2015 01-29 the space overview and open call presentation - newcastle

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R u t h M a c k e n z i e – I n t e r i m C E O & C r e a t i v e D i r e c t o r
J o h n W h i t e – C h i e f O p e r a t i n g O f f i c e r
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L A U N C H E D I N J U N E 2 0 1 4
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p a r t n e r s h i p
b e t w e e n B B C a n d
A r t s C o u n c i l
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A F R E E P U B L I C S P A C E
F o r a u d i e n c e s a n d
a r t i s t s a r o u n d t h e
w o r l d t o e x p l o r e ,
e x p r e s s a n d e n j o y
d i g i t a l a r t

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I N F L U E N T I A L P A R T N E R S
I n c l u d i n g :
• A r t s C o u n c i l o f
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d
• B r i t i s h C o u n c i l
• A r t s C o u n c i l o f
W a l e s
• O p e n D a t a I n s t i t u t e
• C r e a t i v e S c o t l a n d
A r t i s t s w a k e u s u p t o
a l l t h a t h a p p e n s i n
t h e w o r l d ,
T h e S p a c e c a n m a k e
t h a t h a p p e n o n t h e
w e b .
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I N V E N T O R O F T H E W O R L D W I D E
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• To open up digital art to a large and engaged audience
internationally
• To work with new talent and established artists from
all art forms, as well as across the creative industries,
and technical and digital worlds
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A R T I S T I C V I S I O N
• To act as an online R&D lab pushing the boundaries of
digital art
• To work on around 100 projects a year
• To partner with world leading arts, tech and media
organisations to widen the reach and impact of our work

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J E R E M Y D E L L E R C O - C O M M I S S I O N E R S :

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J O E D O U G L A S A N D
C A T R I N E V A N S
D e a r S c o t l a n d …
W h a t t h e h e l l d o
y o u t h i n k y o u a r e
p l a y i n g a t ?
H a v e y o u t a k e n
e n t i r e l e a v e o f
y o u r s e n s e s ?
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C O - C O M M I S S I O N E R :

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M A R I N A A B R A M O V I C C O - C O M M I S S I O N E R :

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A K R A M K H A N A N D
I S R A E L G A L V A N
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T H A B I S O S E K G A L A A N D
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S A G E G A T E S H E A D
D E A R S C O T L A N D …
W H A T T H E H E L L
D O Y O U T H I N K
Y O U ’ R E P L A Y I N G
A T ?
H A V E Y O U T A K E N
E N T I R E L E A V E O F
Y O U R S E N S E S ?
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N A T I O N A L T H E A T R E O F W A L E S
D E A R S C O T L A N D …
W H A T T H E H E L L
D O Y O U T H I N K
Y O U ’ R E P L A Y I N G
A T ?
H A V E Y O U T A K E N
E N T I R E L E A V E O F
Y O U R S E N S E S ?
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J O H N C A L E + L I A M Y O U N G
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U N I V E R S A L E V E R Y T H I N G C O - C O M M I S S I O N E R :

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R A D I O O N E
D E A R S C O T L A N D …
W H A T T H E H E L L
D O Y O U T H I N K
Y O U ’ R E P L A Y I N G
A T ?
H A V E Y O U T A K E N
E N T I R E L E A V E O F
Y O U R S E N S E S ?
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T H E L E A D I N G A R T I S T O F A G E N E R A T I O N
I t h i n k m a n y
i n t e r e s t i n g
w o r k s w i l l
c o m e a l o n g
w i t h t h i s
p r o j e c t .
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A N A R T H A C K I N T A T E ’ S T U R B I N E H A L L
H A C K T H E S P A C E 2 0 1 5 . C O M I N G S O O N …

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B B C B I R M I N G H A M D I G I T A L W E E K

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A £ 3 0 , 0 0 0 C O M M I S S I O N
• Original
• Inspiring
• Have the potential to impact
politically, socially and
artistically, in the realm of
digital culture

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O P E N C A L L

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W H A T W E A R E L O O K I N G F O R
• Original ideas for audiences to experience on the internet
• Artists from anywhere in the world over 18

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W I N N E R S
Cath Le Couteur and Nick Ryan
Adrift
Short film, sound installation & website telling the
story of space junk .

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t h e s p a c e . o r g
@ t h e s p a c e a r t s
f a c e b o o k . c o m / t h e s p a c e a r t s
t h e s p a c e a r t s . t u m b l r . c o m
c o n t a c t u s @ t h e s p a c e o r g
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