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'Cloud' landmark proposed for London
New Wales theatre
New iconic tower structure to contribute towards world's first "digital Olympics"
programme unveiled
National Theatre Wales has By Pete Hayman
launched its first programme of
English language theatre A landmark tower structure –
productions, which will be held comprising a "cloud" of spheres
at different venues across Wales to display images and informa-
each month. Part of the One tion – could be built in London
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Wales initiative, the company's in order to celebrate the
artistic director John E McGrath hosting of the 2012 Olympics.
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raisethecloud
announced plans to stage shows Initially earmarked for the
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that incorporated the best in Olympic Park, a number of
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Welsh writing, performing and other sites across the city are
cloud
directing talent between March now being explored for The
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the
2010 and April 2011. Cloud, which has been image
designed by a team of The structure was originally earmarked for London's Olympic Park
Three areas enter
engineers, architects and artists.
City of Culture race
The Cloud would boast an Visitors to the Cloud, which Institute of Technology's
The Department for Culture, observation deck offering views the project leaders hope will SENSEable Cities Laboratory,
Media and Sport (DCMS) has across London, but would also become a symbol of global US, said: "We can build our
revealed that three new areas contribute towards the world's ownership, will have the Cloud with £5m or £50m. The
– Lancaster, Southend-on-Sea and first "truly digital Olympics" opportunity to ascend the flexibility of the structural
Swansea Bay – have entered the through a series of LED tower on foot or by bicycle. system will allow us to tune the
race to become the UK's first City information feeds. No public Project leader Carlo Ratti, size of the Cloud to the level of
of Culture. A total of 22 towns funds would be required. head of the Massachusetts funding that is reached."
and cities across the country
have now submitted outline
proposals – including the three
Liverpool art gallery set for waterfront relocation
new areas, although others are
still being invited to submit By Luke Tuchscherer scheme being developed by
initial bids ahead of an 11 Countryside Properties and
December deadline. Each of the Plans to relocate Liverpool's Neptune Developments to the
candidates for UK City of Culture Open Eye Gallery to Mann south of Pier Head.
status in 2013 have been given Island on the city's waterfront Designed by London-based
feedback to determine whether have received a £400,000 RCKa architects, the new
they want to submit a final bid boost from the Northwest gallery will double the space
as part of the DCMS-run contest. Regional Development Agency. available for exhibits. The two
Currently located in the main gallery spaces will be on
New Tate Britain
Ropewalks area of the city, the the ground floor, while archive
director appointed
gallery is the only specialist The new-look Open Eye Gallery space and offices will occupy a
Dr Penelope Curtis, curator of public photography gallery in mezzanine level above.
the Henry Moore Institute and the North West. funding from Arts Council The relaunched Open Eye
member of the advisory The new gallery, which has England, North West, will form Gallery at Mann Island is
committee for the Government also received £100,000 Lottery part of the £135m mixed-use scheduled to open in late 2010.
Art Collection, has been named
as the new director of Tate
Britain. Curtis, who will replace
Art galleries benefiting from government's AIL scheme
outgoing director Dr Stephen
Deuchar, is also a member of the Paintings by Titian, Van Dyck and David five years under the scheme, which allows
art commission committee for Hockney were among a number of cultural taxpayers in the UK to transfer artworks and
the Imperial War Museum. works saved for the nation last year through other objects into public ownership while
Deuchar is leaving the position the government's Acceptance in Lieu scheme. paying Inheritance Tax.
of Tate Britain director in Culture minister Margaret Hodge revealed The taxpayer is given the market value of the
December 2009 after 11 years in that works, valued at more than £100m, have item, which is then allocated to a public
the role to take up the position now passed into public collections over the last museum, archive or library.
of director of the Art Fund.
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