Calls for participants in ACE/Innovate UK’s pilot art and technology innovation programme

[andrew wilson]

via Lara Devitt from the arts council

Hello, 

I’m getting in touch to let you know that Madlab and Makerversity have both launched open calls for participants in ACE/Innovate UK’s pilot art and technology innovation programme. It would be great if you could spread the word with anyone you think could benefit from this exciting opportunity, or you may want to consider applying yourself. 

Responding to rapid developments in technology and accompanying shifts in ways of working, the £1m programme focuses support on groups of creative people who are exploring the place and impact of technology in our lives. It will explore how best to support new talent and ideas emerging across a range of fields from making to bio-tech, data and interaction, and look at how this practice can best be sustained; in particular how the different values it generates – artistic, social and commercial – can be capitalised on.

Delivered through three organisations - Manchester Digital Laboratory (Madlab), Broadway in Nottingham, and Makerversity in London - participants in the pilot programme will be provided with the space, the tools, networks and the advice necessary to develop new practices, ideas, products and services.

More information on the open calls can be found here:

Madlab: http://accelerator.madlab.org.uk

If you happen to be in Birmingham this Wednesday between 6.30-8.30pm Madlab will be holding a meet-up and Q&A on taking part at Purecraft Bar and Kitchen: http://madlab.org.uk/2015/10/arts-tech-birmingham/

This is the first of many programme briefings which will be taking place across the Midlands and the North West in coming weeks, keep an eye on @madlabuk for more.

Grants of £10k are available for each participant

Deadline for applications 15th November 2015

Makerversity: MVWorks site and blog

Funding pot of £100k available for the group of participants

Deadline for applications 26th October 2015

Broadway’s Near Now Studio began this week and as part of the activities Broadway is holding a one-day Designing for Collaboration seminar. The seminar takes place on Friday 9th Octoberand explores the potentials and pitfalls of the Collaborative Economy. This is the first of several workshops and seminars which will take place over the coming months. Follow @nearnow for updates.

http://nearnow.org.uk/events/designing-for-collaboration/


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