jennie's blog

http://www.http.uk.net/diwodarkmountain

"A Mail-Art project across physical and digital networks towards an open exhibition at HTTP Gallery.

We live in a time of social, economic and ecological unravelling. All around us are signs that our whole way of living is already passing into history.- Uncivilisation, The Dark Mountain Manifesto.

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Interesting approach to informal get-together/share/work events, for people who work from home. Space in London have started hosting Jelly events, of which there are apparently over 100 worldwide.

Surprisingly positive findings from a survey into creative graduates' careers here from the Institute for Employment Studies.

Some key points:

Really sorry to have missed this at AND over the weekend. Not being much of a film-person, this was the element of the festival's extensive film programme (although interestingly it was listed as an "event" rather than a "screening" in the brochure/website), that I would have been most interested in, with the focus on community engagement, shared memories and experience.
 
www.asmallcinema.co.uk
 

As part of AND, four artists were commissioned to create new online work in a programme called From Now On This Blog Is Going To Be

And closer to home, Part of AND:

At STATIC, Liverpool, Saturday 26 September 2009, 12.00pm – 10.00pm FREE

Festival of Creative Technology, Cardiff 22 - 24 October 2009

"This three-day Festival is all about ‘do-it-yourself’ with a programme that celebrates the latest intriguing uses of everyday technology and social innovation, enabled through shared ideas."

www.mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org.uk

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