http://artichoke.uk.com// en anna.cook@artichoke.uk.com Copyright 2013 2013-03-01T15:16:38+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/new_girl_in_town/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/new_girl_in_town/#When:15:16:38Z I must admit I started my first week at Artichoke a little bleary eyed, having said goodbye to Cardiff just two days before and my new bedroom in London was still looking a bit like it belonged to a serial hoarder (ie full to bursting with cardboard boxes!)   2013-03-01T15:16:38+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/lumieres_biggest_fan/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/lumieres_biggest_fan/#When:12:38:22Z Yesterday was Monday. We turned up to the office in the morning with all the expectation of an average Monday. Imagine then, if you can, our absolute delight when we received an email from a Lumiere fan who had spent several hours out in the recent freeze constructing his very own "snow cathedral" in tribute to Lumiere. This was no ordinary Monday... 2013-01-28T12:38:22+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/an_intents_moment/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/an_intents_moment/#When:15:07:13Z After a whistle-stop tour around the UK, InTents popped up along London's South Bank as part of Southbank Centre's National Poetry Day Live. 2012-10-23T15:07:13+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/exploring_poland_for_lumiere/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/exploring_poland_for_lumiere/#When:15:56:49Z Preparations for the next LUMIERE festival are already well underway and our production team are investigating new opportunities for collaboration in Europe. Artichoke Associate Producer Hannah Standen is currently in Poland investigating the potential for future co-operation. 2012-08-23T15:56:49+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/artichoke_co-director_to_head_stateside_for_harvard_fellowship/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/artichoke_co-director_to_head_stateside_for_harvard_fellowship/#When:10:14:10Z We are delighted to announce that Artichoke co-Director Helen Marriage has been awarded a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Graduate School of Design. 2012-08-17T10:14:10+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/lux_scientia_major_trans-european_artistic_partnership_launches_august_2011/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/lux_scientia_major_trans-european_artistic_partnership_launches_august_2011/#When:15:27:21Z A major trans-European artistic collaboration will be launched at the Skyway Festival in Torun, Poland, this week, before being seen at the Valgusfestival Tallinn, (Estonia) in September, and at Lumiere in Durham (UK) in November.  SKYWAY INTERNATIONAL LIGHT FESTIVAL, TORUN, POLAND VALGUSFESTIVAL, TALLINN, ESTONIA LUMIERE, DURHAM, UK 2011-08-08T15:27:21+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/brilliant_artists_for_lumiere/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/brilliant_artists_for_lumiere/#When:11:22:43Z We are delighted to announce the final selection in the competition for local artists in this year’s Festival programme. Entitled 'Brilliant’, the brand new commissioning strand is supported by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, and offers opportunities for people based in, or originally from the North East, to develop and produce their ideas for artworks using the medium of light to be showcased at the festival in Durham this November.   2011-06-02T11:22:43+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/have_you_got_what_it_takes_to_be_brilliant/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/have_you_got_what_it_takes_to_be_brilliant/#When:15:57:00Z CLICK BELOW IN THE DOWNLOAD SECTION TO DOWNLOAD THE COMMISSION BRIEF DOCUMENT Lumiere, Durham’s biennial light festival, returns this November for another four magical days transforming the city’s stunning buildings, streets and riverbanks, with a nocturnal winter festival that will amaze residents and visitors alike.   This year, you too can light up the night and have your work showcased at the festival in a programme of new commissions. 2011-01-27T15:57:00+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/discursive_delights_ponderings_on_the_recent_salon_series/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/discursive_delights_ponderings_on_the_recent_salon_series/#When:11:03:28Z I think it’s fair to say that the Sky Arts Artichoke Salon Series was a great success, not only in terms of attendance (thank you to the hundreds of people across the UK who came to listen and participate in these conversations) but also in terms of content. 2010-12-07T11:03:28+00:00 http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/join_us_in_pledging_your_support_for_the_arts/ http://www.artichoke.uk.com/blog/join_us_in_pledging_your_support_for_the_arts/#When:12:27:09Z A new campaign, I Value the Arts, has been launched today urging the public to voice their support for the arts. Anyone who values the arts in their community is being asked to register their details on a new website: www.ivaluethearts.org.uk. 2010-09-13T12:27:09+00:00