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PICNIC Festival September 22-24, 2010

  • EyeWriter wins FutureEverything Award

    March 15th, 2010, posted by: Liz Keel

    Drew Hemment, former PICNIC speaker and Director of FutureEverything tipped us off about the EyeWriter, the winner of the first ever FutureEverything Award. This ingenious invention allows artists and graffiti writers with physical disabilities to draw using only their eyes.

    The EyeWriter was voted the winning submission for the inaugural FutureEverything Award by the world-wide community of FutureEverything artists and participants from the past 15 years.

    The EyeWriter is a pair of low-cost eye-tracking glasses that allow artists and graffiti writers with paralysis to draw using only their eyes.  Inspired by Tony Quan, a graffiti wri...

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  • Supporting Creative Innovation in Europe

    February 10th, 2010, posted by: Liz Keel

    It's no secret that we see Amsterdam as a hub of creative activity, but what about the rest of Europe? What kind of policies can be put in place to stimulate the growth and influence of the creative industries throughout the EU? How can cultural diversity in this sector be used as a competitive advantage?

    On 4-5 February, experts and industry representatives from across the EU gathered in Amsterdam to tackle these questions and more.

    This workshop was organized by the European Commission and hosted the City of Amsterdam, the European Design Centre, the Association of Dutch Designers and IIP Create. It resulted in a declaration to address key issues, including the suggestion to develop a "European Creative Industries Alliance."

    The declaration identified challenges and made suggestions for the progress of the creative sector in Europe:

    • How can we better (financially) support entrepreneursh...

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  • Update: PICNIC wins Gouden Gashouder Award!

    January 7th, 2010, posted by: Liz Keel

    Yesterday evening, PICNIC was presented with the 2009 Gouden Gashouder award from the Westergasfabriek. In the words of the jury, PICNIC was selected as the winner due to "... The daring and cheerful design, but above all the way that PICNIC successfully combines new media with sustainability. In terms of both content and design, PICNIC is a perfect match - innovative, adventurous and surprising on both fronts - an inspiration for future users of the Gashouder."

    Now in it's second year, the 2009 Gouden Gashouder award was presented to us by Holland Festival, the 2008 winner.

    In addition to all the members of the PICNIC team, we would like to give a special thanks to Sylvester Lindemulder for his dedication and creativity in the Art Direction of the event and the entire team at Stripped for their superior technical production.

    We would of course also like to thank the entire team at the Westergasfabriek for recognizing our efforts at ...

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  • PICNIC '09 nominated for Gouden Gashouder award

    January 5th, 2010, posted by: Liz Keel

    PICNIC '09 has been chosen by the employees of the Westergasfabriek as one of the three finalists for the 2009 Gouden Gashouder award. The nominees were selected from the events held at the Westergasfabriek in 2009 based their creativity, sense of adventure, sustainability, accessibility, innovation and effective use of the buildings. The two other nominees for 2009 are the 3FM Awards, Corrino and Tommy Hilfiger and Eventions!

    The Gouden Gashouder award was created in 2008 to recognize the events with the best programming and production efforts as well as the most creative and effective use of the historical Westergasfabriek sites. The award nominees also serve as excellent examples of best practices for future events, to help showcase the wide variety of successful and innovative possibilities for this unique location.

    In 2008 the Gouden Gashouder was presented to the Holland Festival, to emphasize and rew...

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    In times of peril and uncertainty, it is the creative and innovative minds that emerge as the leaders of change. PICNIC ’09 will cover major and minor challenges that lie ahead, from a critical but optimistic point of view. What are the great breakthroughs that will change our lives in the coming decade? How will they heal our economy, our environment and make our lives more livable? What are the alternative scenarios for our future?

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