[spectre] Launching The FutureEverything Awards and FutureEverything

Drew Hemment drew at futuresonic.com
Tue Aug 25 12:57:11 CEST 2009 

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Launching The FutureEverything Awards and FutureEverything
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We are still reeling from the stunning success of Futuresonic 2009.  
Our award winning festival drew an attendance of 75,000, and featured  
a huge range of incredible artistic projects including many world- 
firsts. It is thrilling to be in the middle of a quantum leap, and  
such an incredible year has given us huge momentum leading into 2010.

We are proud to announce the launch of a major new international  
award, The FutureEverything Awards, and after 15 years at the leading  
edge of art, music and ideas, Futuresonic is now named  
FutureEverything, to reflect the greater scope and ambition of the  
festival.

The date of the inaugural FutureEverything festival is 12-15 May  
2010, with a series of launch events during October 2009, and  
nominations for the Award are open from 1st September 2009.


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Launching The FutureEverything Awards
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http://awards.futureeverything.org

Introducing the FutureEverything Awards, a new international award  
recognising outstanding achievement for innovation in the arts,  
music, society and technology. The new award celebrates creative  
projects in any medium which offer a new and unique way to experience  
or see the world and help to bring the future into the present.

Open to anyone internationally to nominate a project or to submit  
their own project.

Submissions Deadline  --  1 Dec 2009

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The Awards
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In 2009-2010 the first in four categories of award introduced

•   FutureEverything Art Award 2010

 From 2010-2011 four categories of award will be awarded annually

•   FutureEverything Art Award 2011
•   FutureEverything Music Award 2011
•   FutureEverything Society & Technology Award 2011
•   FutureEverything Lifetime Achievement Award 2011

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Awards Benefits
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The winners receive the new FutureEverything Trophy, a cash prize,  
and the opportunity to present their project at the Awards Ceremony  
and within the FutureEverything catalogue and website.

The awards promote world class innovation and introduce the leading  
practitioners to stakeholders and the wider public, helping to  
promote and foster innovation culture in the UK and around the world.

Awards Ceremony is a Gala event staged during the FutureEverything  
festival, also featuring presentations of the winner and runners up,  
and a world class curated programme of performance and presentations.

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Jury Process
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The prizes are awarded following a rigorous and transparent  
assessment process.

1.   Submissions reviewed by an International Jury
2.   The International Jury produce a shortlist of three outstanding  
achievements
3.   The winner is decided by a vote by the FutureEverything Community


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FutureEverything 2010 Launch Events
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http://futureeverything.org/news/octoberlaunch

Join us for a series of big bang launch events throughout Autumn 2009  
for each strand of FutureEverything 2010.

FutureEverything features world premieres of astonishing artworks, an  
explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from  
around the world, plus the awards ceremony for The FutureEverything  
Awards.

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Art Launch
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Environment 2.0 Exhibition at LICA

LICA (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts)
6/10/09 - 31/08/09, launch [6.00pm, 6/08/09]

FutureEverything has been invited to curate an exhibition featuring a  
selection of works enagaging in the Environment 2.0 theme, with  
artworks from international artists including Ackroyd & Harvey, HeHe,  
Amy Balkin, Eva Meyer-Keller and Aaron Koblin.

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Music Launch
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ZU - Live
KONG - Live
NOW WAVE DJS + MORE TBC

Islington Mill, Salford
03/10/09

Driven by a 'Black Flag' work ethic, Zu have played the astounding  
number of over 1000 gigs all over Europe, America, Canada , Asia,  
Russia, and even Africa, and have released 14 albums.  Kong's music,  
such as it is, takes all the risibly obnoxious elements of lots of  
very loud, credible bands, feeds it non-brand specific lager, then  
comes on it in its sleep.

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Ideas Launch
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TEDxManchester

BBC Broadcasting House, Manchester
2/10/09

FutureEverything is collaborating with BBC and Codeworks, to deliver  
an inspiring session of speakers and TEDTalks videos packed full of  
"ideas worth spreading".  TEDxManchester will feature TEDTalks video  
and live speakers to spark deep discussion and connection in a small  
group. This event has received great interest and places are booking  
up fast.


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Taking the stage at ISEA2009, Ars Electronica & Picnic
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http://www.futureeverything.org/news/takingthestage

FutureEverything’s Artistic Director Drew Hemment has been invited to  
speak at three prestigious international events during August and  
September.

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International Symposium of Electronica Arts / ISEA2009
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Belfast
26/8/08, 11.30am-12pm
http://www.isea2009.org/wordpress/?page_id=102

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Ars Electronica
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Brucknerhaus, Linz
6/9/09, 2pm-3pm
http://www.aec.at/humannature/en/category/presentations

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Picnic
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Amsterdam, Main Stage Talk
25/9/09
http://www.picnicnetwork.org/page/52770/en


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FutureEverything 2010 - Get Involved
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http://futureeverything.org/getinvolved

In 2010 there will be a new beginning, we look forward to you joining  
us on a new journey as a part of the first FutureEverything festival.

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Social Technologies Roadshow
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FutureEverything has been inundated with invitations to take the  
Social Technologies Summit on the road, and the result is a series of  
seminars and networking events.

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Environment 2.0 - Ongoing Impact and Events
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FutureEverything's influential work on environmental sustainability  
has led to a range of new international initiatives, including new  
international collaborations with Picnic, Waag and Leonardo.

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FuturesFamily
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FuturesFamily is a new Artists in Residence initiative established to  
nurture artists at the very cutting edge of art, music and ideas. Our  
family have been hand selected for their innovation and  
experimentation, driving forward our ethos to challenge and inspire.

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Blog
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Discover more about FutureEverything including behind-the-scenes  
reports on our projects by Drew Hemment, the Festival Director, and  
reports on recent events in Berlin and Japan. http:// 
futureeverything.org/blog

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FutureEverything Friends
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Join FutureEverything Friends and become part of a special community  
who help us to commission, produce and present projects working with  
the worlds most exciting and influential artists, musicians,  
performers, thinkers and writers. http://futureeverything.org/friends

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Stepladder
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FutureEverything provides a platform for people like you to create,  
perform and inspire. A dedicated area of the website highlights the  
ways we can support innovators in art, technology and society, plus  
info on courses at our partner institution, Lancaster University.  
http://futureeverything.org/stepladder

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Volunteers
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FutureEverything offers a range of opportunities to join the team and  
gain invaluable experience. Long and short term placements are  
available. http://futureeverything.org/getinvolved

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FutureEverything Community
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The FutureEverything online community allows you to create your own  
profile, find and message other participants and friends, and even  
update your Twitter feed from http://community.futureeverything.org

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Archive
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The festival has been at the forefront of art, music and ideas since  
1995. Browse past projects and editions of the festival here http:// 
futureeverything.org/archive

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