Completed Dec.  1995

"Plugged in" was a piece of research and report commissioned by the London Arts Board from Lisa Haskel in spring 1995.
The objective was to provide information that could guide the London Arts Board in the in their efforts toward developing policy in the area of networked and digitial technology and the arts.   The report was commissioned cross-departmentally, with a strong emphasis on literature and music.

This report is included on this site mainly as a historical curiosity.  It does not necessarily express the current views of the author.

The document has been roughly converted to html for this site.  Each section consists of fairly large, text-only pages. They may take a bit of time to download but should be easy to print.  A downloadable PDF format version is coming soon.

For further information on this report and its effects please mail:
map@mediaartprojects.org.uk
 

Quick links to:
Part A: Introduction  (27.6kb)
Part B: Production, Distribution, Funding (197kb)
Part C: Summary, Recommendations and Appendices (52.7kb)
 
 

Plugged In: Multimedia and the Arts in London Plugged In: Approaches to Multimedia and the Arts in London Contents Part A 1.1  Introduction 1.2  Background   1.2.1  Defining Multimedia   1.2.2  A Diversity of Multimedia Forms   1.2.3  Multimedia Breaking Boundaries   1.2.4  Multimedia in London: Illustrating the Range of Creative work Part B 1.  Production and Producers 1.1  An Introduction to Multimedia Production 1.2  Production Timescales and Budgets   1.2.1   Research and Development   1.2.2   Production and Post-Production 1.3  Training and Access to Equipment for Artists   1.3.1  Artists' Own Equipment   1.3.2  Open Access and Introductory Training   1.3.3  Training through Commission   1.3.4  Artist in Residence Schemes and Bursaries   1.3.5  Specialist Training   1.3.6  Specialist Services and Consultancy for Artists   1.3.7  Personal Contacts   1.3.8  Business Skills   1.3.9  Production Management Skills 1.4  New Groups of Producers   1.4.1  Film and Video Artists   1.4.2  Multimedia Trained Artists   1.4.3  Musicians   1.4.4  Youth and Education   1.4.5  People with Disabilities   1.4.6  Addressing Cultural Diversity   1.4.7  Women artists     1.5  Partnerships   1.5.1  Commercial Audio-Visual Production Sector   1.5.2  Art and Design Higher Education   1.5.3  Computer Science Research   1.5.4  Arts Organisations as Providers of Services         2.  Distribution, Exhibition and Audiences  (197kb - be patient with download time!) 2.1  The Limitations and Opportunities of the new Electronic Media 2.2  Integrating the Live and the Virtual   2.2.1  Interactivity   2.2.2  Telematic Exchange   2.2.3  Integrating the Global and the Local   2.2.4  Integrating Process and Product 2.3  Venue Development   2.3.1  Equipment   2.3.2  Skills   2.3.4  Site specific work and new venues   2.4  Publishing, Literature and the Book Trade 2.5  Broadcasting and Convergence 2.6  Existing Channels for Distribution of Artists Media 2.7  Information, Marketing and Creative work 2.8  Copyright 2.9  Documentation and Archiving 2.10  Developing a Critical Context 3.  Funding Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities 3.1  Current Operation of LAB Funding Programmes   3.1.1  London Collaborations   3.1.2  Visual Arts Funding Programmes   3.1.3  London Calling   3.1.4  Music   3.1.5  Art Education Projects   3.1.6  Literature, Dance and Drama 3.2  General Funding Issues   3.2.1  Falling Between Funding Programmes   3.2.2  Research and Development   3.2.3  Shifting Definitions of Regionalism and Touring   3.2.4  Evaluation of Projects 3.3  New Opportunities for Funding and Partnership   3.3.1   Higher Education   3.3.2  The National Lottery   3.3.3  Local Authorities   3.3.4  Europe   3.3.5  The Private Audio-Visual Sector   3.3.6  International Links   Part C 1.  Summary  2.  Recommendations   1.1 Development and Advocacy   1.2 Reviewing Funding Programmes   1.3 Training for LAB Staff and Board   1.4 Policy   1.5 Personnel Appendices 1.  Glossary 2.  Bibiliography 3.  Original Research Brief 4.  List of interviewees 5.  List of Key projects in London and Nationally 6.  Index of Case Studies

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