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Practitioners of Art within an Evolving Technological Landscape
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Initiated by United Media Artists, The 2027 The South West International Festival of Media Arts will be created by UMA England, ideally in association with Arts Council England, The British Council, Somerset Council, Hauser and Wirth, Bruton & Glastobury Festival
AIMS
The aim of the festival is to bring the best of Digital Art into Somerset and surrounding cities for a 10 day festival using local screening spaces, art galleries and installation spaces. Our proposition is that this is a living festival - meaning the artists who show work from all around the world will be physically present (and where that's not possible) by zoom on a public screen. This festival will be facilitated by United Media Artists England (please check where UMA have already exhibited). The intention is to create a Biennial recurring Festival to speak about the UK's primacy in Digital Art. We welcome International partnerds into helping spread this initiative around, and also to set up partner festivals worldwide.
DATES
The 2027 festival will take place in Somerset in September 2027 between the opening on Friday evening 10th September until and including Sunday 19th September (subject to revision) and will include installations, Public Arts commissions, interior and exterior; Screenings - mainly interior but with some exterior screenings - attended by artists or zoomed into for interviews if they're as far afield as Australia and Japan. Otherwise world leading Digital Artists will be present courtesy of our sponsor airlines.
SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS
University Sector: University of Bristol, University of Exeter, Bath Spa University, University of the West of England,
Arts Sector: Royal West of England Academy, The Royal Photographic Society, Spike Island Studios, The Watershed Bristol
Somerset Facilities & Friends: Wells Cinema, Wells Town Hall, Wells Cathedral, The Bishops Palace Wells, Wells Cathedral School, Strode College, Strode Theatre, Engine Room Bridgewater
Industry Sector: United Media Artists will also partner with celebrated Media Art Companies in the South West such as Aardman Animation who beside gathering a huge amount of analogue knowledge, have years of acquiring Hollywood level Digital knowledge - but also with up and coming Somerset drone companies such as Celestial and a variety of Bristol based companies that wok in motion capture and Bristol University Vision Institute run by Professor Dave Bull who's MyWorld initiative atracted large government funding to develop a variety of Digital Media projects.
International Partners from around the world: Sedition Art, Muse Frames, Video Brasil, ZKM etc.
Potential Transportation Partners, Virgin Airlines, British Airlines, Easy Jet.
EVENTS
Over 10 days, from the opening to the close there will be regular screenings with attendance from international artists attending, taking place in a variety of locations, from Well's Cinema, Strode Cinema, The Amulet in Shepton Mallet - plus there will be installations scattered from Wells Town Hall and Wells Cathedral, St Cuthbert's in Wells, The Cedars Concert Hall at Wells Cathedral School, St John's in Glastonbury. The tithe Barn in Wells, the tithe Barn in Pilton, the Rural Life Museum Barn in Glastonbury and a variety of locations in Bruton and Frome, Taunton and other places around Somerset. The event will be televised via streaming wherever possible utilising students from A level courses in schools, students from Strode and Bridgewater colleges, plus trainees from the Engine Room in Bridgewater. There will also be special events such as the interior event Outside:Inside devised by the Imaginists and also the exterior event Inside:Outside a mirror version of the first event, in the forest around the Bruton Dovecote.
In Bath, Bristol and Exeter the Festival will also create screenings and installations with relevant Museums and Universities in a variety of public buildings.
We will discuss with the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Photographic Society, the Arnolfini and Spike Island will also take part in breakout events.
These events will occur in Wells, Bruton, Glastonbury & Street with breakout events in different UK South West cities such as Bristol, Bath and Exeter with events broadcast from each, to each - as well as internationally available via streaming platforms..
TRANSPORTATION
Local transport will be available to take people on a tour of installations both interior and exterior to take advantage of clement weather in the evenings.
Main access airports: Bristol Airport, Heathrow Airport, Exeter Airport, Birmingham Airport
Main Train Stations: Castle Cary, and Bristol, Bath, Exeter within a 30 mile radius of Wells with many subsidiary surrounding railways stations (i.e. Frome). Exeter is 63 miles from Wells.
