With just a few days to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are over, find an overview of key moments that capture some of the
Category: Themes
These are our priority topics / themes, including arts, ceremonies, politics, media etc
Culture is the angle to everything, so I do not highlight it as a ‘theme’ – instead, what we mean is stories that are about the arts or about arts festivals / the cultural olympiad
I may include the Cultural Olympiad as a theme / topic eventually, to differentiate from ceremonies, torch relay or other
Andy may want to add ‘athletes’ / technology / esports if this is something you will focus about
please keep in mind the overarching rationale to name themes
Arts Games, Montreal 2018
The Arts Games are a new initiative aiming to do for art and artists what the Olympic Games has done for sport and athletes: put
The Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad
Find here a selection of images from the ceremony organised by Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad to mark the final one year countdown to the opening
Akram Khan on the London 2012 Opening Ceremony
(29 July 2012) Yesterday, choreographer and dancer Akram Khan gave a press conference about his contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening ceremony. He
Peace Camp 2012
One of the contributions to the Olympic Truce programme from the London 2012 Festival is Peace Camp 2012, which we reported on earlier this month.
Establishing an evidence base for the Cultural Olympiad (CFP)
call for papers CULTURAL TRENDS SPECIAL EDITION Establishing an evidence base for the Cultural Olympiad: London 2012 Edited by Dr Beatriz Garcia, Institute of Cultural Capital By the time of the 2012 Olympic
Media Blueprint for the London 2012 Games
Days ahead of the LOCOG World Press Briefing, C@tO Editor Andy Miah is outlining a vision for the 2012 Games that draws together the nations and regions to collectively tell their story via citizen media. Find below the outline for #media2012. The proposal launch will take place on 4 Oct, 2010 in Manchester @ANDfestival (http://www.andfestival.org.uk).
Social Media and the Future of Citizen Journalism (via Carlson Media)
Here’s a great film about the Vancouver 2010 Social Media coverage. Highlights include recognition that citizen journalists gave the Paralympic Games a profile, when broadcasters fail. As well, recognition of the different roles of citizen and investigative journalists.
Vectorial Elevation | Interactive art at Vancouver 2010
‘Vectorial Elevation’ is an interactive art installation, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, which features 20 10-kilowatt robotic searchlights along the shoreline. The beams illuminate over a one-kilometre patch of sky and are visible from more than 15 kilometres away.
Whistler Arts
Taking advantage of the influx of Olympic visitors, the Whistler Arts Council promotes the endives of local artists throughout the Village as part of its Arts Walk, which links 43 host galleries together hosted by a variety of spaces from coffee shops to hotel lobbies. However, it’s not only these locations that promote artistic interest. The centre of the village offers as well plenty of opportunities to explore or observe artwork.