Robots and Avatars – Collaborative and Intergenerational Futures

Robots and Avatars – Collaborative and Intergenerational Futures is a two year programme of work extending our research in the UK into Europe. The project explores a near future world where collaborations between robots, avatars, virtual worlds, telepresence and real-time presence will be increasingly common. With co-organisers KIBLA (Slovenia) and AltArt (Romania), the project looks at… Continue reading Robots and Avatars – Collaborative and Intergenerational Futures

E-MOTIONAL

Lead organiser – Gabriela Tudor Foundation (RO), Co-organisers – Dublin Dance Festival (IRE), The Association of the Professional Dance Choreographers (LAT), Dance House Lemesos (CY) and body>data>space (UK) E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities is a mobility and artistic exchange dance programme gathering artists and managers from six European countries – Romania, Cyprus, Ireland, Latvia, United Kingdom and Turkey (as associated partner… Continue reading E-MOTIONAL

b.TWEEN 3D

Ghislaine Boddington was invited by b.TWEEN 3D to share her thoughts on 3D and in particular immersion and telepresence within the arts and creative industries. Watch the video here. b.TWEEN 3D is an unmissable event exploring the future of immersive, 3D technologies. This one-day gathering will combine the most inspiring speakers with the chance to network with… Continue reading b.TWEEN 3D

EUNIC CULTURAL DIPLOMACY SEMINAR

A panel discussion on Creative Mobility organised by EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) as part of a seminar on the role of Cultural Diplomacy in the 21st Century. The seminar will focus on such exciting issues as Culture and Conflict Resolution,Culture and Commerce, Cultural leadership, Artistic Mobility and EasternPartnership. Date: 30th June / 1st July… Continue reading EUNIC CULTURAL DIPLOMACY SEMINAR

DRHA 2011

Connected Communities: global or local2local? Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts Conference 2011 4th – 7th September 2011 Registration now open, early bird fee £120 before 15th June The 2011 DRHA conference will explore the new connectivities in societies and cultures which are enabled by the blending of virtual and physical space, the traversing… Continue reading DRHA 2011

NESTA – Hot Topics – Digital You

Ghislaine presented at a NESTA Hot Topics event – Digital You: Telepresence and the psychology of electronic communications. Other speakers included Jean-Christophe Baillie, CEO of Gostai, a French company making telepresence robots and software; Richard Harper, researcher at Microsoft and author of ‘Texture: Human expression in the age of communications overload’; and Nick Sheppard, Head of… Continue reading NESTA – Hot Topics – Digital You

MADE IN RAN – Workshop

Workshop on Digital Arts JUNE 24.25 2011 CENTRE DES ARTS _ ENGHIEN-LES-BAINS Free entrance Over two days of summer meetings, the MADE (Mobility for Digital Arts in Europe) and RAN (Digital Arts Network) networks, will gather their members (artists, scientists, engineers, cultural operators) and combine their European and international dynamics around mobility, artistic coproduction and… Continue reading MADE IN RAN – Workshop

MADE Commission Winner – Joseph Hyde

We are very pleased to announce that UK artists Joseph Hyde is the winner of the MADE Commission. Joseph will cretate me and my shadow , a multisite telepresence project taking place in four European cities (Istanbul, London, Mons and Paris). It consists of a virtual environment experienced in four installations (one in each city), which… Continue reading MADE Commission Winner – Joseph Hyde

London SCAMP 2011 – Mashup

Ghislaine will be speaking at the London SCAMP 2011 Mashup Conference which is taking place on 4th May 2011 at the LBI in London. Ideas, inspiration and mashup, SCAMP 2011 is an eclectic creative conference which brings women who work in technology together to look at how digital is influencing other creative industries and vice… Continue reading London SCAMP 2011 – Mashup

MADE – Shortlisted Projects

MADE receievd a large number of applications from artsist and organisations across Europe in response to the Call for Proposals. We are pleased to announce that the MADE jury has now shortlisted 20 applications to go through to the second round of assessment for the MADE commission. The final selection will be announced on 19th April 2011 in Mons, Belgium.… Continue reading MADE – Shortlisted Projects