Community Is King - Smart Cities
The Guardian recently profiled FutureEverything on the cover of its two IBM sponsored Smarter Cities supplements.
The Guardian commissioned a text by FutureEverything's director Drew Hemment and highlighted the work been done by FutureEverything to position Manchester at "the forefront of smart-city thinking".
Community Is King - Smart Cities
Community Is King - Smart Cities
The Guardian recently profiled FutureEverything on the cover of its two IBM sponsored Smarter Cities supplements. The Guardian commissioned a text by FutureEverything's director Drew Hemment and highlighted the work being done by FutureEverything to position Manchester at "the forefront of smart-city thinking".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/smarter-cities
As well as revealing the festival director's views on the importance of openness and community for the continued success of our urban environments the newspaper prominently featured Manchester as an exemplar of smart-city thinking thanks in part to the work being carried out year-round by FutureEverything.
Featured articles:
Community is King, Dr Drew Hemment
http://bit.ly/dFUZy1
Redeveloping Manchester - A City Rich With Creativity, Sir Richard Leese:
http://bit.ly/flPSNT
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GloNet Film Released
GloNet at FutureEverything 2010 was a prototype for a new kind of globally networked event, shifting FutureEverything from a single city festival to one taking place simultaneously at venues around the globe. Innovation was at the heart of FutureEverything 2010 as five cities around the world connected live with the festival and conference.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Community Is King - Smart Cities
The Guardian recently profiled FutureEverything on the cover of its two IBM sponsored Smarter Cities supplements. The Guardian commissioned a text by FutureEverything's director Drew Hemment and highlighted the work been done by FutureEverything to position Manchester at "the forefront of smart-city thinking".... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Showcase Open Call - Now Open
The FutureEverything Showcase is a program of independently run art and music events across the city, presenting new and groundbreaking talent and giving the opportunity for more people to participate in the festival.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Award Jury Now Shortlisting
Submitted entries have been passed to the International Jury who will select the three outstanding projects that will fight it out for the 2011 prize. The Winner will be decided by an open vote by the FutureEverything Community in 2011. The Jury in 2011 is Bruce Sterling (US), Yukiko Shikata (JP) and Jeremy Myerson (UK).... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
FutureEverything Conference
12-13 May 2011 sees the return of the internationally acclaimed FutureEverything Conference.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Warpaint to play FutureEverything 2011
FutureEverything's renowned music programme brings pioneering acts from across the world to the heart of Manchester.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Future art of a smart city
2011's art programme will engage all of the senses and bring the best in digitally inspired creativity to Manchester.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
Festival Passes now on sale
Festival Passes are now available for FutureEverything 2011 — the globally celebrated, award winning festival which has "put Manchester at the forefront of smart-city thinking" (Guardian). Save 1/3rd on festival pass prices until 28th February 2011.... Read more20 Dec 2010 -
FutureEverything Presents Manchester Camerata and ArtCollider at the Manchester Weekender
Manchester Camerata and FutureEverything team up to present Camerata’s principal cellist, Hannah Roberts, who is widely recognised as 'one of the most outstanding cellists of her generation', and sound artist Andrew Deakin in a live collaborative performance.... Read more21 Sep 2010 -
Open Call for Art Proposals Deadline: 24 October 2010
The call is now open for submissions to the art programme of the FutureEverything 2011 festival in Manchester, England, on 11-14 May 2011.... Read more20 Sep 2010 -
Open Call for Conference Submissions. Deadline: 24 October 2010
