I've shown in the Harris a couple of times. Nice Victorian museum, great staircase. The façade is also nice (I did an interactive projection on it once).
There will be a hundred or more applications for this one. It will be very competitive. Good luck to all. Best Simon Simon Biggs [email protected] [email protected] Skype: simonbiggsuk http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ Research Professor edinburgh college of art http://www.eca.ac.uk/ Creative Interdisciplinary Research in CoLlaborative Environments http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice http://www.elmcip.net/ Centre for Film, Performance and Media Arts http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/film-performance-media-arts > From: dave miller <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:50:35 +0000 > To: <[email protected]>, NetBehaviour for networked distributed > creativity <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Digital Art Commissions- Current: An Experiment in > Collecting Digital Art > > will apply for this - sounds great - plus - I was born there! > > dave > > On 7 November 2010 17:20, Ruth Catlow <[email protected]> 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 >> acrossEngland¹sNorth 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 >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
