Chris Joseph

The Digital Arts Forum invites you to a Social Networking Event at the Assembly Rooms (www.assemblyrooms-derby.co.uk), Reception Suit, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH on Wednesday 23th April at 6.30pm.

This event offers an informal meeting and networking place for all artists and arts workers in the East Midlands region with the focus on promoting opportunities for artists to show and produce work.

The Digital Arts Forum website (www.digitalartsforum.org.uk) will be officially relaunched and the aims and functions of the regional arts networking platform are discussed by its manager Anna Petry, Digital Arts Officer at Broadway (www.broadway.org.uk).

Presentations from Derby’s and Leicester’s digital media institutions will lead into a discussion to create stronger links and exchanges in the regional arts scene.

Louise Clements, Senior Curator at QUAD (www.derbyquad.co.uk) will give an update on the centre and current developments leading to the opening this summer.

Louise Angell, BBC Manager, Derby Big Screen (www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/) will inform about the ways to get involved in the screen’s artistic programme.

Chris Tyrer, Phoenix Arts’ Digital Content Co-ordinator (www.phoenix.org.uk) will present the latest developments and opportunities of the Phoenix Digital programme.

The event is free and open to everyone.

Please RSVP until April 15 to

anna [at] broadway.org.uk

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The Digital Arts Forum is organised by Anna Petry, and funded by Arts Council England: East Midlands.

Sound, Sight, Space and Play: Symposium for Creativity in the Sonic Arts - 8th and 9th April 2008

http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/events-conferences/sssp2008/index.html

The 2008 Sound, Sight, Space and Play (SSSP) symposium for creativity in the sonic arts, organised by students of the Music Technology and Innovation Research Centre (MTIRC) in association with Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts (CEPA), hosts an eclectic mix of presentations by postgraduate students from all across the UK and Europe. The ideals of this event are to stimulate co-operation and inspiration between postgraduate students, across institutional boundaries, leading to new perspectives on current works and research.

The event takes place over two days at the beginning of April (8th and 9th) within the Performing Arts Centre for Excellence (PACE) building at DeMontfort University, Leicester. With talks during the day and concerts at 7pm each evening this event is open to everyone.

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AREA 10 Project Space, Peckham Presents:
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The launch event of Area10’s new media media platform:
Live Event and Opening: 12th April 7pm - Late £5

Come to Area10 for an evening program of film screenings, live performances, interactions, vjing, sound art, experimental and
electronic noise music.

Join us between 11am - 5pm Friday 11th & Saturday 12th April

Activities include workshops, lectures presentations being held alongside an exhibition of digital and interactive arts over two days.

Participating Artist, Musicians and Hackers:

Project Serendipity (UK) Rob Davis (UK) Andy Wheddon & Fraser Geesin (UK) Genetic Moo Project (Peckham) Radek Rudnicki (UK) Erik Groen & Piebe de Vries (Holland) CathSign (France) Peckham Space (UK) Deptford.TV (UK) Chiara Passa (Italy) Phill Niblock (USA) Thibaud De Souza (UK) Sinsynplus (Germany) Günther Albrecht (Germany) Sunshine Frere (UK) Jenny Pickett (UK) Anila Ladwa (UK) Apo33 (France) Martin John Callanan (UK) Jean-Phillippe Roux (France) Lawrence Upton (UK) Mattin (Basque Country) ManamiN N(Japan) Nanofamas (Corsica) Goto10 & OpenLab (UK) Constant (Belgium) Yvan Etienne & Brice Jeannin (France) Medialab Madrid (Spain), Sonic (France) Tim Goldie (UK)…and many more!!

For more information on () RE | BOOT and see attached press release or visit http://www.area10medialab.co.uk

Area 10 Project Space Peckham
Eagle Wharf
Peckham Square
London SE15 5JT

(White building behind Peckham Library)

Bus: 12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 436, 345, 177, 312, 343

Train: Peckham Rye or Queens Road Station

has been introduced to facilitate the development of research and art practices using open source new
technologies in the media arts. The medialab will focus on engaging cross-disciplinary collaborations between various arts and science based practices, encouraging open and critical discussion in addition to sharing knowledge and skills transfer.

() RE | BOOT; is part of the Node London Spring ‘08 season - www.nodel.org and is supported by APO33 - www.apo33.org