The FutureEverything conference invites proposals for talks, presentations, workshops and sessions that relate to and expand the themes listed below. Submissions of innovative formats for social interaction and experimentation are encouraged.... Read more20 Sep 2010 -
FutureEverything at Media Festival Arts
FutureEverything presented a Lounge, Panel, Artwork and Online Forum at Media Festival Arts, 8-10 September, Roundhouse London.... Read more13 Sep 2010 -
ECAS - Networking Tomorrow's Art For An Unknown Future
ECAS is a new European festivals network supported by the European Union within the CULTURE PROGRAMME (2007-2013) which strives to create collaborative partnership between the international festivals.... Read more31 Aug 2010 -
Call for Papers - Environment 2.0 (Leonardo)
Leonardo calls for papers documenting cross-disciplinary thinking on participatory observation and mapping of the environment, climate and biodiversity; environmental data systems and services; and environmental sustainability in a networked society.... Read more27 Aug 2010 -
Conference Programme Project Manager
FutureEverything is looking for an experienced and creative Conference Programme Project Manager to work with the Director in delivering a coherent, dynamic, commercially viable and ground breaking programme.... Read more17 Aug 2010 -
Festival Producer
FutureEverything is looking for an experienced, dynamic Festival Producer for FutureEverything 2011 global festival of art, music & ideas and related commissions and projects.... Read more03 Aug 2010 -
Marketing & Communication Manager
FutureEverything is looking for a dynamic, experienced and creative communications professional, with significant achievements across the cultural and or/corporate sector.... Read more17 Aug 2010 -
Music Programme Project Manager
FutureEverything has been at the cutting-edge of electronic music for 15 years. We are looking for an individual who can deliver a coherent, dynamic, commercially viable and ground breaking programme of music projects for the festival as well as co-ordinate and manage our role in an international festivals network funded by EU Culture 2007.... Read more03 Aug 2010 -
UK first: Manchester catches the Open Data bus
The opening up of Manchester’s bus timetable data follows two months of negotiations between FutureEverything’s Julian Tait and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) with the support of Manchester Knowledge Capital.... Read more03 Aug 2010 -
New Mobilities at Eyebeam and NextFab Studio
New Mobilities at Eyebeam (New York) and NextFab (Philadelphia) - New Mobilities is a theme of FutureEverything 2011, this week Drew Hemment will be presenting an Eyebeam ReBlog and a talk/workshop at NextFab Studio.... Read more13 Jul 2010 -
Drew Hemment keynote at Metropolis Laboratory
Drew Hemment will give a keynote presentation at Metropolis Laboratory in Copenhagen on Mon 28 June looking at how FutureEverything transforms the city of Manchester into a living lab or play space.... Read more26 Jun 2010 -
Entries open for Lever Prize 2011
Cultural organisations in England's Northwest can apply now to the prestigious Lever Prize 2011. It comprises a £10,000 cash prize, a distinctive trophy created by a North West artist and an invitation to collaborate with major companies. FutureEverything was the winner of the Lever Prize 2010. Closing date: 30th June 2010... Read more22 Jun 2010 -
Art in the age of pervasive data - Deadline extended
You are invited to submit articles and artworks for a new issue of the Leonardo Electronic Almanac edited by FutureEverything. This is a dedicated edition of the leading online journal exploring the FutureEverything 2010 themes of the city and open data. Deadline extended to 10 September 2010... Read more18 Jun 2010 -
FutureEverything 2010 Blogs
Artists, speakers and delegates of FutureEverything 2010 contributed to the FutureEverything blog. Read insights from Adam Greenfield, Aaron Koblin and the excellent day by day Axis blogger here... Read more18 Jun 2010 -
Official photos of FutureEverything 2010
The official photos of this year's festival are now up on flickr for you to view. Jan Dixon & Emily Dixon, collectively known as TAPE, did an excellent job of photographing the various events that made up FutureEverything 2010 and you can see more of their work at their website www.WeAreTAPE.com... Read more17 Jun 2010 -
Digital & Creative Futures
