Bonfire Night Special: âPurescreen: promo shortsâ Saturday 8 Nov 6-9 pm
To coincide with the annual fireworks display at the Priory, Lancaster; Folly will be projecting a selection of short film and video works onto a giant outdoor screen and within the gallery. Purescreen is selection of artistâs film and video curated by Castlefield Gallery in Manchester. This is the first screening of Purescreen at Folly, with future events being planned in the New Year. Screening at Folly will utilise a large outdoor screen for individual works, and two 40 minute screenings within the gallery, these slots occuring before and after the fireworks display. Entry to the screening and fireworks diplay are both free of charge. The first screening will start at approximately 6.30pm. Folly may be closed during the actual fireworks display. The second screening will start soon after the fireworks display at around 8.30pm Drinks and snacks will be available to buy. Folly 26 CAstle Park Lancaster LA1 1YQ 01524 388550 www.folly.co.uk PureScreen is a screening event that presents an eclectic mix of artist film and video, animation and music promo shorts. Originally hosted at Castlefield Gallery the PS programme serves as a dedicated showcase for new, previously unseen or underexposed work by artists from across the UK. PureScreen was launched in March 2003 by independent curator Kerenza Hines and Castlefield Gallery Co-Director Kwong Lee. Originally Kerenza approached Kwong with an idea to address the lack of opportunity to see work of this nature within a focused gallery environment. The resulting diverse programme of artist video, animation and music promo brought together the art forms to create new dynamics and relationships between the work. Work that may not be readily accessible or donât fit into restricted categories. Whatâs more, an expansive approach to the programming has meant broader appeal for the audience. The selection process is driven by a combination of solicited work and responses to listings such as [a-n] magazine and Arts Council England, North Westâs newsletter. The showcase nature of the event has meant that programmed work has tended to be between 1 and 10 minutes. There are three PureScreen events. Audience figures have been encouraging, proving that there is keen interest in seeing this type of work in this single screen projection format. It has become a social event and a platform to meet artists and discuss current trends in video making. Our aims for the future of PureScreen are to continue to show new and interesting screen based work, as well as to encourage and promote the art form by touring the programmes and inviting other curators to screen the work. For more information email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt Street, Manchester, M15 4GB T: 0161 832 8034 ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] archive: http://www.mediascot.org/ambit info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
