folly film night: TEN3 Music Video festival in Morecambe this weekend
f.present | offsite Saturday May 19th, 7.30pm, The Hothouse, Devonshire Rd, Morecambe
Collaboration with More Music Morecambe sees FREE film night of unsigned bands' videos Saturday May 19th, 7.30pm, The Hothouse, Devonshire Rd
folly and More Music Morecambe are pleased to host a 2007 TEN3 music video festival film night at the Hothouse in Morecambe this Saturday. This annual showcase for independent music videos will feature the best and most exciting offerings from unsigned musicians and new filmmakers. Don't miss this exciting film night with videos from acts such as The KBC, Section 25, Fingathing, 747s and The Wombats.
This film night - thanks to folly and More Music - is the only free night in a series that is touring to Liverpool, Preston, Manchester and Blackpool. So get down to the Hothouse on Saturday May 19th at 7.30pm and for more info check out Ten3's MySpace
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Summer School of Sound
f.net | offsite June 27, 28, 29 2007
folly Summer School of Sound
June 27, 28, 29 2007
10am – 4pm
St Martins College, Lancaster
This year's Summer School of Sound will be led by internationally acclaimed sound artist collective goto10.
Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux will lead a three day course, exploring free open source software available for home studio purposes such as audio and midi sequencers, sound editors and virtual effect racks, as well as the creative possibilities of puredata in an audio workstation setup.
The Summer School of Sound will also include an evening performance on Thursday 28 June by goto10 artists de Valk and Mansoux, as well as Dave Griffiths and Chun Lee.
The three day summer school is aimed at musicians, designers, artists and those with an interest in multimedia technologies who want to explore how new digital technologies can help and inspire us when working with music and sound.
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Virtual Creatures
f.play | online launching 26th April 2007, online for six months
Image: ascii Chewy, created by Jason Van Anden - May's highlighted Virtual Creature
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"digi_club" online youth club
f.net | online ongoing
digi_club is a digital youth club for people aged 12-16.This free digital club will help you understand and get involved in the world of digital art.
Become a member and join in with digi_club’s online discussions about digital art. You can experience some online artwork right now, and then discuss it with other digi_club members in the forum.
You also get the chance to have your own art work showcased in a special area of the digi_club website. Have a look at the member's area here
There are also events in the real world where you get hands-on experience of the tools and techniques used by digital artists. Find out about upcoming events in Lancashire and Cumbria here
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Contact Scheme
f.present | offsite | online from January 2007
In collaboration with the First Steps rehabilitation unit at HM Prison Lancaster Castle, folly is to install a series of images to stimulate debate and reflection amongst prisoners. The artworks were selected especially for this purpose.
You can check out the work of Jesus Aguilar, Gemma Hayward and Geoffrey Mann here online.
The prints are also reproduced on the pedestrian bridge inside Lancaster railway station.
click on 'read more' below for more information about the artworks
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Forest of Imagined Beginnings
f.lab | f.present | offsite | online At the Harris Museum, Preston from 16th March 2007 as part of Digital Aesthetic 2 and at Enter_Unknown Territories, 25 – 29 April 2007 in Cambridge
Building on the principles of boredomresearch's Wishing Tree, this new multi-user online environment will invite you to navigate and explore a beautiful landscape. In the Forest of Imagined Beginnings there are no clear rules or objectives. It is simply an online landscape that is vulnerable to the whims and wants of the community that adopt this digital terrain as their own.
The first instance of Forest of Imagined Beginnings will be exhibited at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, 16th March - 2nd June 2007 in Preston as part of Digital Aesthetic 2 and has been commissioned by folly in conjunction with digi_club, an online forum for people aged between 12-16 years.
A second instance of Forest of Imagined Beginnings, for all ages is now online at http://www.enter-forest.net and will be presented at Enter_Unknown Territories, 25 – 29 April 2007 in Cambridge. This instance has been supported by National Centre of Computer Animation, Bournemouth University and enter.
Image from F.O.I.B. online for Enter_Unknown Territories - at http://www.enter-forest.net
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What's Cooking Grandma?
f.present | online New website and podcasts out now
Listen again to Grandma Ruth on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour!Artistic duo Human Beans spent their summer filming the grandmothers of Lancaster cooking their special recipes. Now they’ve put the grannies on the web, with a snazzy updated website and new podcasts for you to download and watch at your leisure!
Visit www.WhatsCookingGrandma.net to see the films and grandmas contributed by upstanding members of the public – like Nannie Webb and her delicious looking Apple and Blackberry Crumble.
What’s Cooking Grandma was commissioned by folly and fast-uk as part of Lancaster’s f.city festival of digital culture.
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Banality - Adele Prince
f.present | online Autumn and Winter 2006
Artist Adele Prince is encouraging people to seek out beauty in the everyday, to take pictures using their camera phones and upload them to a special Flickr group where they can be shared worldwide. Grab your camera phone and get snapping! Or check out what others have posted: www.folly.co.uk/adeleprince
Prince is a London-based artist who explores how people interact with each other and the spaces around them. She is fascinated by daily gestures and rituals and often works covertly to capture these actions.
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f.wish by boredomresearch
f.lab | f.present | online Autumn 2006 onwards
boredomresearch are interested in engaging communities online through contemplative and rewarding experiences. With f.wish they present an alternative to your average forum.Inspired by the Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees in Hong Kong, if your wish hangs in the tree it will come true.
Try your luck and submit a wish! www.folly.co.uk/wish
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