Convergence Symposium – films
This February our Convergence Symposium, brought to you by SHIFT and WEAVE, celebrated a year of digital activity across Cheshire East. We had speakers from far and wide exploring the convergence between the arts and the digital, between creativity and tech. You can now see all the talks and in-conversations
TrAction Crewe: A Huge Success
On Saturday 7 July TrAction, Crewe’s festival of science, movement and the arts returned for its third year running. Blending art, transport and technology, the festival took over the centre of Crewe. Live performances as part of Spare Parts Festival mixed into the bustling Crewe shopping centre, allowing members of
Pollution Explorers with Future Everything and IDST!
SHIFT is really excited to be working with Future Everything on two upcoming exciting projects. We are working with some of their Fault Lines artists – a talent development and commissioning programme for art in technology innovation. One will bring an original digital arts commission to Cheshire East – we
Crewe: Beyond Ultimate Reality – Calling the artists of Crewe
→Wanted: Calling the artists of Crewe and Cheshire East: Are you interested in getting into digital art and new technologies? Artists are invited to develop their digital skills and participatory practice as part of an Arts Council England grant funded project to develop creative arts experiences for young people
TEDxMacclesfield event about ideas is a sell-out success
The inaugural TEDxMacclesfield was a spectacular sell-out success, showcasing speakers tackling some of humanity’s biggest questions with humour, optimism and insight. The eight short talks were in the spirit of TED, the international non-profit organisation devoted to ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’. The event – organised entirely by volunteers – took place
Crewe Beyond Ultimate Reality: Calling the youth of Crewe!
We are looking for a group of young people aged 12-17 to join us to create the future of Crewe together. We’ll meet in weekly sessions (on Monday early evenings), culminating in a big public event in October. What is it? Crewe: Beyond Ultimate Reality is a library creative arts
COSMOS Ambassadors Programme: Open Call
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) and SHIFT are delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for residents of Cheshire East. COSMOS is a flagship international art-science residency exploring deep space at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Scheduled to take place annually COSMOS invites an international artist to create a new audio-visual work developed
Playable City Tokyo Residency 2018 Open for Applications
Applications open until May 16. Watershed and the British Council seek two UK-based creative professionals to participate in a two-stage Playable City Tokyo Residency in June and September 2018. The Playable City Tokyo Residency is an opportunity to collaboratively research and develop playful ideas at the intersection of art, technology, society
SHIFT and FACT FUTURES at Spare Parts Festival
This weekend we were part of the Spare Parts Festival and the Sandbach Transport Festival, which took place all weekend across Sandbach. Our FACT FUTURES: Future Landscapes 2050 game gave festival goers the opportunity to describe how Cheshire East might look in 32 years time. People choose a series of 3d
Middlewich Photographic Competition 2018 launches
This year’s Middlewich photographic competition has been launched by Middlewich Town Council and Jugglers Management Accounting Services Ltd. The annual ‘Your Heritage’ competition sees residents submit their finest work in a bid to be crowned the best. This year’s competition sees a shift to digital-only entries, removing the need for
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