Creative Careers Crewe with Mako
Mako are back with a new free project for young people from Crewe and Cheshire East. Explore Photo Editing is a 5-week online course, starting on the 1st March, for young people aged 11-17 and 18-25. Anyone interested can apply in each age group here: 11-17 or 18-25 or if you would like
Windsocks at Treacle Market
This summer SHIFT was delighted to host new media and electronic artist Laura Pullig at the Treacle Market in Macclesfield. As well as her plant synth workshop, Laura brought one of her wind powered illuminating windsocks. It took Laura a lot of experimentation to finalise the electronic circuits, which used
Tales of the Town
This June SHIFT commissioned artist ensemble One Five West to create interactive curiosity cabinets across Bollington, located at Clarence Mill, the rec, Market Place, St John’s Church and the viaduct. Each cabinet contained memories of people in the town that related to themes such as community, work and play. Artists
Watch our full video of the Town Talk with Daito Manabe
Following the World Premiere of Daito Manabe’s COSMOS commission for Jodrell Bank’s Lovell Telescope at Bluedot festival, he joined us in July for our Town Talk to discuss the work. Developed in partnership with Abandon Normal Devices and SHIFT, this inaugural commission for COSMOS, a flagship international artist residency and
COSMOS 2017 – Celestial Frequencies at bluedot
This summer as part of the bluedot festival we co-commissioned award winning Tokyo-based Media Artist, DJ and Programmer, Daito Manabe and Rhizomatiks Research for the COSMOS flagship international artists commission and residency at Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. COSMOS invites an international artist to create a new audio-visual work developed
SHIFT Artists Talk of the Town
SHIFT is excited to announce a series of events this Summer, where you can hear artists talk about how they work in a digital context and collaborate to create innovative digital art commissions in towns across East Cheshire. Launching with Colony in Crewe, hear Alison Ballard and Mike Blow discuss this visually arresting and aurally entrancing work
Tales of the Town – Public Art Exhibition Bollington
SHIFT – Cheshire East’s borough-wide programme celebrating digital arts and tech – continues to promote digital experiences in unexpected spaces this summer with Tales of the Town in Bollington from 2-4 June. From the 2–4 June, interactive curiosity cabinets will land in the post-industrial town of Bollington, awaiting
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