‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it’
Alan Kay
The call is now open for submissions to the art programme of the FutureEverything 2011 festival in Manchester, England, on 11-14 May 2011.
The art programme will explore the themes listed below, and we are seeking proposals for art works or projects that relate to and expand these concepts.
For this call we are looking for pre-existing work, or work that is pre-funded with no extra commissioning support required. If selected for exhibition we can offer an honorarium of £150 per artwork selected in addition to exhibition staging costs.
The deadline for submissions is 24th October 2010.
Art Themes 2011
This years themes are as follows:
FutureMobilities
Beyond the transport of everything – inviting smart transport
prototypes to be tested in Manchester, state-of-the-art design on new
mobilities, long term sustainable transport projects for the city,
transport hacking and modding, artworks on the social codes of travel,
new approaches to the mobility of people, media and things, anything to
do with cycling.
Global & Connected
Remote collaboration, telepresence, networked performance, local/global
connections, and group-to-group connectivity are a focus again,
following the success of the inaugural GloNet event at FutureEverything
2010.
OpenEverything
Seeking artworks and social innovations that use real time data and
illustrate the potential of open, freely available, accessible data.
FutureEverything is helping Manchester make the transition to an Open
Data City.
FutureEverybody
The future must be for everybody – this was the call to arms from the
last festival. Lets make it a reality with mass participation
art/design projects that engage citizens, connect communities, change
society, and take over the city to build a better world.
Handmade
Contemporary craft, digital hacking, interactivities and diy culture. A
new maker community is emerging, connecting the culture of traditional
skills and materials with modern-day digital production, distribution
and interaction techniques. FutureEverything invites makers to create
objects, installations and performances that explore the
cross-fertilisation of new and traditional media and materials.
See also:
Festival as Lab (ECAS)
To launch a new ECAS European festivals network, a Euro 10,000
commission is available for projects which take the form of an
experiment, a prototype or a trial in a new type of art object,
technology or form of participation. Inspired by the way
FutureEverything acts as a ‘living lab’ for participatory experiments
that rewire the networked city.
For more information and to make a submission click here.