hi all

Marc, as you know, you can count me in. You can count me in on  
anything you guys get up to, and this project sounds especially up  
CRUMB's alley.

As for Will's blog post, I have posted a comment there, and suggested  
that for his first (remedial) lesson in net art history he could  
reassemble the material the BBC commissioned and hosted about 'art  
for networks' which Simon Pope initiated. :-)

sarah


On 4 Feb 2010, at 12:40, marc garrett wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This is as good as time as any, to let you know about a project  
> that we are currently engaged with called 'Hyperlink'.
>
> Hyperlink, is about collaborating with journalists, curators,  
> editors who are directly involved in mainstream arts practice.
>
> The aim of the project is to create 'real' opportunities in  
> bringing about change in the mainstream art arena, in seeing media  
> arts as part of a more widening creative field - as part of a  
> larger and dynamic and fascinating creative discourse that all can  
> observe as art.
>
> - We will be sharing responsibilities of selection with mainstream  
> curators from private galleries and public galleries, in co- 
> curating exhibitions.
>
> - We will be holding panel discussions at art fairs and festivals  
> such as Frieze about specific artworks, and considering such works  
> as already accepted within a widening arts culture.
>
> - We will be collaborating with writers from various magazines such  
> as Art Monthly, AN, Time Out, Frieze and more, who frequently write  
> about more traditional forms of art.
>
> - We will be going to media arts festivals with mainstream arts  
> curators and writers/academics, choosing artworks to be shown back  
> in the UK.
>
> - We are already holding a radio discussion about the subject of  
> mainstream art and connected cultures, and the idea of bringing  
> about the inclusion of media arts into this potentially widening  
> field, on the radio at 'FUTURITY NOW!' at Transmediale between 11-1  
> pm Sunday 7th, on Hausradio – station melt.
>
> - We already have a meeting when we get back from Transmediale with  
> various curators, writers from mainstream arts organisations, to  
> discuss how to move things on.
>
> - We will be choosing an artwork or artworks from ISEA, to come  
> back to the UK to been seen by a mixture of media art audiences as  
> well as those outside of media art contexts, encouraging debate and  
> interest in media art culture, in a way that focuses on the work  
> and its multi-related values and informed approaches, concepts and  
> contextual influences.
>
> If, there is anyone here who is genuinely interested in actively  
> being part of breaking down this divide, between traditional arts  
> and media arts. And is interested in sharing with us the journey in  
> making such a thing happen, please contact us - we are serious and  
> dedicated in pushing things forward - please contact -  
> [log in to unmask] or Ruth Catlow at  
> [log in to unmask]
>
> There are various ways we can help each other creating significant  
> changes beyond what we have now ...
>
>
> wishing you all well.
>
> marc
>
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