Featuring keynote speakers, a mini-gig of epic disproportion and a one-hour, highly focused unconference, FutureEverything, in partnership with Vision+Media, present a unique and engaging event exploring the opportunities of collaboration and innovation.... Read more17 Jun 2010 -
Art and Media podcasts now available at the Axis website
For those of you who are not already aware of the special FutureEverything edition of the Dialogue webzine which is produced by Axis you can still read it here.... Read more14 Jun 2010 -
10 Jun 2010
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Dates for FutureEverything 2011 announced
Save the date! Next year's FutureEverything Festival of Art, Music & Ideas will take place on 11-14 May 2011. Look out for details of the early bird Delegate rate coming soon.... Read more09 Jun 2010 -
Digital & Creative Futures
Vision+Media and FutureEverything present a cross sector event exploring important trends in the digital and creative industries. Following on from The City Debate it will explore the vision for the Northwest region and its opportunities on the global stage.... Read more08 Jun 2010 -
Agents of Change 0.3
Agents of Change venue reveled!! Agents of Change have been working up at the amazing Sharp Project this week, creating a fantastic large scale piece.... Read more15 May 2010 -
ExperienceEverything
ExperienceEverything is now live. Visit the new ExperienceEverything web pages here and get exploring... Read more12 May 2010 -
Volunteer Meeting
There will a meeting on Tuesday 13th April for everyone who would like to find out more about how to get involved with this year's FutureEverything Festival.... Read more08 Apr 2010 -
Prime Numerics Pictures
New pictures up on the FutureEverything Flickr page from last nights Prime Numerics - Sosolimited event at the People's History Museum... Read more30 Apr 2010 -
Big Chip Award Nomination
We are delighted to announce that FutureEverything is nominated for the Big Chip Award for Innovation 2010 The award is open to any project from anywhere in the world and criteria for nominated projects include the "demonstration of exceptional innovation in digital media or digital technology".... Read more23 Apr 2010 -
New FutureEverything Flickr Page
The new FutureEverything flickr page is now up and running featuring photos by Jan Dixon and Emily Dixon collectively known as TAPE.... Read more23 Apr 2010 -
Conference Programme Announced
A destination for a world-wide community of inspirational people, an engaging, entertaining and essential event to attend.... Read more14 Apr 2010 -
Music Programme Announced
A celebration of musical pioneers, raw talent and those who perform on the cutting-edge, featuring world-class live performances and including collaborations with some of the UK's leading music organisations... Read more29 Mar 2010 -
The City Debate
A TV studio style debate exploring the future of Manchester, at a time when it is the biggest experiment in Europe in creating a future city. Linked events and workshops will help people to creatively explore what the future of the city holds in store for them.... Read more25 Mar 2010 -
Fab Lab Art Challenge - Call for Interest
FutureEverything in partnership with the UK’s first Fab Lab invite creatives to express their interest in the Fab Lab Challenge. The challenge is for 18 selected artists to produce individual pieces of work in the Fab Lab over the duration of the FutureEverything festival in May 2010.... Read more25 Mar 2010 -
FutureEverything Award 2010 Winner Announced
The EyeWriter has won the first FutureEverything Award.... Read more12 Mar 2010 -
Art in the age of pervasive data
Inviting submissions of articles and artworks for a new issue of the Leonardo Electronic Almanac edited by FutureEverything. This is a dedicated edition of this leading online journal exploring the FutureEverything 2010 themes of the city and open data. Deadline - 1 June 2010... Read more19 Feb 2010 -
Vote Now for FutureEverything Award
You may now vote to decide the Winner if you are a member of the FutureEverything Community.... Read more17 Feb 2010 -
Final 3 Candidates for FutureEverything Award Announced
The three outstanding projects in the final shortlist for the FutureEverything Award have been announced.... Read more17 Feb 2010 -
FutureEverything Nominated for Arts & Business Award
The partnership between FutureEverything and Lancaster University has been shortlisted for The Arts & Business Cultural Branding Award 2010... Read more17 Feb 2010 -
