Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden stephen kovats
hi all, this may sound somewhat naive, but given that the organisations involved are not exactly 'fly-by-night' speculative or frivolous instances, but are historically significant parts of the Dutch, European and broader and international cultural, political, educational, academic and

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Honor Harger
Dear all, The situation evolving in the Netherlands is shocking and catastrophic. Can those involved in the Dutch media arts scene let us know what the international community can do to help or support the organisations who face oblivion? I know they seem like small gestures, but I'm sure

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Alessandro Ludovico
And then what about joining forces with the UK affected institutions, trying to make a shared court challenge, or two simultaneously? I'm not an expert too, but it seems more and more urgent to plan relevant actions. a. this may sound somewhat naive, but given that the organisations

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Heiko Recktenwald
NOPE! When the day is over you want to keep a present and why should new media institution have any better case than theaters, museums, universities, orchestras and the like? Get real, H. Am 15.06.2011 11:38, schrieb Alessandro Ludovico: And then what about joining forces with the UK

[spectre] Re: SPECTRE Digest, Vol 100, Issue 25

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Matze Schmidt
Hi, it is what the crisis (caused by overproduction) gave voters in The Netherlands in 2010, e.g. see here: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1995772,00.html

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Andreas Broeckmann
dear alessandro, friends, And then what about joining forces with the UK affected institutions, trying to make a shared court challenge, or two simultaneously? I'm not an expert too, but it seems more and more urgent to plan relevant actions. i would not do this; while we can observe how

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Josephine Bosma
hello Maria, Which one did you try to sign? You might want to sign this, which is a way to move beyond national politics: http://www.wearemore.eu/manifesto/ Or this one, which summons the government to give all the facts (ie publish the financial costs of this policy in the long run):

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Josephine Bosma
Just a quick and final response before getting on my way: I totally agree with Andreas that we should not make this a battle for media art alone. That said, what is striking in this new policy is the division of the arts into (literally called in the policy) 'pearls' that will keep their

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Heiko Recktenwald
Am 15.06.2011 12:23, schrieb Josephine Bosma: hi Stephen and others, It is not a naive idea at all imo. The only problem with it is that, see Heiko's reaction, it needs a thorough argumentation and a readily acceptance of experts in the field. What is at stake, I think, is the place of art

[spectre] Re: New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Marco Donnarumma
Yes. Different kind of actions are taking place here in the UK. While funding for new media organizations were being cut, more concern originated from the fact that some relevant (mostly academic) funding were awarded with a seemingly lack of transparency. This prompted a wider reaction involving

[spectre] I-A-M *11 / dreizehn / residency opportunity

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden contact
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2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Franck Ancel
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Re: [spectre] Re: New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Mladen Alexiev
These tendencies slowly spread around Europe and I absolutely agree that it is in a way a serious test how the art culture-makers and the audiences will respond. The smallest the reaction, the easiest the intended neo-liberal changes in funding arts and culture. For sure the first level of

[spectre] Newsletter: Pfau und Lappan, Präsentation des Field-Recording-Workshops und Party

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Edith-Russ-Haus
Herzliche Einladung, gerne auch zum Aushängen oder Weiterleiten: Liebe Freund_innen des Edith-Ruß-Hauses für Medienkunst, sehr herzlich laden wir ein zu: * Pfau und Lappan. Audioaufnahmen von und mit Flüchtlingen aus Blankenburg * Freitag, 17. Juni 2011, ab 20 Uhr Vorführung der Ergebnisse des

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Julian Oliver
..on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:23:05PM +0200, Josephine Bosma wrote: A question that would come up when discussing this would be: does a forced move to the private sector damage the arts significantly enough to speak of destruction of international or national cultural heritage? Yesterday

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Simon Biggs
Heiko is realistic. Politicians are able to make these changes if they think they can. That's a function of their electoral security (not the same thing as a mandate). Unless what a government is doing is illegal I don't see how the courts can help. As the UK doesn't fully recognise the European

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Simon Biggs
Much more than 2 cents! On 15/06/2011 14:44, Christopher Salter csal...@gmx.net wrote: Dear All, I have just returned from the Netherlands (in residence at STEIM, which is one of the institutions which will be affected by the cuts) where I was engaged in many discussions with artists and

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Darko Fritz
Rijksakademie from Amsterdam is rare and exemplary institution that don't distinguish between contemporary art and (new) media art, in a positive manner. d Begin forwarded message: From: Rijksakademie - Edith Rijnja edith.rij...@rijksakademie.nl Date: June 15, 2011 8:18:22 PM GMT+02:00

Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Annick Bureaud
I am not very good at politics but those Dutch institutions are part of European programs/projects with other European (new media) art institutions. If they have to reduce their activities or even shut down because their fundings are cut, this means they won't be able to fulfill their part in

Re: Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Matze Schmidt
Hi, another neo-liberal attempt at privatization, not only of subsidized culture but all other public goods. Polticians (at least those nowadays) only care about votes. From the international perspective, we need to marshall the connections we have as leaders of festivals, institutions,

[spectre] Turing Centenary 2012: Invitation to New Media Artists

2011-06-15 Diskussionsfäden Paul Brown
Turing Centenary 2012: Invitation to New Media Artists Background 2012 is the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing, the renowned mathematician, code- breaker and computer pioneer. This will be marked by an extensive series of events, which is being coordinated by the Turing Centenary