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Hi List, Dear Taylor, My thoughts go to you currently and I hope there are ways you can continue to do the great work you do up in the North West with folly and all your partnerships. I was shocked to see such a swathing cut to some of the most established new media organisations that are without venue, (which is another thing). I too am getting a little frustrated with the focus put on digital innovation and away from new media practice and critically focused digital practice. I think this part of a national debate around funding and developing new media practice. I for one would be really keen to open up a public dialogue around this. All my Best Mat On 31 Mar 2011, at 10:01, Sarah Cook wrote: > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Date: 31 March 2011 09:48:42 GMT+01:00 >> To: Clive Gillman <[log in to unmask]> >> Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: [NEW-MEDIA-CURATING] ACE funding >> > >> (Hi Sarah, I do not have access to my usual email account for this >> list today, please can you forwards to CRUMB) >> >> >> Cheers for this Clive >> >> I too am shocked at the extent of disinvestment around digital >> visual arts and new media. Though perhaps we could see this coming >> as ACE has prioritised embedding digital distribution technologies >> and social networking (as marketing) channels into mainstream arts >> activity. >> >> Personally I see this as a flawed approach; whether we consider >> that New Media practice and artists have informed and led >> innovation in web technologies or whether we consider the whole >> digital as participatory arts engagement that places a centralising >> role on (and empowering) the consumer, or whether we consider how >> wider artistic practices, production and publication models have >> and are shifting through engaging with new media. The organisations >> mentioned have been at the forefront of this, facilitating, >> agitating and promoting such work for some tome. >> >> What now may be opportune is for the UK wide digital visual arts >> community to come together and look at consolidating our work and >> setting a clear ambition for the future. >> >> Thanks >> >> Taylor >> >> Taylor Nuttall (private e-mail) >> [log in to unmask] >> @digitaylor >> >> Mob. 07932692336 >> >> See also: >> [log in to unmask] >> www.thorneyhow.co.uk >> @ThorneyHow >> >> Thorney How >> Grasmere >> Ambleside >> Cumbria >> LA22 9QW >> Tel. 01539435597 >> >> also work contact: >> CEO >> Folly >> [log in to unmask] >> www.folly.co.uk >> @follydigitalart >> >> On 30 Mar 2011, at 20:45, Clive Gillman <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Don't want to start a new line, but it feels like some comment is >>> needed on the complete wipeout of ACE-funded organisations working >>> with new media announced today - folly, PVA, Mute, Access Space, >>> Lovebytes, Proboscis, Vivid. Been out of the loop in England, but >>> is that it for Arts Council England support for new media ? > Mat Trivett [log in to unmask] Tel: +44(0)115 8507813 Mob: +447738879173 Skype: mathewtrivett http://trampoline.org.uk http://trampoline.org.uk/tracingmobility http://www.radiator-festival.org