Celebrating outstanding innovation in art, society and technology.
We were delighted with the high calibre and diversity of submissions or nominations for the debut FutureEverything Award. Over 1000 people registered submissions by the 15th January deadline.
An initial long-list of 20 projects was selected and handed over to our International Jury, who after a rigorous process whittle it down to a final shortlist of 3 candidates.
The winner will be decided by an open vote by the FutureEverything Community, the world wide community of FutureEverything artists and participants from the past 15 years.
The winning candidate will receive a £10,000 cash prize and the FutureEverything Trophy, presented at the Awards Ceremony - a Gala event staged during the FutureEverything festival.
Voting will close on Friday 5 March.
The Awards are presented at an Awards Ceremony - a Gala event staged during the FutureEverything festival, also featuring presentations of the winner and runners up, and a world class curated programme of performance and presentations.
The inaugural FutureEverything festival (formerly Futuresonic, est. 1995) takes place 12-15 May 2010 in Manchester England. Attended by 75,000 people, the festival features world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world.
Contact
Karen Gaskill | Awards Manager
T: 44 (0)161 834 1300 | E: karen@futureeverything.org
Concept/Chair
Drew Hemment
Eligible to vote are the community of artists and participants from previous FutureEverything (formerly Futuresonic) festivals and projects - a world wide community of leading figures and creative visionaries.
If you have participated in past FutureEverything festivals and projects contact Karen Gaskill for instructions on creating your Community account.
Anyone may create a profile on the FutureEverything website but only participants in past FutureEverything festivals and projects can vote on the Awards.
Excellence
The overall quality and merit of the submission.
Significance
Does it enhance knowledge and practice in art, design, digital media or social innovation?
Relevance
Relevance to FutureEverything's themes of society, technology, environment and the city.
Originality
Is the project a new piece of work? Is it original and distinctive?
Coherence and Rigour
Artistic or intellectual precision, method and integrity.
Thanks to the International Jury who selected the final shortlist of 3 candidates.
Steve Dietz,
Artistic Director of 01SJ Biennial
and Executive Director of Northern Lights
Gunalan Nadarajan,
Director of ISEA Singapore & Vice Provost at MICA
Maria Balshaw,
Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Colin Fallows,
Professor of Sound and Visual Arts, Liverpool John Moores University,
Board of Directors, FutureEverything
Thanks to Christiane Paul.