ARTS


AmbITion Scotland unveils digital fund for arts sector


AmbITion Scotland has launched the new £400,000 Make:IT:Happen fund in a bid to assist groups in capitalising on opportuni- ties presented by digital technology. The fund comprises four investment


strands, including AmbITion Approach offering up to £5,000 towards those in the early stages of digital development. Sustainable AmbITion also offers support


worth up to £5,000 to help groups become more carbon-aware and improve green cre- dentials through new approaches. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=s7e1d


The Tanks open at Tate Modern


Tate Modern has unveiled Te Tanks – one of the world’s first permanent exhibition spaces for live art, installation and performance works – housed within the former London power station’s oil tanks. A commission from Korean


artist Sung Hwan Kim is the first to be installed in the new space, which had remained vacant following the decom- missioning of the Bankside Power Station in 1981. A Tate Modern spokesper-


son said: “Te Tanks are raw, industrial spaces which pro- vide an anchor and home for the live art and film programmes, which have previously been presented in spaces around Tate Modern.” Te creation of Te Tanks has marked the


Te Tanks – a new “anchor and home” for live art and film programmes


Authority, along with a range of other dona- tions from foundations and individuals. Exhibition space will increase by 60 per


first stage of the wider £215m Tate Modern Project, which has received £50m from the government and £7m from the Greater London


Te new facility will be BREEAM Excellent rated


Green light for £5.7m arts building at Norwich college


City College Norwich (CCN) has been granted detailed planning permission for a proposed new £5.7m building to house its creative and performing arts students. Due to open in September 2013, the com-


plex features a Norfolk barn-style design and is to include performing arts rehearsal spaces for dance and acting. Digital media facilities and space for tra-


ditional art and design disciplines will also form part of the new building, which will meet the BREEAM Excellent standard. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=Y6v6o


New £7m digital R&D fund for English arts groups


Arts Council England (ACE) has unveiled a new £7m digital research and development fund (R&D) alongside Nesta and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. It follows a pilot last year, with the launch


coinciding with a new creative media pol- icy published by ACE that outlines plans for a “new era” of digital growth. Te fund is the result of a partnership


between all three groups and will support collaboration between the arts, technology providers and the research community. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=D3O0B


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cent as a result of the Herzog and de Meuron- designed project, which will also include a new building adjoining the existing site. Details: http://lei.sr?a=0K4S3


Councillors to reject sole bid for Felixstowe theatre


Suffolk Coastal District Council’s (SCDC) cab- inet is poised to reject the sole bid to operate Felixstowe’s Spa Pavilion as a leisure and enter- tainment venue when it meets on 24 July. Te council had conducted a “thorough” procurement process in order to secure the


future of the venue, but cabinet members have been recommended to reject the proposal. SCDC currently invests more than £250,000


a year in the Spa Pavilion, but a “substantial” increase was needed for modernisation. Details: http://lei.sr?a=z7W0c


LLDC opens new Hackney cultural centre


A new cultural centre has opened next to the Olympic Park, following the renovation of a derelict building by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). It is anticipated that the new


Hackney Wick Fish Island Cultural Centre – called Te White Building – will bring together thousands of people through artistic, educational and community activities. Facilities at the former


print works include event space for community events; studio space for artists; and a café with canal side seating. David Kohn Architects and Michael Pawlyn


from Exploration Architecture worked on the interior fit-out, while MUF Architecture/Arts designed the canal side area.


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Te former vacant building located adjacent to London’s Olympic Park LLDC chair Daniel Moylan said: “Te White


Building is an example of how we are already delivering an Olympic legacy now.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=n2D9z


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