I agree with Torsten about a more diverse, supported and accessible programme of events/exhibitions/performances. This would lay a foundation of critique and encourage networks of communication and support exisiting ones and would also indicate if another New Media Festival would be of use...and perhaps the form and direction it should take.
My opinions about new media festivals goes up and down but it never ceases to amaze me how wrong people still get it. But in saying that, I do feel some sort of focus on arts activity would be a good idea. I'm just not sure about the 'festival' tag, what does this mean anyway in the context we are speaking of?...as misplaced as new media... Any activity would also have to take into consideration the veterans and the new talent, national and otherwise, if you know what I mean and consider the issues of accessibility with regard to the artists and audience across the whole of Scotland. Seeing as its topical, I've put a link below to Mediarama, the 'electronic art festival' in Seville for which I curated the scittish contingency. There is an article I wrote for AN linked from 'mediarama'...it was pretty much a festival for how-not-to-put-on-a-festival. I reckon one of its problems was it didn't know who it was for, and it attempted too much too soon. http://www.flipt.net/mediarama.html regards Lindsay ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
