Year: 2011

Join us in a near future where robots, avatars and telepresence form part of an exciting new reality. Robots and Avatars Exhibition will showcase the most exciting visions and innovations from international artists, designers and architects, exploring their impact on the future of work and play.   The exhibition will present immersive experiences – from… Read more ROBOTS and AVATARS EXHIBITION opens at FACT, Liverpool 16 March / 27 May 2012

“me and my shadow” by UK artist Joseph Hyde is developed in the framework of the MADE project, and will premiere simultaneously in four different cities from 9th to 26th June 2012, connecting real time audiences in London, Paris, Mons and Istanbul. This innovative installation is based on the motion-capture technologies, and consists of 4… Read more Me & My Shadow PREMIERE AT NATIONAL THEATRE (London)

Established in early summer 2011, the two-year mobility and artistic exchange dance programme E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities is currently launching a new strand of activities – the international ArtistNe(s)t Residencies. The programme aims to offer support to the development of new work by young and mid-career choreographers and is addressed to artists based in the… Read more E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities – ArtistNe(s)t Residency Programme 2012 – Call for proposals

For the first two weeks of January 2012, artist Joseph Hyde and programmer Phill Tew will be in residence at the National Theatre Studio in  London. Joe and Phil will be working on the second phase of me and my shadow, a year long project commissioned by MADE, taking shape through a series of collaborative workshops… Read more Kinect Hack-off // Calling all Kinect hackers and programmers!

In 2012, body>data>space will co-produce and promote five major art works encouraging public engagement through interactive technologies: THREE INTERACTIVE ROBOTIC PROJECTS: Sociable Asymmetry from Ruairi Glynn. A kinectic robotic sculpture extending the concepts of motion within architecture. Robots and Avatars commission The Blind Robot from Louis Philippe Demers. What degrees of intellectual, emotional or physical… Read more Supporting the Development of International Arts & Technology Projects

We are very glad to announce that the following works and projects have been chosen by the Jury to be part of Robots and Avatars. Please see the full list here The Jury has selected a number of works to make up the 3 exhibitions in the Robots and Avatars project. Linked to the differences… Read more Robots and Avatars Exhibition- Selected Projects

We were very happy to have received just under 200 applications from 27 countries in total for the Robots and Avatars Call for Proposals and we are extremely pleased with the high level of innovation, creativity and interactivity of the projects submitted. We can now announce the projects which have been pre-selected for consideration by… Read more Robots and Avatars Exhibition- Pre-selected Projects

Call for development commissions and exhibits The Jury will select two Development Commissions and additionally a minimum of six existing works Stage 1 Deadline: Wednesday 7th September 2011 (12 BST) Stage 2 Deadline: Wednesday 5th October 2011 (12 BST) Final Selection: By Friday 21st October 2011 Robots and Avatars will present two Development Commissions and… Read more Robots and Avatars Call for Proposals

A UK-based Grant for Romanian Cultural Managers Gabriela Tudor Foundation from Bucharest, in partnership with the Ratiu Foundation from the United Kingdom, is launching the call for applications for the ‘Gabriela Tudor’ Grant in Cultural Management for the year 2012. The deadline for the applications is 30 October 2011. The Grant, with the value of… Read more Gabriela Tudor 2012 grant launched

E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities is a two-year mobility and artistic exchange dance programme gathering artists and managers from six European countries – Romania, Cyprus, Ireland, Latvia, United Kingdom, and Turkey. The programme plans to identify, nurture, attract and sustain talent and creativity at the European level, by connecting artists and dance managers from countries participating… Read more E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities- Motion Fund Launched