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In late 2006 the Junction, in association with Montalvo Arts Center in San Jose and Adobe in San Francisco, appointed artist Julie Myers to complete a 2 month research placement looking at the creative potential offered by new generation mobile phones.
Working principally with Adobe's Flash Lite software, Julie will be based 2 days a week with Adobe's mobile research team, and has her own custom designed studio space as part of Montalvo's Sally and Don Lucas Artist Program. She will be keeping a blog during her time in the US, which can be read at http://www.julie9.org, and will be giving a presentation of the research that has come out of the placement at the Enter_ Unknown Territories festival in April.
For more information on the Enter_ festival please see www.enternet.org.uk
Julie Myers is an artist and lecturer at Middlesex University and currently lives in London. Since 1993 she has worked extensively with digital media including single screen projection, gallery based installation, publically sited work and various on-line projects. Julie has exhibited and screened work extensively and received a number of awards including an AHRC research award and an Erasmus Scholarship. Previous work has been commissioned by The Arts Council of England, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, South East Arts, BAA and the National Portrait Gallery.
This placement forms part of the Arts Council of England's national Interact scheme, placing 28 artists into diverse industries. For more information about Interact please see http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/aboutus/project_detail.php?rid=0&sid=&browse=recent&id=595
Links:
www.julie9.org
www.adobe.com
www.villamontalvo.org
www.enternet.org.uk
www.artscouncil.org.uk
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What is it?
Escalator is a new Arts Council England, East initiative which aims to find, support and invest in regionally based artists. Covering all areas of the performing arts, it enables them to realise their potential in producing high quality professional work.
Escalator supports a broad range of artists at different stages in their careers, providing coaching, training and investment as well as joint promotion and networking opportunities. Through the development of partnerships and projects, Escalator aims to enhance the profile of artists at both a national and international level.
Escalator is run by a team of regional arts organisations, producers, artists and the Arts Council England, East. It is being co-ordinated by The Junction in Cambridge and Colchester Arts Centre.
How to get involved
Escalator is open to all artists and companies based in the Eastern region. Whether at the start of their career or wishing to develop their work further, artists can enter the programme at different stages.
Advice, support and professional development will also be made available to regional producers and promoters.
To get involved in Escalator, you must demonstrate a clear desire for appropriate professional development. Inclusion will be based on potential, quality of work and clarity of aims, rather than artistic or ethnic background, education or experience.
Escalator artists do not have to be working professionally at the time of their inclusion in the programme, nor necessarily be seeking to develop their careers along more traditional mainstream paths.
Coaching
Awards are available to artists to enable an expert to spend an agreed period of time with you or your company, evaluating and offering feedback on specific elements of your work. Coaching can be for business as well as artistic development. There are no specific deadlines and there is a short and simple application process. Coaching awards will be between £250 - £1,000.
Development Plans
Once an artist has been identified for inclusion in Escalator, a development plan will be produced. This evaluation of individual circumstances will help identify key issues and needs to inform future planning. Development Plans could recommend commissioning, coaching, mentoring, training, touring support, research & development or business planning support.
Venue Network
A network of regional venues will present and support new work . Performances may be of finished work or of work-in-progress and may also include post-performance discussions to gather critical feedback from audiences and promoters.
The Pulse Festival
Ipswich’s Pulse Festival will develop into an annual showcase of new work by both emerging and established regional artists.
Showcasing, Exporting and Importing
Escalator provides opportunities to get your work seen outside of the region. Collaborations between artists from the region and other national and international artists will be encouraged and supported. Links are being made through producing national arts organisations and agencies.
East to Edinburgh
The East to Edinburgh initiative began in 2003 with six regional companies receiving support at the Fringe Festival. Eleven further companies will benefit from the scheme in 2004, with plans to continue this programme in future years.
Contact for more information
Cat Moore
Junction CDC
Clifton Road
Cambridge
CB1 7GX
T: 01223 578000
E: cat@junction.co.uk
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Artistic Policy
The Junction has a regional role for stimulating and supporting digital art. The digital programme is supported by Arts Council England, East
At the Junction the digital programme explores the possibilities of integrating digital technologies in performance and of reaching and engaging young people.
