FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
“A boldly freewheeling art and film festival - something of a call to arms” The Guardian
“Amongst all the new and continuing festivals popping up in the UK, AND has immediately set itself apart” Little White Lies
“Just when you thought the boundary-breaking arts fests were winding down for the year, along comes Abandon Normal Devices” Guardian Travel
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For details of past AND activity in Liverpool and Cumbria and Lancashire see the AND archive websites:
AND 2009
AND Spring 2010
AND 2009
AND Spring 2010
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a regional festival, taking place across the Northwest and is a catalyst for production and experimentation at the intersection of Digital Culture and New Cinema. AND invites us to consider what are our normal devices? Why and how might we abandon them?
AND is driven by a unique collaborative partnership between three of the UK’s leading organisations in the exploration of art and digital culture;
Cornerhouse in Manchester
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool
folly in Lancaster
The festival forms part of WE PLAY, the Northwest cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
AND is driven by a unique collaborative partnership between three of the UK’s leading organisations in the exploration of art and digital culture;
Cornerhouse in Manchester
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool
folly in Lancaster
The festival forms part of WE PLAY, the Northwest cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
COMING SOON…..
Abandon Normal Devices arrives in Manchester from 1 – 7 October 2010 for a curious mix of experiments, screenings, debates and mind blowing art. Join us on a week long journey looking at how normality is closely linked to the constructing of identities with an array of thinkers, cultural provocators, designers, filmmakers and artists offering striking perspectives on the behaviours and systems that define who we are.
See the highlights here.
Abandon Normal Devices arrives in Manchester from 1 – 7 October 2010 for a curious mix of experiments, screenings, debates and mind blowing art. Join us on a week long journey looking at how normality is closely linked to the constructing of identities with an array of thinkers, cultural provocators, designers, filmmakers and artists offering striking perspectives on the behaviours and systems that define who we are.
See the highlights here.
AND ONLINE PROJECTS
New ways to get involved in AND through specially commissioned online artworks.
MECHANICAL GAMES join artist Xtine Burrough’s as she challenges participants to make one-minute films of themselves performing their favourite sport.
James Coupe’s site-specific artwork that auto generates films based upon narrative data collected from Facebook profiles. TODAY, TOO, I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING I HOPE TO UNDERSTAND IN A FEW DAYS
UBERMORGEN.COM ask us to question what it is to be healthy and what is the future of online health forums with UGI’s– UNIVERSAL HEALTH
New ways to get involved in AND through specially commissioned online artworks.
MECHANICAL GAMES join artist Xtine Burrough’s as she challenges participants to make one-minute films of themselves performing their favourite sport.
James Coupe’s site-specific artwork that auto generates films based upon narrative data collected from Facebook profiles. TODAY, TOO, I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING I HOPE TO UNDERSTAND IN A FEW DAYS
UBERMORGEN.COM ask us to question what it is to be healthy and what is the future of online health forums with UGI’s– UNIVERSAL HEALTH
OPEN CALL: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) returns this October in Manchester. Cornerhouse is producing this year's programme and the team is searching for enthusiastic volunteers from all backgrounds. If you're friendly and reliable we would love to hear from you. Volunteering is a perfect opportunity to enhance your CV while making new friends in a fun festival environment. Deadline is Monday 30 August 2010.
download volunteer opportunity information.
download volunteer application form.
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) returns this October in Manchester. Cornerhouse is producing this year's programme and the team is searching for enthusiastic volunteers from all backgrounds. If you're friendly and reliable we would love to hear from you. Volunteering is a perfect opportunity to enhance your CV while making new friends in a fun festival environment. Deadline is Monday 30 August 2010.
download volunteer opportunity information.
download volunteer application form.