[spectre] Two new articles in the Digital Artists Handbook

[Jennifer Stoddart]

folly and GOTO10 are pleased to announce the latest articles to be added
to the Digital Artists' Handbook at
http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org

The handbook is a reliable and accessible source of information that
introduces artists to different tools, resources and ways of working
related to digital art. With a focus on Free Software and Open Content,
the handbook covers topics such as working with graphics, sound and
digital video, software art, developing your own hardware, collaborative
working and publishing your work.

The first of two new articles, "Video editing with open source tools",
has been written by Valentina Messeri and Eleonora Oreggia.

Valentina Messeri studied Philosophy of Technology and has been living
in Spain since 2002. She is an advanced GNU/Linux user and video-maker,
an expert in video streaming, teaches multimedia and works freelance in
post production and live audio/video streaming. 

Eleonora Oreggia is a media artist born in Milan and based in Amsterdam.
She worked as editor and researcher at Netherlands Institute for Media
Art (NIMK) in Amsterdam, and is currently Researcher in Design at Jan
van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and PhD in Cultural Studies at
Goldsmiths, University of London.

The second new article is by UK-based Sumit Sarkar, a visual artist
whose character based artwork takes the form of digital and canvas
paintings, digital sculpture, and aerosol art. 

Sumit was invited to write "Blender: working in 3d" having spent 2008 as
artist in residence with folly and Lanternhouse International. During
his residency he used Blender to create Ananta, a new exhibition
expressing his vision of the Hindu religion and spirituality.

Launched in early 2008, the handbook developed out of ongoing
consultation with artists working with technology, which has shown a
need for removing the barriers for artists to use digital tools. The
project is supported by Arts Council England.

Brought to you by leading digital arts organisation folly, the Digital
Artists' Handbook has been edited by Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux
of GOTO10, a collective of international artists and programmers.

In 2009 folly and GOTO10 embark on a new partnership to take forward the
development of this unique and valuable resource. The two organisations
are committed to working together to realise an ambitious development
programme which will enhance the handbook, build on its international
networks and maintain its relevance in a rapidly changing sector. 

-ENDS-

Notes to editors:

About the Digital Artists' Handbook:

The Digital Artists Handbook is an up to date, reliable and accessible
source of information that introduces you to different tools, resources
and ways of working related to digital art.

The goal of the Handbook is to be a signpost, a source of practical
information and content that bridges the gap between new users and the
platforms and resources that are available, but not always very
accessible. Articles are written by invited artists and specialists,
talking about their tools and ways of working. Some articles are
introductions to tools, others are descriptions of methodologies,
concepts and technologies.

When discussing software, the focus of the Handbook is on Free/Libre
Open Source Software. The Handbook aims to give artists information
about the available tools but also about the practicalities related to
Free Software and Open Content, such as collaborative development and
licenses. All this to facilitate exchange between artists, to take away
some of the fears when it comes to open content licenses, sharing code,
and to give a perspective on various ways of working and collaborating.

http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org

About folly:

folly is a leading digital arts organisation developing and delivering
an inclusive programme of online work, live events, presentations,
learning, research and consultancy work, offering rich and engaging arts
content to artists and audiences in North West England and online.

We are specialists in the creative use of technology and arts
participation online, and seek to explore how society makes sense of the
world through art and technology.

http://www.folly.co.uk

About GOTO10:

GOTO10 is a collective of international artists, musicians and
programmers, dedicated to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and
digital arts. GOTO10 aims to support and develop digital art projects
and tools for artistic creation, located on the blurry line between
software programming and art. With its projects GOTO10 is stimulating
the reflection on and the use of open source tools within artistic
practice. GOTO10 is also supporting individual artists,  like-minded
networks and organisations with services such as an IRC network, code
repository, web hosting, mailinglists and streaming services.

http://goto10.org