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The quandaries of Facebook. And a nice ginger cat.
Artsblog Live Week ran from 25-29 May, celebrating all things art/internet related, and the good work so far of our wonderful Artsbloggers. Read more...

All The Lonely Websites That Nobody Ever Visits

... is this one of them?
Image drawn by participants during Artsblog Live Week (25th - 29th May) Read more...

It's the Beginning of an Obsession...

Image drawn by guests at the Artsblog Live Week launch event on May 29th. Is this your proud handiwork? Let us know in the comments. Read more...

Draw the Internet...

This image is a response to the challenge 'draw the internet' - which was one of the questions we asked the crowd who turned up to the Artsblog Live Week event on May 29th. Over the next month or so, expect other bits from that night to appear on the blog - including more internet drawings, a series of videos and maybe even the odd twitter update. Read more...

Here are our wonderful Artsbloggers on the Peachy Coochy Stage at the David Gale Peachy Coochy Nites.
A round of applause for being so f*&king cool, and giving mad props to LOL CATS and Mums on facebook.

See you all tomorrow in real life in the Arts bar and cafe for the Arts blog live event.
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Newsflash

Our on-the-spot reporter headed out to the countryside last night to report back on the Artsblog's alternative marketing strategy. The Artsbloggers have been disseminating their thoughts and opinions about art not via the usual Blog but by writing them down and sending them out in the form of paper airplanes. Who were the lucky people who received them, and have we attracted any new audiences who would usually engage with us through the internet?

Don't forget that the Artsblog live week culminates in the LIVE EVENT tomorrow at 7pm in the Arts Bar and Cafe at Toynbee Studio EC1 6AB. So come along and join in on this fresh look at the ideas behind user generated content, and you never know, you might end up featured on the Artsblog!
You lucky peeps.


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Live Week Discussion - Live Stream

Online live from 7.30pm... watch and participate in the Artsblog Live Week Discussion by clicking here, or by joining us in person in the Brick Room at Toynbee Studios. The following group of individuals – who all spend their time writing about, observing and performing art works, music, fashion and current affairs on the internet – will be coming along and getting involved in the conversation:


Tassos Stevens (theatre-maker & game-designer, Coney)
Isabell O’Carroll (blogger, Catwalk Queen and Brandish)
Anna Goss (music manager, music blogger and blog PR)
Linda Duffy (artist, ‘Encounters’: Accidental Festival)
Holly Revell (teacher and photographer)
Ben Beaumont-Thomas (blogger, Bad Idea Magazine and playitasitlays.net)
Justin Allen (artist, Switch Performance)
Ant Hampton (artist and performance maker, Rotozaza & The Other People)
… and the Artsbloggers themselves (yes – you’ll be able to meet these cultured wordsmiths in person!)

They'll all be open to your questions, please do log on and interrogate them (kindly, of course) about art, the internet and all things blog-related! To do this, click here to go to the live discussion on the Usteam site. Find the 'chat' tab (next to the twitter feed on the right of the screen where the action is being steamed live) and type in your comments. We'll feed these into the discussion for you, and you'll hear the participants instant response!
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Artsbloggers are taking over the streets

It's the second day of our live week and this morning our bloggers headed out to the streets of East London, fighting wind and rain to bring you important updates about how they're getting ready for the live event on Friday 7.30 pm, Toynbee Studios.

Join us this evening online to talk to our amazing panel of artists and bloggers. We'll be streaming here on the blog, and at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Artsblog-Live-Discussion. There's a 'chat' option too, so if you're watching online, please do respond to the conversation, and we'll communicate your remarks to the group!

See you tonight!
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ARTSBLOG LIVE WEEK

After much preparation we’re all set, and frantic with excitement – welcome Artsblog Live Week! And what a programme we’ve got planned for you... with two fantastic live events, accompanied by a deluge of online activity, including videocasts, tweets, podcasts, blogging and more. It’s all aimed at exploring how artists and audiences interact with, talk about and create art works using the internet. More than that though, it’s also a celebration of the achievements of the Artsblog to-date. Have a quick scroll through the blog archive - with a huge range of live art, theatre and exhibition reviews, and coverage ranging from national service in Nigeria to un-appreciative Turner Prize visitors, the atheist bus campaign to performance art weddings...is it any wonder we’re rather proud of ourselves? Read on for full Live Week line up details...



NEWSFLASHES
Released at 3pm on Monday 25, Tuesday 26th and Thursday 28th May
Streamed live from 8pm on Friday 29

Log on to the Artsblog to see live videocast footage of the Artsbloggers preparing for the ‘Artsblog Live’ event on Friday, and then take part yourself on May 26th. Expect a quirky take on everything from promotion to some rather physical preparation, all with the comic and unusual slant of our diverse set of Artsbloggers. Newsflash 5 will be streamed directly from the ‘Artsblog Live’ event on 29 May, enabling an intimate insider-view of Friday night’s action, as it unfolds.

PODCASTS
Downloadable from the Artsblog, from 12pm, Wednesday 27 May

Download a podcast walking tour to guide you on your journey to the Artsblog Live event on Friday 29, or just to listen to and follow at your leisure. Choose from two Podcasts recorded by our Artsbloggers: a burlesque Jack the Ripper Tour or a soundscape DJ set, both based in the area around Commercial Street, London E1, with one starting at Liverpool Street Station and the other at Aldgate East Tube.

ARTSBLOG LIVE WEEK DISCUSSION
7.30pm, Tuesday 26 May, Brick Room, Toynbee Studios, free

Join us at Toynbee Studios or online, here on the Artsblog, for a round table discussion that everyone can get involved with. A group of performers, bloggers and artists will be invited to share their views on the relative merits and complications of using the internet as a space to present work, and will be open to your questions. We’ll discuss issues such as developing new audiences, questions of ‘quality’, notions of truth and representation, and the impact of all this online activity on ‘real life’ books, print media and art. The following group of individuals – who all spend their time writing about, observing and performing art works, music, fashion and current affairs on the internet – will be attending and giving their views:

Tassos Stevens (theatre-maker & game-designer, Coney)
Isabell O’Carroll (blogger, Catwalk Queen and Brandish)
Anna Goss (music manager, music blogger and blog PR)
Linda Duffy (artist, ‘Encounters’: Accidental Festival)
Holly Revell (teacher and photographer)
Ben Beaumont-Thomas (blogger, Bad Idea Magazine and playitasitlays.net)
Justin Allen (artist, Switch Performance)
Ant Hampton (artist and performance maker, Rotozaza & The Other People)
… and the Artsbloggers themselves (yes – you’ll be able to meet these cultured wordsmiths in person!)

ARTSBLOG LIVE – INTERACTIVE EVENT
7.30pm, Friday 29 May, Artsadmin Arts Bar & Café, Toynbee Studios, free

Witness the virtual and real worlds collide at the Artsblog Live interactive event. Come along and try out some surprisingly lo-fi versions of social networking tools, join us in creating an online collaborative piece of work, or even grab five minutes of fame by featuring in the recording of the final Newsflash.



ABOUT THE ARTSADMIN ARTSBLOG

The Artsblog was set up in September 2008 by Artsadmin and a group of participants from past education and participatory projects at Toynbee Studios, as a way of talking about the arts. It continues to be run by this group of young artists, students, teachers and performers, all of whom are driven by an interest in live art and performance. We all contribute for free, and no money is earned through advertising or sponsorship on the blog. The Artblog is fuelled by our passion for opening up the often small circles formed in the live art and performance world: we want to encourage conversation and debate. It is with these objectives in mind that we have developed the Live Week programme of activity you’re about to experience – get involved!

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