Through regional partnerships we support the development of all art forms through new technology.
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Artistic Policy:
1. The digital programme works across the organisation to explore the possibilities for combining digital technology and performance art
2. The programme defines performance as widely as possible, and strives to be open to the development of the art-form through the impact of technology
3. The programme aims to develop new technologies for use in performance, both in house and through collaboration with others
4. Access to the facilities includes community access through Programme Development projects, partnerships, and special hire rates
5. The programme nurtures talent from within the region in order to generate artists of national status
6. Projects include those that will attract nationally recognised artists to the region
7. The programme develops international links particularly through the Trans Europe Halles Network
8. Priority is given to work that can be 'exported' through touring, broadcast or publication etc
9. The programme seeks to form partnerships with local arts organisations, to extend new technology facilities to different art forms and encourage collaboration across art forms
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About The ANT Lab
The Junction’s Arts and New Technology Laboratory is a new purpose designed space conceived to assist artists in the creation of work utilising new and bespoke technologies. Thanks to its location adjacent to both Auditorium 2 (theatrical presentation space) and Auditorium 4 (workshop and education space) and combined with its integrated communications network, the ANT lab is in a unique position to support artists working to integrate technology into performance works.
Equipment & Services
There are dedicated machines for the creation and editing of motion graphics and video, as well as a Pro Tools workstation for audio editing and sound design, and a workstation centred on Cycling 74’s Max/MSP/Jitter dedicated to the development of interactive interfaces. These loose classifications and network compatibility make it entirely possible for a number of people to work simultaneously in the same space on the same project. The hardware specifications and installed software are as below:
Workstation 1 – Video
Apple Dual 2Ghz G5/1GB RAM/160GB HD with 23” Apple Studio Display
AJA Kona LS Video Capture Card with breakout box
500GB External Storage
Sony DSR11P Digital Video Recorder
Sony DSR-80P Digital Video Recorder
JVC SHVS Video Recorder
Sony Trinitron Video Monitor
Final Cut Pro HD
Soundtrack
Livetype
Compressor
Motion
Adobe Photoshop CS
iLife 2005
Workstation 2 – Audio
20” iMac G5/512MB RAM/250GB HD
DigiDesign Digi002 Firewire Audio Interface
Pro Tools LE
Workstation 3 – Interactive
17” iMac G5/512MB RAM/160GB HD
Ircam AtoMIc Pro Sensor to MIDI interface
Cycling 74 Max/MSP/Jitter
Macromedia Director MX
The Arts and New Technology Laboratory is available to hire, with reduced rates for non-profit projects. To enquire about the availability of facilities or to find out more about the ANT lab’s support for artists and artistic projects, please email digital@junction.co.uk
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Regional Projects and Partnerships
The Junction Digital Programme is funded by Arts Council England, East to stimulate and develop digital arts across the region.
We do this through a combination of partnership projects and development initiatives through Junction Exports. Partnership projects allow other organisations to realise digital projects that will have a significant impact on the region, with technical and financial support from the Junction. Current partners include Essex Dance and Norwich Art Centre.
Development initiatives bring projects to areas of the region where there is less existing digital arts infrastructure and help to build the capacity of local organisations.
Partners in Cambridge
Interdisciplinary partnerships are a key element of the digital programme. Projects are developed collaboratively wherever possible, making use of the extraordinary expertise and facilities available in Cambridge. Our partners include:
Cambridge University Moving Image Studio (CUMIS)
The Cambridge University Moving Image Studio, located in the Department of Architecture, has a university-wide remit to focus and co-ordinate research, teaching and production in moving image arts and sciences.
Our partnership is built upon our shared interest in experimental work in the integration of digital technology in performance - especially in the area of augmented space performance. We share equipment and expertise and have jointly constructed a blue screen facility, housed at the Cambridge Drama Centre.
Crucible
Crucible is a research network within the University of Cambridge. Its purpose is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration of technologists with researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AH&SS).
