"SPF" Summer Film Night
events | news | film screenings 27th July 2007, 7.30-9pm
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venue: Carnforth Railway Station
This Friday evening, folly presents its latest free Film Night, with a selection of short films from international artists for these days of heatwaves, houmous, cyclones and crustacea. The evening will feature the Academy Award® winning 'West Bank Story' by Ari Sandel, an all-singing all-dancing musical comedy about an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian fast food cashier who fall in love amidst the animosity of their families' dueling falafel stands. Other films include 'OM' by Fredric Reshew (shown above), 'The Mantis Parable' by Josh Staub , 'La Revolution des Crabes' by Arthur de Pins and 'Fin d'été' by Patrick Harboun, Ronan Le Fur and Joaquim Montserrat. Free Admission. No Booking Required. Venue: Furness & Midland Hall, Carnforth Station image credit: www.freshew.com |
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Watch videos of the Digital Summer Sound
news | watch online now
| You can now access video streaming of folly’s Summer School of Sound performance event, which took place in June 2007 with performances by goto10 artists Marloes de Valk, 0xa (Aymeric Mansoux and Chun Lee) and Claudius Maximus (Claude Heiland-Allen) Click here to find out how. Image: Claude Heiland-Allen performing at the Digital Summer Sound Performance, 28th June at the Dukes, Lancaster. |
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National Creation Centre needs digital artists
news | opportunities Deadline for submissions 1st September 2007
 Lanternhouse International and folly are working together to provide the perfect creative environment for artists working with technology.Talented digital artists spanning the whole spectrum of art using sound, the internet, software, film, design, visual art etc – who are looking for the perfect environment in which to develop their work should contact Ulverston-based Lanternhouse International. This pioneering arts company is working with folly to offer a unique environment for digital artists to develop their practice based at The Lanternhouse - an inspirational Creation Centre, a unique, artist designed resource in beautiful southern Lakeland, Cumbria, UK. It is an ideal place to dream, devise and develop new work and explore creative ideas. |
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digi_club meets ARTRADIO!
get involved | news | digi_club 6th, 7th and 8th August 2007
 digi_club members will be working with artist David Blandy to create radio content for broadcast on ARTRADIO, which will be broadcasting from Cornerhouse, Manchester between 30 June and 26 August.12-16 year olds can join digi_club by registering on the website - www.digi.org.uk Please note - the workshop has been rescheduled to Monday 6th August 2007. The workshop is free but places are limited, To book contact Jennie by emailing [email protected] Image: from Radio Nights, David Blandy |
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Virtual Creatures
news | play launching 26th April 2007, online for six months
 The internet is full of artificial life, as you surf the web you might happen upon some of these invented beings. Or you could visit www.folly.co.uk/creatures, where we have brought together the work of five artists who have created their own virtual creatures for you to play with. These creatures all live in cyberspace, where you can pet, tease, manipulate and connect with them. Once you’ve visited and fallen for these creatures, you can talk about them in folly’s specially created online forum.Image: dotdotdot, created by Igloo - July's highlighted Virtual Creature |
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Forest of Imagined Beginnings
participate | play | follylab 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 was 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 was 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?
watch 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 commission as part of Perimeters Boundaries and Borders - an f.city exhibition from fast-uk and folly, at City Lab, Lancaster in 2006. |
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Banality - Adele Prince
participate 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
participate | play 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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