SYMPOSIUM and RESEARCH SEMINAR

SYMPOSIUM: COMMISSIONING AND COLLECTING VARIABLE MEDIA
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead

Fri 5 March, 9:00am-4:30pm

Free to Contemporary Art Society's National Network Members, GBP 25
non-members

Tickets: www.contemporaryartsociety.org
nationalprogrammescontemporaryartsociety.org

The work of artists who use new media art, live art and other 'variable
media' is increasingly being drawn into our national public collections.
Excellent models exist where major works are acquired or where artists are
commissioned specifically to create works for collections. This symposium
offers an opportunity to learn from pioneering institutions that have
worked with artists. Keynote speaker: Benjamin Weil, Chief Curator of
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial de Gijon, Spain. Other
confirmed speakers include: Laura Sillars, Programmes Director, FACT; Lisa
Panting, Director, Picture This; Lois Keidan, Director, Live Art
Development Agency; Graham Harwood, artist.

Programmed by the Contemporary Art Society's National Network in
partnership with CRUMB.
CRUMB is celebrating its 10th Birthday in 2010, and has international
events during AV Festival in the North East of England in March
(http://www.avfestival.co.uk/),
plus a funded studentship opportunity to
work with CRUMB

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RESEARCH SEMINAR: CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA RESEARCH PRACTICE: PRODUCTION
THROUGH EXHIBITION 2
Culture Lab, Newcastle
Tues 9 and Wed 10 March
10am-5pm
Free, but booking essential at http://dm.ncl.ac.uk/events/

This two-day research-training event explores current design and
curating practice research, and embraces new alternate models of
creative production and dissemination, in consultation with CRUMB at
the University of Sunderland. With participation from Kitchen Budapest;
UDK Berlin Art & Design students; Digital Economy Hub researchers;
Social Inclusion through the Digital Economies activities.

A collaboration between Culture Lab and CRUMB. Funded by The Arts and
Humanities Research Council, University of Sunderland, EPSRC
Partnership Resource.

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Beryl Graham, Professor of New Media Art
Faculty of Arts, Design, and Media,
University of Sunderland
Ashburne House, Ryhope Road
Sunderland
SR2 7EE
Email: beryl.grahamsunderland.ac.uk
CRUMB web resource for new media art curators
http://www.crumbweb.org