There are regular bus services from London, Heathrow, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and Birmingham
ACCOMODATION
Due to the Glastonbury Festival being long established the area around the Festival is well supported and the Festiva committee will seek to enable preferential rates wherever possible if people book ahead.
FESTIVAL PATRONS in BRUTON and PILTON
Artists will receive transport and accommodation from Festival Patrons using "The Mill Valley Model". Contact [email protected] for information if you wish to become a festival patron.
Evidence of the Festival Committee's experience
For evidence of UMA's capacity to organise international events please see this link to a The Bristol International Festival of Cinematography 2016, which brought Oscar winning cinematographers to Bristol for two years running.
Special Themes for screenings during the 2027 International Festival of Media Arts in Wells United Kingdom
Artists from the United Kingdom
Artists from South America
Artists From Africa.
Each to be curated by international specialists in these areas.
Affiliations: Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair, originators of Europe's best Festival focussing on African Film and Video Afrika Eye, Bristol
There will also be possible engagements with local Artists from Somerset and Dorset to show their work.
Current English UMA Featured Artists: Kerry Baldry, Lisa May Thomas, James Bloom, Nick Fudge, Terry Flaxton, Sadia Sadia
UMA Featured Artists Tamiko Thiel, Nataša Prosenc Stearns, Agnes Guillaume, Nina Sobell, Jeane Susplugas, Robert Cahen, Jaap Drupsteen, Van McElwee, Finn Harvor Nina Sobell, Fernanda D'Agostino, Jutta Pryor, John Sanborn, Will Pappenheimer, Arielko,
The Locale
Though small, Wells is situated in Somerset the largest county in England and has a very high level transportation connections with London, Bristol, Bath, Exeter & Birmingham due to the Glastonbury Festival being nearby which brings in 250,000 people over 5 days every two years. Bristol airport is internationally connected and has direct flights from New York via Virgin Atlantic (Bristol Airport is 40 minutes from Wells).
AIMS
The aim of the festival is to bring the best of Digital Art into Somerset and surrounding cities for a 10 day festival using local screening spaces, art galleries and installation spaces. Our proposition is that this is a living festival - meaning the artists who show work from all around the world will be physically present (and where that's not possible) by zoom on a public screen. This festival will be facilitated by United Media Artists England (please check where UMA have already exhibited). The intention is to create a Biennial recurring Festival to speak about the UK's primacy in Digital Art. We welcome International partnerds into helping spread this initiative around, and also to set up partner festivals worldwide.
DATES
The 2027 festival will take place in Somerset in September 2027 between the opening on Friday evening 10th September until and including Sunday 19th September (subject to revision) and will include installations, Public Arts commissions, interior and exterior; Screenings - mainly interior but with some exterior screenings - attended by artists or zoomed into for interviews if they're as far afield as Australia and Japan. Otherwise world leading Digital Artists will be present courtesy of our sponsor airlines.
SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS
University Sector: University of Bristol, University of Exeter, Bath Spa University, University of the West of England,
Arts Sector: Royal West of England Academy, The Royal Photographic Society, Spike Island Studios, The Watershed Bristol
Somerset Facilities & Friends: Wells Cinema, Wells Town Hall, Wells Cathedral, The Bishops Palace Wells, Wells Cathedral School, Strode College, Strode Theatre, Engine Room Bridgewater
Industry Sector: United Media Artists will also partner with celebrated Media Art Companies in the South West such as Aardman Animation who beside gathering a huge amount of analogue knowledge, have years of acquiring Hollywood level Digital knowledge - but also with up and coming Somerset drone companies such as Celestial and a variety of Bristol based companies that wok in motion capture and Bristol University Vision Institute run by Professor Dave Bull who's MyWorld initiative atracted large government funding to develop a variety of Digital Media projects.