The Junction works with Crucible to develop collaborations between artists and researchers in other disciplines. Central to this is the New Technology Arts Fellowship, a joint project including Kettles Yard, and supported by the Arts Council England, Interdisciplinary Arts Department.
Wysing Arts
Wysing Arts Centre is a unique arts centre set on the eleven-acre site of a
former farm, eight miles west of Cambridge, established in 1985. Under the
new directorship of Donna Lynas (ex Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, and South
London Gallery) Wysing's over-arching mission is to offer people living in
Cambridge and the surrounding area opportunities to participate in the
intellectual and practical processes involved in making art.
As an incubator for creative talent, Wysing provides affordable studio space
for up to 25 emerging artists, and international artist residencies. Artists
and others working here are encouraged to takes risks within a supportive
and critically responsive environment, one which places emphasis on
personal, artistic enquiry.Wysing Arts Centre is committed to making the
arts accessible to all, its programming and activities develop and support
lifelong learning, encouraging involvement in the arts for people of all
ages, regardless of ability or disability.
www.wysingarts.org
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DAN
DAN is the on-line community for people interested in digital arts. Artists can register their skills, those commissioning work can find the right person for the job, and everyone is welcome to feed into the digital debate and exchange of knowledge. Joining the network is free and benefits include regular bulletins on new opportunities plus discounted entry to regional events.
You can join the network at www.digitalartsnetwork.org
For general enquiries email: digital@junction.co.uk
DAN is co-ordinated by Junction CDC in collaboration with Norwich Art Centre, Essex Dance and Focal Point Gallery. It is funded by Arts Council England, East.
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What is it?
Escalator is a new Arts Council England, East initiative which aims to find, support and invest in regionally based artists. Covering all areas of the performing arts, it enables them to realise their potential in producing high quality professional work.
Escalator supports a broad range of artists at different stages in their careers, providing coaching, training and investment as well as joint promotion and networking opportunities. Through the development of partnerships and projects, Escalator aims to enhance the profile of artists at both a national and international level.
Escalator is run by a team of regional arts organisations, producers, artists and the Arts Council England, East. It is being co-ordinated by The Junction in Cambridge and Colchester Arts Centre.
Who can apply?
Escalator is open to all artists and companies based in the Eastern region. Whether at the start of their career or wishing to develop their work further, artists can enter the programme at different stages.
Advice, support and professional development will also be made available to regional producers and promoters.
To get involved in Escalator, you must demonstrate a clear desire for appropriate professional development. Inclusion will be based on potential, quality of work and clarity of aims, rather than artistic or ethnic background, education or experience. Escalator artists do not have to be working professionally at the time of their inclusion in the programme, nor necessarily be seeking to develop their careers along more traditional mainstream paths.
What's on offer
Coaching
Awards are available to artists to enable an expert to spend an agreed period of time with you or your company, evaluating and offering feedback on specific elements of your work. Coaching can be for business as well as artistic development. There are no specific deadlines and there is a short and simple application process. Coaching awards will be between £250 - £1,000.
Development Plans
Once an artist has been identified for inclusion in Escalator, a development plan will be produced. This evaluation of individual circumstances will help identify key issues and needs to inform future planning. Development Plans could recommend commissioning, coaching, mentoring, training, touring support, research & development or business planning support.
Venue Network
A network of regional venues will present and support new work . Performances may be of finished work or of work-in-progress and may also include post-performance discussions to gather critical feedback from audiences and promoters.
The Pulse Festival
Ipswich’s Pulse Festival will develop into an annual showcase of new work by both emerging and established regional artists.
Showcasing, Exporting and Importing
Escalator provides opportunities to get your work seen outside of the region. Collaborations between artists from the region and other national and international artists will be encouraged and supported. Links are being made through producing national arts organisations and agencies.
East to Edinburgh
The East to Edinburgh initiative began in 2003 with six regional companies receiving support at the Fringe Festival. Eleven further companies will benefit from the scheme in 2004, with plans to continue this programme in future years.
If you are an arts professional or organisation interested in supporting the work of Escalator, please contact Cat Moore on (01223) 578000/ cat@junction.co.uk for more information.
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