Cultural Digital #002
Cultural Digital #001
Hi there
Welcome to all the new subscribers. Hello again to all the existing ones. Here's another round-up of culturally digital interestingness, in a slightly different format to the last one. I'm still playing with that.
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Links
Warwick Commission - the digital stuff
The Commission released a report back in Feb looking at "how Britain can secure greater value from its cultural and creative assets", with a chapter on digital culture. This is my summary (in case you'd not read it) with a quick take on it.
Renoir Sucks At Painting
Art criticism Instagram-style, with almost 8k followers last time I checked.
Two posts on livestreaming. A quick guide to how Directors UK livestreamed a Q&A, plus how Watershed did the subtitling for their No Boundaries livestream.
Capture, Extend, Landmark - The Space
The Space are opening up a new commissioning round with three strands that stand as a good way of categorising how digital tech and artistic works can inter-relate: a) capture and distribute existing stuff digitally b) extend existing stuff through digital tech, and c) create entirely new digital stuff.
MCA Articulate
Nice, this. Visitors to the MCA were asked to share their feelings about selected works of art through type, drawings, photos or speech.
Museums and the Digital - Dr Lynda Kelly
Dr Lynda Kelly is at the Australian National Maritime Museum. I discovered this one via the recent Visitors, apps, post-visit experiences… and a re-think of digital engagement post. Worth a subscribe.
Soho Theatre launches broadcasting arm
Plans include the establishment of Soho Theatre Live.
Broadway announces Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad, Erica Scourti and Sarah Gold as 2015 Near Now Fellows
Includes info about the previous fellows too.
A competition from the RAF Museum to encourage their Twitter followers to explore their online shop. Wonder how well it worked.
Dating app Happn matches lonely hearts with...dead artists
An advertising stunt from The Art Fund and Happn.
Video: Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Reddit AMA
Science/space/art crossover with a nice intro.
Video: Exploring Ask at Brooklyn Museum
A new initiative which lets visitors ask questions via their mobiles while they explore the galleries. Experts answer those questions as they come in.
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Events
17 Oct, London: The Fabrication of Art and Beyond: Making and Inventing in Digital Culture
2 Nov, London: British Library Labs Symposium
Jobs (provided by Artful Jobs)
Digital Content Producer, Natural History Museum
Digital Content Officer, Southwark Council Libraries & Heritage
…and that's a wrap. Cheers, and if you could forward this on to other folks then I (and, with any luck, they) would be eternally grateful.
Chris Unitt
@chrisunitt | chrisunitt.co.uk
When not sending newsletters like this, I work with cultural organisations on projects that involve digital strategy, content and analytics. Visit One Further if you're at all interested in that.