MA+Final+Show+2009

=Use the Discussion tab (above) to discuss the show plans= Curation page - Design page - Marketing page - Equipment list

=End of Year Detailed Timeline=

Now

 * Marketing Contacts to placed on the Marketing page for John Williams. These should include forums, magazines, mailing lists and organisations that would be interested in promoting our show.
 * Everyone should pay £30 Budget money to Simon.
 * MADATV show reel started to be put together. 2 minute version for web promotion + full version onto a show reel for art show in Camberwell Foyer space and MADATV during the end of year show in main hall.
 * FLYERS to printer
 * WEBSITE launched http://mada2009.madigitalarts.co.uk

June

 * Marketing
 * everyone to print their own BUSINESS CARDS - standard size please 850mm * 550mm

Mid June

 * Designing+Printing of information/map poster.
 * Printing of A4 Gallery Info Sheets with name, title, sale price - very short (50 word) intro to projects.
 * Electronic invites sent out 1 month before show
 * Business card holders and window masking paper bought
 * Wood for plinths and corner box bought

22nd June

 * Final Essay hand in to Andy.
 * Projects to be completed by this point (allowing two week buffer zone for troubleshooting).
 * Clean Basement in preparation for build week.

29th June - 3rd July

 * Show build - Remove furniture, painting, installation etc. Boarding completed, plinths built, windows masked. There will be a long list of jobs.

15th - 19th July - SHOW
==19th July - SUNDAY, the life room must be returned to normal for a class on monday morning! should take a couple of hours if we all turn up. Then I suggest we go for a meal in Camberwell.

20th July - Dismantle show, return space to its previous state.
=Jobs=

Space/curating (Susana, Tim, Zai)
Dividing/Allocating space. Making it look professional. Designing layout so people are encouraged to stay in the Digital Arts section of the show. Plinths - will be built in build week by us. Windows - will be covered in colored paper, grey(semi-dark), black(dark) and white(semi-light) Further information on the Curation page

Budget + Sponsorship (Simon)
Each student pays £30 to Simon by May 14th. Onliners we'll sort you out later.
 * Printing costs for the flyer/brochure
 * Blackout Material/Boarding/Felt/Tape - Show Construction
 * Any Labelling or Leafleting at the show
 * Booze/Hospitality at the private view

Marketing/PR John Williams & Bob Milner, Pat Spadoni
Press Releases/Magazines/Newsletters/Message Boards/Chat Boards/TV/Radio

**The best ways to let people know about our show and get them there.**
The Plan is to produce an online press kit. Once the brochure material is together we need the brochure jpgs and pix of individual students, these can be included with preview pictures for download by various media. The individual student jpegs need to be 300dpi at around 8x6, included on the download site will be brochure, flyer and any appropriate material - maybe even a video clip or embed info. I will post a 'press release' video in flash so it can be embeded by media websites. To support this we will have a press release emailed to our media target list. THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP - please list any appropriate media - can be global - on the discussion section - Marketing/PR. Also please give details of your individual LOCAL media - TV, Radio and Press...as they may be interested. Has anyone got any contacts for organisers of Camberwell Arts Fair We suggest may be explore tie up - trade off - with Camberwell Arts Fair - trailer them then feature them on MADATV in return for inclusion on their promotional literature. MADATV can also be used to 'trail' the show event. The 'showreel' be run for the web - but a HD version my be nice to run on a central screen at the show. Also suggest embedding MADATV in every blog and website we can. Pat Spadoni is going to help with this part of the show project. We are thinking of producing 'flyers' in Flash - as a guide to our info and press-kit site. We will wait until the brochure is sorted out before starting to put this together and need to liaise with the show website and the college website.(jw)

Invites(Chris)
Who do we want to invite? Can everyone send contact lists to Chris.

Design (Noel)
Use the Design page to view all the latest designs and developments in this area.

Flyers/Posters + Brochure - Printing (Chris)
Ok so obviously rough estimates as there are always different deals about. if anyone knows of any good but cheap printers please let me know. mini brochure: http://printing.com/prices/category/MINIBROC flyers: http://printing.com/prices/group/FX posters: http://printing.com/prices/group/P8

Website (Dan)
We'll use the MADigital Arts website http://www.madigitalarts.co.uk/ and embed Flickr photos and MADATV

I have built a working version of the final show website on the back end of my own website. Here's the link: http://www.hammerheadrabbits.com/MAfinalshow09/home.php Please bear in mind that the background drawing is only there while the computer boy image we're actually using is finalised.

