Beatrice Mayfield, Maker Development Manager at the Crafts Council, discusses collaborating with Watershed on a new scheme that will enable contemporary craft makers to explore science and technology.
The Internet is now something we hold in our hands. Not literally, perhaps, but certainly most of us these days have a means of getting on to it that is small enough to fit comfortably in the pocket. And a pretty small pocket at that.
This is the first of what I hope will be a regular series of blogs from me – and my fellow ministers – talking about what the department has been doing, or what’s coming up. But they should give you a sense not just of what we’re up to, but also why we’re doing it.
Clare Reddington, director of iShed and The Pervasive Media Studio, explains how Heritage Sandbox, which is being showcased on Friday at the Watershed in Bristol, is bringing together academic research and creative companies to innovate in unprecedented ways.
Government Art Collection (GAC) curator Philippa Martin explains how you can come and see works of art from the GAC this weekend, including a specially-created display of London views from the river, as part of the annual Open House London event.
Alex Fleetwood, director of Hide&Seek, a game design studio making social games and playful experiences explains their latest project, the Hide&Seek Weekender and why he believes that play will have an increasingly important role in the civic culture of the 21st century.
It’s been a breathless summer of sporting excellence, and very hard to tear ourselves away from watching the unbelievable successes of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes. A personal highlight was when I told my 5 year-old daughter that another of Britain’s boxers (in this case, Luke Campbell) had won a gold medal. Her instant reaction…
In a summer that has seen the public enthralled by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the Chair of Level Playing Field explains why equal access to sports stadia and arenas is essential in establishing true inclusion for disabled sports fans.
Clive Mason, a photographer with the International Olympic Committee’s official photo agency, Getty Images, gives us the lowdown on photojournalism on the waves during the Olympic Sailing events at Weymouth and Portland.
Tim Hollingsworth, CEO, British Paralympic Association talks about the success of London 2012 and the benefit the Paralympics will have on our perceptions of and attitudes to disability, and disabled athletes.
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