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Although the arts council funding has been cut, a one off grant of £3 Million is being awarded so it can open as planned: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7856275.stm Best Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Kasprzak <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:04 pm Subject: Re: [NEW-MEDIA-CURATING] from afar > I just picked up on what appears to be today's breaking news, ACE has > decided not to award additional funding to The Public: > http://is.gd/hy3X > > A bit of early commentary from the Guardian: http://is.gd/hy5m > > And if the news was focusing on the "failure" of interactive art > before, it will be interesting to see if it will get any worse on the > heels of this quote from Sir Christopher Frayling, the Chair of ACE: > "But the fact is that, although the building is open, the interactive > art gallery at the centre of the vision for The Public is not." > Best regards > MK > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:38 AM, Sarah Cook > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello CRUMB listers > > I write from NZ where the SCANZ residency is underway > (www.intercreate.org)> - we'll be developing the theme of the month > for February with the > > participants here, so stay tuned! > > But in the meantime I wonder how many of you heard the BBC > midnight news > > piece about The Public in West Bromwich and have any other takes > on the > > situation there? I know it's a deeply complicated thing but I > lament, from > > afar, that the news media is putting it down in part to the > failure of the > > digital art inside the building, and that because the opening was > so delayed > > the works themselves are out of date. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/midnightnews > > best for now, > > sarah > > > -- University of Sunderland - life-changing: see our new TV advert at http://www.lifechangingsunderland.com or http://www.sunderland.ac.uk