I've been E-mailing David and Julian about it. They're of the opinion that the artist links which are currently in the side bar should all be visible at once. With that in mind I've done an alternative version of the artist links where they're all in a grid. http://www.hammerheadrabbits.com/MAfinalshow09/alt-nav3.php

Any suggestions or comments then contact Dan

MADA TV Showreel (John Williams, Wei)
A course showreel is going to be designed to be played on MADA TV. This will be in the foyer. This showreel will also be used for the Website and promotion.

Mediation with Onliners (Tim/Simon/David MacWilliam)
Through email and chat rooms and wikispace.

Documentation (Tim)
Will document the work photographically and probably video for MADATV and wikispace.

Worked on establishing timeline, checked curation was OK, looked at website etc...
 * Meeting 30th April 2009**


 * Meeting 5th Feb 2009**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M3AjO1F-vo&feature=related Lets share!

At the next meeting, in about a months time, we should have a floor/layout plan of the allocated spaces for the final show. From there, we will have to communicate with other pathways as to the trading of specific spaces if necessary. I'll keep you posted on this.

The forms that Alain discussed in Wednesdays meeting should be available to download within a week. This will include the dates of the final show and details of submission procedure should you require any space that is not delegated to a pathway. The document that Alain discussed will need to be handed in before Easter, probably in the week after Unit 1 finishes W/C 30th March). //(apaologies for this being a little vague, I'm still not 100% about how this works, but as soon as I am I'll let you know, or if you know, let me know!)//

We need to start thinking about how responsibility is divided up in terms of the organisation of the show. There will need to be a marketing team (fliers, website, adverts, press etc.) and possibly a fundraising team. Alain also mentioned the possiblity of having an events team, who might be able to organise things like question and answer sessions, seminars/talks, special events etc. that run during the show. Unfortunately, I think everyone has to assume that they'll be doing something towards the collective effort, I don't just mean painting the studio. In particular for Digital Artists, we're looking for people to design/build a website that advertises the show, please don't all step forward at once. Also be aware that you'll need to to do a stint of invigilating at the show, so no fleeing to abroad after the hand in.

Come May/June, we'll need to start finalising the setup, things like technical support, equipment/resources will need to be divided across the pathways, so start thinking about what you might need (if anything) and when. Also, be aware that everything, including your own equipment, will need to be health and safety validated. We also discussed the hand in, although I'm not going to post an exact date until we have one.

http://www.youtube.com/v/6EM2WsxssN0&hl=en&fs=1


 * Meeting 22nd January 2009**

The main things that were covered were:

- location - designation of space - curation - dates / external examiners

The **location** of this years show has been decided: Wilson Road building (same as last year) The reason being that setting-up our work at the Peckham road building might be too hectic and stressful, since the BA students will be having their show directly before us. This would leave us with very little time to install our work, since they'd need time to take down theirs!

With regards to the **designation of space**, if there is a particular location / room that you feel is very well suited or essential for your work you have to apply / put a proposal forward to Alain. Also, it's likely people from the same course will generally be within the same area. For example, last year MADA had the whole basement (as well as a few other areas).


 * Curation** will be slightly different this year from the previous. According the Alain the students last year were essentially the ones who organised and implemented the curatorial aspect of the show. However, this year he has suggested that the students from each course curate along with their subject leader and Alain will oversee everything. Alain also put forward the idea that the amount of students on a particular course should dictate how much space designated to them.

Now, as for **dates**. The show will happen at the beginning of July and assessment will take place within the two weeks prior to that. Assessment has two stages, one by our subject leader/s and then once more by the **external examiner**. From my understanding, the external examiners look at a sample of student projects across all the MA's, so your work may or may not be seen by them.

Alain mentioned he will be giving a lecture on Wednesday 28th Jan to talk the above issues and more.

That about covers it. If you have any questions or issues you'd like me or Simon to put forward to Alain, please get in touch.

fuze02@yahoo.co.uk

Cheers, Zai