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Call for All Creative’s and Scientists: Factory Night @ Dove Marine Laboratory
WHEN: Thursday 16th September 2010, 6pm-9pm
Factory Nights at Dove Marine will be an inspiring working sessions that brings together scientists and artists. The artists will be from a variety of disciplines, including visual artists, photographers, writers, poets, musicians, and filmmakers. Scientists from any field are welcome.
NEW commissions/NEW collaborations for Factory Nights 2009-2010:
Artists and Scientists that attend the Dove Marine Lab Factory Night will have the opportunity to submit a brief proposal to rednile for help with the development of a new idea or initiation of a new collaboration which has been inspired by the session or with another guest on the night.
This commission opportunity is part of North Tyneside's Year of the Arts 2010-11 and will be linked to the Winslow Homer centenary events taking place around Cullercoats dramatic coast that was inspiration for his much loved paintings.
rednile are commissioning a series of writers to respond to this new concept of collaboration and initiating projects which will result in a research publication. Anyone attending the Factory Nights could be selected to feature in this publication.
Format of the Night:
12 artists from a variety of disciplines with a specialism or interest in science will be invited through rednile. 12 scientists with an interest in expanding their research or collaborating with an artist will be invited through Dove Marine Lab.
The group will spend only one night together in the Marine lab for approximately 2-3 hours in a relaxed and informal setting. All attendees will bring along a project or piece of research they have been working on. This is not to do a presentation but rather to use as a starting point when meeting other guests and to use as inspiration for possible collaborations.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 12, ARTISTS WISHING TO ATTEND ARE INVITED TO EMAIL INFO@REDNILE.ORG WITH:
• 200 Words on their current practice including what they would like to present to the group and what you hope to get out of the night
• List of 3 relevant Commissions/residencies/funding received
• Attach 3 pieces/images of recent relevant artworks at low resolution /or links to video or sound works
DEADLINE FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 5PM SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
Background Information:
For over one hundred years the Dove Marine Laboratory has played a pivotal role in contributing to our understanding of fisheries science, marine organismal biology, ecology, and of human impacts on our oceans. Marine science is a research area of global importance in the 21st century, with issues such as climate change, biodiversity and habitat loss, ocean acidification and marine species invasions challenging our expertise and capabilities, and the Dove continues to contribute both nationally and internationally to these endeavours. Marine science is also furthering biotechnological and pharmaceutical competence through the development of novel techniques and new drugs. It opens up the possibility of providing protein for global human populations through sustainable aquaculture technologies. Our oceans and seas are clearly a new ‘frontier’ in which sustainable development in this age of critical population growth must be addressed. Since 2002 the Dove Marine Laboratory has been located within Newcastle Universities School of Marine Science and Technology, the broadest-based marine school in Europe. Fields embraced by the School include engineering, biology, naval architecture, coastal management, environmental sustainability and small craft technology. The strength of the School lies in bringing together the expertise from such diverse disciplines in exciting research and educational programmes.
This Factory Night follows on from the successful collaboration with Dove by artist Cath Keay. During her research at Dove, Cath made a series of text-based terracotta sculptures that were submerged to be colonised by marine organisms. Cath will be attending the Factory Night and co-hosting the tour element.
MAP AND DIRECTIONS: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne: Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE30 4PZ
Refreshments and sketch/note books will be provided.
Funded and supported by:
The Dove Factory Night is funded by North Tyneside Council as part of North Tyneside's Year of the Arts 2010-11. Other Factory Night Funders include: Arts Council England and Northern Rock Foundation