Nominations for FutureEverything Award Announced
We have been delighted with the high calibre and diversity of artist submissions and nominated projects for the debut FutureEverything Award.... Read more27 Jan 2010 -
FutureEverything Showcase Meeting
A chance to meet the festival team, talk through your ideas and to hear more about our plans for the 2010 Showcase.... Read more26 Jan 2010 -
GloNet - Globally Networked Event
We have created a new type of global event, a Globally Networked Event (GloNet), taking FutureEverything to new corners of the globe and reducing air travel.... Read more26 Jan 2010 -
FutureEverything wins Lever Prize
We are delighted to announce that FutureEverything is Winner of the Lever Prize 2010, one of the UK's most prestigious awards.... Read more05 Jan 2010 -
Manchester Open Data City
FutureEverything is leading the charge to make Manchester an Open Data City. We are championing a global movement calling for the opening up of publicly held datasets.... Read more08 Jan 2010 -
Early Bird Discount Tickets
Festival Passes are now available at 33% off the standard rate - this special advance offer is available till 31st January 2010.... Read more26 Nov 2009 -
Awards, Call For Submissions and 2010 Themes
You are now invited to nominate work for the FutureEverything Awards, or submit your own work to be included in the FutureEverything 2010 Festival and Conference.... Read more26 Nov 2009 -
Environment 2.0 Artist Talks at LICA
Join the artists Heather Ackroyd of duo Ackroyd & Harvey and Helen Evans of Paris-based HeHe in a discussion of their work in the Environment 2.0 art exhibition.... Read more06 Oct 2009 -
FutureEverything at PICNIC
FutureEverything is collaborating to host a EcoMap Lab at PICNIC09, and FutureEverything's Director, Drew Hemment, has been invited to present a main stage talk.... Read more08 Sep 2009 -
The FutureEverything Award - Bringing the future into the present
FutureEverything is pleased to announce the establishment of The FutureEverything Award. The FutureEverything Award recognises outstanding achievement for innovation in the arts, music, society and technology. It celebrates creative projects in any medium which offer a new and unique way to experience or see the world and help to bring the future into the present.... Read more25 Aug 2009 -
FutureEverything Launch Event: ZU I KONG I Now Wave DJ's I WotGodForgot DJ's
The Music Launch for the FutureEverything 2010 festival features ZU & Kong live at Islington Mill... Read more25 Aug 2009 -
FutureEverything Launch Event: Environment 2.0 Exhibition at LICA
The Art Launch for the FutureEverything 2010 festival is the Environment 2.0 art exhibition by FutureEverything at LICA... Read more25 Aug 2009 -
FutureEverything Launch Event: TEDxManchester
The Conference Launch for the FutureEverything 2010 festival and Social Technologies Summit is TEDxManchester... Read more25 Aug 2009 -
FutureEverything Launch Event: EVNTS Network Meeting: 03/11/09
The EVNTS Launch for the FutureEverything 2010 festival an EVNTS Network Meeting at Band on the Wall, Tuesday 3rd November 2009.... Read more25 Aug 2009 -
Big Bang Launch Events
FutureEverything will be launching a series of big bang events throughout the Autumn leading up to the inaugural FutureEverything festival in May 2010.... Read more24 Aug 2009 -
Taking the stage at ISEA2009, Ars Electronica & Picnic
Drew Hemment, the Director of FutureEverything, has been invited to speak at three prestigious international events during August and September.... Read more24 Aug 2009 -
TEDxRegentsPark
FutureEverything's Artistic Director and founder Drew Hemment is speaking at a TEDx event in Regents Park, London on Thurs 30 July 2009.... Read more29 Jul 2009 -
FutureEverything in Berlin
FutureEverything is participating in a number of events in Berlin in July. An Upgrade! Berlin event on 27 July follows a Transmediale workshop, and a discussion on Environment 2.0 by Kulturstiftung des Bundes, the German Federal Cultural Foundation.... Read more18 Jul 2009 -
Contemporary Art Manchester presents Trade City
FutureEverything is a part of a new consortium of contemporary visual arts organisations called Contemporary Art Manchester (CAM). Contemporary Art Manchester is presenting its inaugural exhibition in association with Manchester International Festival 2009.... Read more03 Jul 2009
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