webspace a home to Virtual Creatures www.folly.co.uk/creatures The internet is full of artificial life, and as you surf the web you might happen upon some of these invented beings. But for your convenience and pleasure, in this online exhibition folly has brought together in a new webspace the work of five artists who have created their own virtual creatures for you to play with. These creatures all live in cyberspace, where you can pet, tease, manipulate and connect with them. Once you've visited and fallen for these creatures, you can talk about them in folly's specially created online forum where we will be highlighting a different creature every month. Internationally-renowned artists featured in the project include Igloo and Jason Van Anden. folly Programme Co-ordinator Jennifer Stoddart said Virtual Creatures is part of our follyplay campaign, designed to reach out to new people not yet familiar with digital art. By setting sophisticated pieces of computer programming in a fun and interactive context, we hope many new people will realise the possibilities of this exciting approach to creativity. Visit the creatures now at www.folly.co.uk/creatures __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Artist consultation for Virtual Workspaces
folly is developing an online workspace for artists working with technology. The site will support artists, encourage participation and dialogue and offer a collaborative/exploratory space to showcase creativity and ideas that explore the creative implications of technology. folly need your to help to develop an online resource that is relevant and useful to digital artists. We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes of your time to complete an online questionnaire to support the development of a virtual artist workspace Please go to http://www.folly.co.uk/phpforms/index.php?fid=d60e5aaa23 and submit the online questionnaire to folly by September 18th 2006 For further information about the project please go to http://www.folly.co.uk/?q=node/153 or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] For information about folly visit http://www.folly.co.uk __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
