*NEW COMMISSION – INVITATION TO TENDER*
*The Northern Way Virtual Gateway Commission*
*The Northern Way*, working with Arts Council England to deliver the
£10m ‘Welcome to the North’ public art programme, wishes to commission a
truly innovative and original virtual artwork ‘Gateway to the North’.
Tenders are invited from organisations seeking to work with a named
artist(s), individual artists or collaborating artists for this major
commission.
The emphasis of this new commission will be on its virtual long-term
presence, although it can also include physical manifestations that make
a link between the real and virtual, and is open to a range of artforms
and media including: sound, software art, blogging, performance and
events, online worlds and mapping systems eg Second Life, GoogleEarth.
The proposals will need to include a web-based accessible platform and
applicants are also welcome to consider the use of a number of other
distribution and presentation platforms such as podcasts and videocasts;
CD and DVD; mobile phones and locative media.
The commission will:
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Make connections across the three Northern regions
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Reference and conceptualise the North through its geographical,
social, cultural and economic landscapes
*
Provide an opportunity for all users to engage with the commission
*
Provide a platform which is accessible to local, regional,
national and international audiences
*
Represent or consider the North in all its diversity.
The proposal will also need to include a detailed education programme,
evaluation programme and PR/marketing.
*The commission must be completed no later than the end of
March 2008.*
The commission is open to artists in the UK and beyond.
Full details and specifications are available from: Kath
Savage on 01924 486 212 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>_
*The closing date for applications is 14 September 2007, 12
noon.*
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview to
present their proposals.
*The Northern Way* a unique collaboration of regions and cities from
across the North of England, led by the three Northern Regional
Development Agencies: Yorkshire Forward, Northwest Regional Development
Agency and One NorthEast.
This is a 20 year strategy to transform the economy of the North of
England. Success will be determined by the bridging of a £30 billion
output gap between the North and the average for England.
More information about Arts Council England and the Northern Way can be
found at _www.artscouncil.org.uk <http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/>_ and
_http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/_
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