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DEBATING THE DIGITAL FUTURE AT FREQUENCY 2011

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News release

18th October 2011

Three special events will encourage discussion and debate about the future of digital culture at Frequency 2011, Lincoln’s first ever Digital Culture Festival (21st to 29th October 2011).

Digital Expo on Friday 28th October (EMMTEC, University of Lincoln) will be a day of debate, talks, surgeries and seminars enabling participants to look at how digital culture can be futureproofed through knowledge sharing, upskilling and networking.

Among the speakers will be:

  • Mark Barlex, On Demand Editor for BBC News
  • Pete Ashton, Guardian New Media award-winning blogger
  • Pod Delusion, an independent podcast with over 50k listeners per month
  • Tadhg Kelly of What Games Are

The event will also feature 3D demos, IP and social media surgeries, The People’s Debate and a Visual Lounge giving people the opportunity to meet the people behind new technologies and view demos of cutting-edge visual arts.

Re/Write on Wednesday 26th October (EMMTEC, University of Lincoln) will be a day of insight and debate looking at the future of digital writing and publishing. Re/Write will broaden horizons and challenge perceptions of what it means to be a writer or a creative in the digital age.

Those attending will learn about business models for the future, gain practical insights into how to diversify their creative talents, understand what it means to exist as a writer in a transmedia and transliteral world and examine the impact of digital on the publishing and selling arenas.

Speakers include Chris Meade, Director of if:book uk, Sophie Rochester, founder of The Literary Platform, and Sue Thomas, Professor of New Media at De Montfort University.

Collider will close the nine-day Frequency 2011 festival on Saturday 29th October (SoundLincs, St Martin’s Lane, Lincoln) with an opportunity for people to try their hand at lo-fi tech and make or build something real. Experts will be on hand and kit will be available for festival-goers to experiment with.

A technological tea party will round off the day where participants can drink coffee, eat cake, swap thoughts and explore new collaborations.

Spaces at all three events are limited. If you would like to attend send an email to edc@frequency.co.uk

Frequency 2011 is part of the Igniting Ambition Festival 2011, a Cultural Olympiad programme in the East Midlands which invests in projects and people that take the London 2012 Games as their inspiration to create once-in-a-lifetime cultural opportunities for audiences and communities.

Igniting Ambition is funded by Legacy Trust UK, the European Regional Development Fund and the East Midlands Development Agency, with the support of Arts Council England and many others.

Legacy Trust UK is an independent charity set up to create a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK and is also a principal funder of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival. The Trust is funded by a £40 million endowment from the Big Lottery Fund (£29m), Department for Culture Media and Sport (£6m) and Arts Council England (£5m).

For more information about Frequency 2011 visit www.frequency.org.uk, www.facebook.com/frequencyfestival or www.twitter.com/frequency_fest.

Notes for Editors

  1. Frequency 2011 is a partnership between University of Lincoln, The Collection, the Usher Gallery and Lincoln Drill Hall with Threshold Studios, an artist-led organisation supporting both emerging and established artists, taking the role of Festival Director
  2. This event is part of the Lincolnshire Showcase. The Showcase is made up of 12 very special arts projects which will travel through the county and are at the heart of Lincolnshire’s contribution to the Connecting Communities events, part of the Igniting Ambition programme. The Showcase is part of the Cultural Olympiad, which began in 2008, four years to the day to the opening of the Olympics. Connecting Communities takes place in 2011 in Lincolnshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire.
  3. The ERDF programme aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by supporting regional economic development. For more information on ERDF funding generally, please visit www.erdf.communities.gov.uk
  4. The University of Lincoln is instrumental in bringing the Festival of Digital Culture to the city, and many academics and students from its Art, Architecture and Design faculty and its Media, Humanities and Technology faculty are taking part as artists as well as being involved in the planning. The University is committed to promoting the arts and has been a key driver in raising the city’s cultural offering since the institution’s establishment in 2001, notably with its Lincoln Academy series, its degree shows, sponsorship of the Lincoln Book Festival and European Festival of Arts and the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, one of the largest theatres in the region
  5. Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts. Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Between 2011 and 2015, Arts Council England will invest £1.4 billion of public money from government and a further £0.85 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country. 
  6. Lincolnshire County Council is a proud promoter of the county’s arts, culture and heritage. The authority manages many of Lincolnshire’s major cultural attractions, such as The Collection, Gainsborough Old Hall and Lincoln Castle, and also supports a number of initiatives across the county that help to increase access to the arts.
  7. Lincolnshire One Venues (LOV) exists to bring people the very best in arts and culture by working together to support, sustain and develop the arts and arts venues across Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire One Venues are: Stamford Arts Centre (Stamford), the South Holland Centre (Spalding), the Guildhall Arts Centre (Grantham), The Hub: National Centre for Craft and Design (Sleaford), Lincoln Drill Hall, the Embassy Theatre (Skegness), the Terry O’ Toole Theatre (North Hykeham), The Collection (Lincoln), Trinity Arts Centre (Gainsborough), Riverhead Theatre (Louth) and LPAC (Lincoln)
  8. The Frequency Associate Artists scheme has been funded by the Lincolnshire One programme which forms part of 21 national projects under the Arts Council England ‘Thrive’ programme that aims to strengthen the UK Arts sector and provide a unique opportunity for Arts organisations to develop, change and continuously improve.

For media enquiries please email press@frequency.org.uk or call

Jez Ashberry or Kate Strawson on 01522 528540.

 

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