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Hi List Please find details below for the Unencoded Net Art project and events at Folly: Launch presentation 29th September On-line chat discussion - Oct / Nov / Dec One Day Forum - December 8th Launch Unencoded web projects online - Jan 2002 UNENCODED Unencoded is a Folly initiative to raise the profile of artists using new media. The name Unencoded is derived from computing terminology - when information is stored within a computer it becomes encoded and may be referred to as digital media. Unencoded is the reverse of this process. The Unencoded initiative at Folly aims to make the creative use of digital media more open and accessible. You are invited to attend an artists discussion to launch the Unencoded Net Art project. The event is free but prior warning of attendance would be appreciated as numbers are limited. Six artists have been selected to take part in the Unencoded Net Art project at Folly during October, November, December. The six artists will produce six pieces of new work specifically for the internet - Net Art. The launch presentation will take place on Saturday September 29th from 2pm to 5pm to be held at the Meeting Room, Duke's Theatre, Moor Lane, Lancaster. Taylor Nuttall, Director of Folly will introduce the Unencoded Net Art Project and participants. Maria Stukoff has been awarded the Unencoded Net Art Commission, Maria will present her recent work and proposed plans for the project. Maria's new work will draw on previous experience as a photographer and recent video techniques exploring telecommunications technologies and the body. 5 artists have been awarded the Unencoded Net Art Bursary and will also receive technical support in the realisation of their project. The artists will be introduced at the presentation launch and include Hester Reeve, Ehid Nir, Joshua Howe, Margaret Barber, Arlene Garret. The introductory session is intended to be informal in format and will be concluded with a discussion relating to the participants ideas for the project. All are welcome to contribute to the discussion. This is an opportunity for other artists to take part in the project and to join the unencoded chat sessions. During the next 3 months a series of online discussions will take place on a regular basis involving all six artists and invited guests - log on to the Folly website to participate. Logical Operators - a one day forum on Saturday December 8th is intended to round up the Unencoded Net Art commission and Bursary - it will consist of three sessions from 11am to 5pm. The day will focus on how artists negotiate working with New Media and its affect on their strategies for creative thinking. This can include for example the multiple roles under which we operate. Participants amongst others will include the Unencoded Net Art bursary artists and commissioned artist Maria Stukoff also - Active Ingredient, Paul Sermon, Karen Guthrie, Chris Meigh Andrews, John Hyatt, Kathy Rae Huffman, Clive Gillman - the final programme will be published shortly. To attend any of the Unencoded Net Art events please contact: Taylor Nuttall [log in to unmask] Folly 26 Castle Park Lancaster LA1 1YQ 01524 388550 www.folly.co.uk