Alt-w: New Directions in Scottish Digital Culture

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
2nd Aug to 13th Sept 2008 / Tues to Sat 11am - 6pm

"Interesting, interactive. Excellent in comparison to other new media exhibitions across Europe"

Alt-w: New Directions in Scottish Digital Culture, presents a selection of work from Scottish based artists whose practice has been supported by the Alt-w Fund. These works have been brought together for the first time in an exhibition curated by New Media Scotland in collaboration with CCA.

Simon Biggs & Sue Hawksley / Nicky Bird / Jaygo Bloom / Alison Clifford / Henry Cruickshank / Gregor Dewar & Mark Vernon / Gair Dunlop / Simon Fildes & Katrina McPhersonn / Beverley Wood / Matt Hulse / Zoe Irvine / Nigel Johnson / Kapwani Kiwanga & Alan Brown / Torsten Lauschmann / Donna Leishman / Mandy McIntosh / Holger Mohaupt / Iain Morrison / Jason Nelson / Dan Norton / Andy Rice & Bill Duncan / Simon Richardson / Chris Rowland / Mel Woods / Simon Yuill

"Good digital art - I found myself wanting to know more about the artists and the techniques used"

Initiated by Scottish Screen in 2000 the Alt-w Fund supports the development of new artworks, devices and creative applications that challenge the notions of what networked or web-based digital creativity can be. For 2008 our focus is to support projects which dynamically engage audiences beyond the screen.

The Alt-w fund is open to practitioners based in Scotland. We processed a record forty five applications this year and New Media Scotland announced the eight winning recipients at the CCA on the 13th September 2008. This closing party was curated by Dan Norton and featured performances from FiST/radar, Throb, Glow More Nails, ablab, Vitascope and Jaygo Bloom.

The distribution of Alt-w awards is managed by New Media Scotland and funded by Scottish Screen and Scottish Arts Council.

Here's our Alt-w flickr photostream...
www.flickr.com/alt-w

Chris Rowland