What an odd statement from ACE. What caused them to issue this poorly
considered and lightweight document (you can see someone's breakfast on it -
must have taken 5 minutes to write, although possibly weeks to sign off).
Of the NPO's it lists only Furtherfield and Blast Theory are primarily
concerned with digital media and networks, but they are not briefed or
equipped to support a sector. They are specific communities or groups of
artists with very particular agendas. I support both but would never look to
either to support me (or others).
The larger organisations they mention include FACT, Lighthouse and
Watershed, which have infrastructure that does support digital and new media
arts but none of them are dedicated to the sector. I also do not see Film
and Video Umbrella in the list. So far as I am aware they are still funded.
However, when I look at this level of infrastructure and capacity and
compare it with comparable arts economies around the world it looks like
very poor provision.
Anyway, this is fodder for the new list so I am copying this to that as
well.
Best
Simon
On 01/04/2011 13:44, "Helen Sloan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Crumb
>
> ACE have just issued a statement about their new Digital Arts portfolio:
> http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/national-portfolio-funding/national-po
> rtfolio-depth/digital/
>
> It would be easy to raise a lot of the great points that have been made on
> this list in response to that statement. A combination of writing to the
> media keeping it positive and lobbying ACE seems like a good approach.
>
> I am still processing everyone's response and am also thinking about the
> future of SCAN. When things are clearer I will post either on the list here
> or on the acedigitaluncut google group.
>
>
> Thanks
> Helen
> Helen Sloan
> Director
> SCAN
>
>
>
> On 1/4/11 13:24, "Mat Trivett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I feel that it would make sense to respond timely to the announcement
>> with an open letter to the Guardian undersigned by those interested,
>> that would form the basis for some sort of consortium of
>> organisations, groups and artists that could have a more direct
>> collective voice and conversation with the Arts Council around policy
>> and frameworks for supporting digital practice and new media practice
>> as a medium and not a mechanism.
>>
>> What we need is someone or a group of people to lead in drafting said
>> letter and also some tools for developing a framework (list of
>> demands) that we could present to the arts council outlining the whys
>> and hows of how the arts council could develop such a policy or
>> intellectual framework.
>>
>> Does anyone have some server space to host a wiki?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mat
>>
>>
>> On 1 Apr 2011, at 13:13, Danny Butt wrote:
>>
>>> As an international subscriber I'm finding the conversations very
>>> productive, so if the moderators were happy I would hope that it
>>> could continue here. For those of us working in English-language
>>> contexts the models for justification of new media arts draw on
>>> distinctions hatched in the UK, even if every situation is
>>> different. All the UK debates point to dynamics that will or could
>>> be present in our own settings as Sarah suggests, and I would feel
>>> concerned if a new-media-curating list was not able to discuss any
>>> national situation (in any country) that substantially affected the
>>> viability of the organisations supporting new media arts.
>>>
>>> Of course, if Pauline's list is a better forum for a more focussed
>>> debate that's great, but it seems to me that these times call for
>>> the opposite of fragmentation.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Danny
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://www.dannybutt.net
>>> +64 21 456 379
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/04/2011, at 12:19 AM, marc garrett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Sarah,
>>>>
>>>> Very interesting - I'd love to know who & why particular
>>>> individuals suddenly unsubscribed.
>>>>
>>>> OK - Lets move on, as you mentioned it was an equal ratio either
>>>> way which is fine.
>>>>
>>>> I have signed up to the google list Pauline discussed & will share
>>>> ideas & possible futures there, and discuss other curating related
>>>> contexts here :-)
>>>>
>>>> wishing you well.
>>>>
>>>> marc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> actually we've had as many new subscribers as unsubscribers since
>>>>> yesterday and not all unsubscribers are international. so i don't
>>>>> wish to close down debate entirely here though absolutely agree
>>>>> with beryl let's think of positive actions we can share in. i
>>>>> think it is important to acknowledge what is going on, and it has
>>>>> implication for our international colleagues. i've very humbled by
>>>>> the long considered posts which have been posted here, and find
>>>>> them heartening and thoughtful.
>>>>> -sarah
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1 Apr 2011, at 11:00, Pauline van Mourik Broekman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Apologies, Beryl, and to all who found it over-specific. Because
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> discussion *is* urgent for some of us, I have taken the liberty of
>>>>>> creating a Googlegroup (to whom I've just invited all on this
>>>>>> list who
>>>>>> participated on this thread); I hope you don't mind me - as one
>>>>>> last
>>>>>> message - telling others here, in case they'd like to participate
>>>>>> in what
>>>>>> I hope will be the positive discussion called for.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Pauline.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS I'm not a major Googlegroups user, but the info to see and
>>>>>> subscribe
>>>>>> should be here:
>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/group/acedigitaluncut/about?hl=en (I've
>>>>>> made it
>>>>>> public for access, but subscribers-only for posting)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope
>>>>>>> Just a note from your gentle co-list-owner that we've had a rash
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>> international people unsubscribing from the list in the past 12
>>>>>> hours,
>>>>>> so
>>>>>>> let's try to keep this funding debate condensed, and as Clive
>>>>>>> Gillman
>>>>>> suggested, focused on positive actions and internationally useful
>>>>>> examples.
>>>>>>> yrs
>>>>>>> Beryl
>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Beryl Graham, Professor of New Media Art
>>>>>>> Research Student Manager, Art and Design
>>>>>>> MA Curating Course Leader
>>>>>>> Faculty of Arts, Design, and Media, University of Sunderland
>>>>>>> Ashburne House, Ryhope Road
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>>>>>>> SR2 7EE
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>>>>>>> http://www.crumbweb.org
>>>>>>> CRUMB's new books:
>>>>>>> Rethinking Curating: Art After New Media from MIT Press
>>>>>>> http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?
>>>>>>> ttype=2&tid=12071 A
>>>>>> Brief History of Curating New Media Art, and A Brief History of
>>>>>> Working
>>>>>>> with New Media Art from The Green Box
>>>>>>> http://www.thegreenbox.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pauline van Mourik Broekman
>>>>>> Director
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