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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 20 May 2012 01:39:58 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Building digital capacity for the arts blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-17T14:15:48Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Tips and advice on what video kit to buy</title><category term="AV equipment"/><category term="Audio visual content"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/5/17/tips-and-advice-on-what-video-kit-to-buy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/5/17/tips-and-advice-on-what-video-kit-to-buy.html"/><author><name>Trish Thomas (Arts Council England)</name></author><published>2012-05-17T08:53:36Z</published><updated>2012-05-17T08:53:36Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Useful tips to help you make decisions about cameras, sound, editing software and data storage]]></summary></entry><entry><title>What is it that you want to change?</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="Creative Industries KTN"/><category term="Culture24"/><category term="Marcus Romer"/><category term="Ogilvy innovation labs"/><category term="business models"/><category term="wedidthis"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/29/what-is-it-that-you-want-to-change.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/29/what-is-it-that-you-want-to-change.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-29T08:19:44Z</published><updated>2012-03-29T08:19:44Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[In my pre-seminar commentary I wanted you to ask what is that you want to solve and in turn what is it that you want to change? During the Emerging Business Models For The Built Environment seminar the speakers emphasized this very question and gave a few tips on how to start tackling the change process within your organisation.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Seminar 4: Emerging business models for the digital environment - speaker presentations live</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="audiences"/><category term="revenue streams"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/21/seminar-4-emerging-business-models-for-the-digital-environme.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/21/seminar-4-emerging-business-models-for-the-digital-environme.html"/><author><name>Keran Poonia (Arts Council England)</name></author><published>2012-03-21T12:18:59Z</published><updated>2012-03-21T12:18:59Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Speaker presentations from Seminar 4 are now live. You can also view presentations from past Digital Capacity events here. If you were unable to attend or just need a recap audio and video from Seminar 4 will also be available here from 23 March.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Submit your artwork online to the Culture Cloud competition</title><category term="Culture Cloud"/><category term="Digital R&amp;D Fund for Arts &amp; Culture"/><category term="NESTA"/><category term="New Art Exchange"/><category term="audience curation"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/19/submit-your-artwork-online-to-the-culture-cloud-competition.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/19/submit-your-artwork-online-to-the-culture-cloud-competition.html"/><author><name>Susan Simmonds (Arts Council England)</name></author><published>2012-03-19T16:53:46Z</published><updated>2012-03-19T16:53:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[New Art Exchange, in collaboration with technology providers Artfinder, have opened registration for the online Culture Cloud competition. UK- based artists can enter the competition by uploading two dimensional artworks to the project website before 4 May 2012.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Micro-donations: the audience as investor</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="Micro-donations"/><category term="NESTA"/><category term="Pew Research Center"/><category term="crowdfunding"/><category term="fundraising"/><category term="monetisation"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/micro-donations-the-audience-as-investor.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/micro-donations-the-audience-as-investor.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-09T16:51:05Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T16:51:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Arts organisations today are faced with the unique challenge of managing expectations from both sides of the business: on the supply side there are private sponsors, individual donors and governments who provide funding and set targets for return on investment, and on the demand side there are consumers who are increasingly asking for more from the price of their ticket.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Art and commerce - a powerful synergy?</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="Naomi Klein"/><category term="superbrands"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/art-and-commerce-a-powerful-synergy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/art-and-commerce-a-powerful-synergy.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-09T16:43:27Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T16:43:27Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Art and commerce once existed neatly in separate universes. Besides the artistic flourish designers like Paul Rand brought to the occasional product or logo or advertising campaign, there wasn't much art to speak of in the corporate world. And in the rarefied and sometimes hermetic world of fine art, there was no heretic greater than the sellout.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Art vs. commerce</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="Chris Anderson"/><category term="Google Art Project"/><category term="Social Business"/><category term="Wired magazine"/><category term="sustainable business models"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/art-vs-commerce.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/art-vs-commerce.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-09T16:16:47Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T16:16:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Exploring the business case: does money flow naturally from the execution of good ideas or should creative thinking be driven by the desire for sustainable business models within the arts? Should artists think about return-on-investment when creating innovative new ideas for digital platforms; if not, what are the consequences for longer-term funding and sustainability?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Collaborate to generate within arts</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="collaboration"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/collaborate-to-generate-within-arts.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/collaborate-to-generate-within-arts.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-09T16:13:50Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T16:13:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[When we started sharing ideas about this article, we realised that we didn’t have to put our sociocultural researcher’s hat on. The status quo of today’s reality provided us with all the inspiration we required.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The challenges and opportunities of virtual museums</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="Google Art Project"/><category term="virtual museums"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-virtual-museums.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/9/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-virtual-museums.html"/><author><name>Guest blogger</name></author><published>2012-03-09T15:59:41Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T15:59:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[As early as 1995, when the virtual technology was not so widespread, The Louvre museum opened its official website to the public. After five years, the Louvre also provided a multilingual version of a 3D virtual exhibition project on its website, thus becoming the world’s first virtual museum with a complete education function.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Book now for Digital Capacity seminar 4: Emerging business models for the digital environment</title><category term="Business models"/><category term="business models"/><id>http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/8/book-now-for-digital-capacity-seminar-4-emerging-business-mo.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://digitalcapacity.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/2012/3/8/book-now-for-digital-capacity-seminar-4-emerging-business-mo.html"/><author><name>Keran Poonia (Arts Council England)</name></author><published>2012-03-08T16:26:34Z</published><updated>2012-03-08T16:26:34Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[This seminar is aimed at arts organisations and artists across England who are grappling with the disruption to existing business models caused by digital platforms and who aspire to be on the front foot rather than the back.]]></summary></entry></feed>
