Ludic Rooms present
The
Canal Network[ed]
Connecting artists, technologists and local communities along the Coventry Canal throughout 2021. Creative activities outdoors and online; performances, workshops, installations and experiments that use technology to help us explore and play with water.
From March – November 2021 Ludic Rooms will work with partners including Coventry City of Culture Trust and the Canal & River Trust to breathe new life into the canal corridor.
2021
RANDOM STRING FESTIVAL 2021
November 11-14
This nighttime waterside festival will bring light, music, installations and projections to the canal as well as performances, workshops and online experiments.
FUTURE FOLK
A series of artist R&D Commissions that lead to new work on, in and around the Coventry Canal to be shared at RS2021
RSx
A free programme of training and support for CV-based artists and arts organisations. Access to professional live streaming and 360 video equipment.
AND SO MUCH MORE
STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED!
life by water
future folk
Across 2021, Random String will support a series of research and development projects where artists work alongside Coventry people to create new technology-enabled artistic work for the Coventry Canal.
How can we safely begin to reengage with arts and culture? What are the roles of urban green spaces and connected technologies in achieving this?
Confirmed Artists:
BISHI
CREWDSON & CEVANNE
LING TAN
SAM UNDERWOOD
ADIE BLUNDELL
IDEAS OF NOISE
rsx
for artists and arts organisations…
A digital development programme for creative professionals across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Launching May 2021
Networking, discussion,
best practice
An extensive programme of online artist talks, workshops, Q&As and works-in-progress sharing events.
Training and equipment
1-1 training sessions and access to professional equipment to support new experiments in live streamed performance and 360 video.
Commissioning
Open calls, micro-commissions and support for producing new work with technology.
There is so much more we’ve got planned for Random String; more partnerships, more commissions, more opportunities to get involved. Please follow @ludicrooms on social media and keep your eyes peeled for further announcements.
Andy Moore
Random String is Ludic Rooms’ biennial festival of arts, technology and play. Each year we take over Coventry venues and spaces with an influx of inspirational and interactive experiences.
Each year, the festival is accompanied by a wide-ranging development programme for arts and technology in the region. Building skills and capacity with artists and arts organisations, driving audience development and leading local conversation and sharing.
2021
2018
2016
2014
About Us
Random String is produced by Ludic Rooms, a non-profit arts and technology organisation founded in 2009. We have been based in Coventry Canal Warehouse since our inception.
We create postdigital artworks, experiences and events that empower communities, offering creative opportunities to engage with technologies through experimentation and play.
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