This week Bill Best, Technical Manager of the CMA, attended Shift Happens – a conference for the arts and converging technologies – under the Artimelt programme. The Artimelt Academy is a bespoke programme targeted at individuals and arts organisations who wish to develop knowledge and ideas with the purpose of producing applications of strong creative media content for digital and social media funding programmes such as Channel 4’s 4iP, The Wellcome Trust’s Arts Award and Arts Council England’s Grant for the arts.
Shift Happens: ALT Shift, at York Theatre Royal on 5 and 6 July 2010, showed artists and art organisations how to maximise the growing opportunities that new technologies offer.
Denise Fahmy, Visual Arts and Media Officer, Arts Council England, Yorkshire, said: ‘Shift Happens offers a place for the arts community to share the very best in digitally enhanced practice and developments, and we are delighted to be supporting the conference in its third year. Previous conferences have offered both a light-bulb moment for delegates, as well as relaxed reflection. This year the Shift Happens programme is even broader and promises to inspire and motivate the whole arts community to work digitally.’
Shift Happens, York Theatre Royal
This week Bill Best, Technical Manager of the CMA, attended Shift Happens – a conference for the arts and converging technologies – under the Artimelt programme. The Artimelt Academy is a bespoke programme targeted at individuals and arts organisations who wish to develop knowledge and ideas with the purpose of producing applications of strong creative media content for digital and social media funding programmes such as Channel 4’s 4iP, The Wellcome Trust’s Arts Award and Arts Council England’s Grant for the arts.
Shift Happens: ALT Shift, at York Theatre Royal on 5 and 6 July 2010, showed artists and art organisations how to maximise the growing opportunities that new technologies offer.
The conference was organised by Pilot Theatre in partnership with York Theatre Royal supported by Arts Council England, Yorkshire.
Delegates learned about the latest developments in digital technology, explored innovative online opportunities, and networked with industry leaders.
The conference featured a fascinating line up of speakers, including the National Theatre’s Head of Digital Media David Sabel, artist and computer scientist Jonathan Harris, and world-renowned creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson (pictured on a Skype link-up to the USA).
Denise Fahmy, Visual Arts and Media Officer, Arts Council England, Yorkshire, said: ‘Shift Happens offers a place for the arts community to share the very best in digitally enhanced practice and developments, and we are delighted to be supporting the conference in its third year. Previous conferences have offered both a light-bulb moment for delegates, as well as relaxed reflection. This year the Shift Happens programme is even broader and promises to inspire and motivate the whole arts community to work digitally.’
Conference report link: Ben McKenna