International Partners from around the world: Sedition Art, Muse Frames, Video Brasil, ZKM etc.
Potential Transportation Partners, Virgin Airlines, British Airlines, Easy Jet.
EVENTS
Over 10 days, from the opening to the close there will be regular screenings with attendance from international artists attending, taking place in a variety of locations, from Well's Cinema, Strode Cinema, The Amulet in Shepton Mallet - plus there will be installations scattered from Wells Town Hall and Wells Cathedral, St Cuthbert's in Wells, The Cedars Concert Hall at Wells Cathedral School, St John's in Glastonbury. The tithe Barn in Wells, the tithe Barn in Pilton, the Rural Life Museum Barn in Glastonbury and a variety of locations in Bruton and Frome, Taunton and other places around Somerset. The event will be televised via streaming wherever possible utilising students from A level courses in schools, students from Strode and Bridgewater colleges, plus trainees from the Engine Room in Bridgewater. There will also be special events such as the interior event Outside:Inside devised by the Imaginists and also the exterior event Inside:Outside a mirror version of the first event, in the forest around the Bruton Dovecote.
In Bath, Bristol and Exeter the Festival will also create screenings and installations with relevant Museums and Universities in a variety of public buildings.
We will discuss with the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Photographic Society, the Arnolfini and Spike Island will also take part in breakout events.
These events will occur in Wells, Bruton, Glastonbury & Street with breakout events in different UK South West cities such as Bristol, Bath and Exeter with events broadcast from each, to each - as well as internationally available via streaming platforms..
TRANSPORTATION
Local transport will be available to take people on a tour of installations both interior and exterior to take advantage of clement weather in the evenings.
Main access airports: Bristol Airport, Heathrow Airport, Exeter Airport, Birmingham Airport
Main Train Stations: Castle Cary, and Bristol, Bath, Exeter within a 30 mile radius of Wells with many subsidiary surrounding railways stations (i.e. Frome). Exeter is 63 miles from Wells.
There are regular bus services from London, Heathrow, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and Birmingham
ACCOMODATION
Due to the Glastonbury Festival being long established the area around the Festival is well supported and the Festiva committee will seek to enable preferential rates wherever possible if people book ahead.
FESTIVAL PATRONS in BRUTON and PILTON
Artists will receive transport and accommodation from Festival Patrons using "The Mill Valley Model". Contact [email protected] for information if you wish to become a festival patron.
Evidence of the Festival Committee's experience
For evidence of UMA's capacity to organise international events please see this link to a The Bristol International Festival of Cinematography 2016, which brought Oscar winning cinematographers to Bristol for two years running.
Special Themes for screenings during the 2027 International Festival of Media Arts in Wells United Kingdom
Artists from the United Kingdom
Artists from South America
Artists From Africa.
Each to be curated by international specialists in these areas.
Affiliations: Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair, originators of Europe's best Festival focussing on African Film and Video Afrika Eye, Bristol
There will also be possible engagements with local Artists from Somerset and Dorset to show their work.
Current English UMA Featured Artists: Kerry Baldry, Lisa May Thomas, James Bloom, Nick Fudge, Terry Flaxton, Sadia Sadia
UMA Featured Artists Tamiko Thiel, Nataša Prosenc Stearns, Agnes Guillaume, Nina Sobell, Jeane Susplugas, Robert Cahen, Jaap Drupsteen, Van McElwee, Finn Harvor Nina Sobell, Fernanda D'Agostino, Jutta Pryor, John Sanborn, Will Pappenheimer, Arielko,
The Locale
Though small, Wells is situated in Somerset the largest county in England and has a very high level transportation connections with London, Bristol, Bath, Exeter & Birmingham due to the Glastonbury Festival being nearby which brings in 250,000 people over 5 days every two years. Bristol airport is internationally connected and has direct flights from New York via Virgin Atlantic (Bristol Airport is 40 minutes from Wells).
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Wells is the smallest City in the England (apart from the City of London).
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