York Mediale

York Mediale
Formation2014; 11 years ago (2014)
TypeCharitable Incorporated Organisation
Legal statusCharity
HeadquartersPlump studios, Swinegate Court East, Swinegate, York, YO1 8AJ, England, UK
Timothy Ivan Leigh (Chair)
Key people
Trustees: Justine Catherine Andrew
Prof Dianne Marie Willcocks
Sean Martin Bullick
David James Dickson

York Mediale was an international media arts festival produced by Mediale. It was founded in 2014 and incorporated as a charity in June 2020.[1] It is linked to the city's position as the only UNESCO City of Media Arts.[2]

History

York Mediale was founded in 2014. It hosted its first festival, of the same name, in 2018.

York Mediale 2018

A complex metal sculpture formed from many miniature houses stacked together
Token Homes by Matthew Plummer Fernandez in King's Square, York, 2018.

The first York Mediale festival ran from 27 September 2018–6 October 2018 and featured events and installations at York Art Gallery, Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York Guildhall, and King's Square from artists including Isaac Julien, Phil Coy, and Deep Lab.[3]

York Mediale 2020

The second York Mediale festival started on 21 October 2020 and has varying end-dates for the different parts of its four main installations.[4][5] It featured: 'Human Nature', a series of three installations by Memo Akten, Kelly Richardson, and Rachel Goodyear held at York Art Gallery (until 21 May 2021);[6] 'Good Neighbours', a digitally enhanced walking documentary in Layerthorpe (until 25 October 2020);[5] 'Absent Sitters', a virtual audio-visual experience by Gazelle Twin (until 25 October);[7] and 'People we Love', an exhibition by Kit Monkman at York Minster (2 November 2020–to 29 November 2020).[8]

References

  1. ^ "YORK MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL CIO". Charities Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Creative Cities Network: York". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "York Mediale's here – with ten days of installations, performance, film and music". York Mix. 27 September 2018.
  4. ^ "York Mediale 2020". York Mediale. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The international media arts festival is back – here's what's on". York Mix. 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Extraordinary artworks in York explore the human body as you've never seen it before". York Mix. 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ Duncan Seaman (12 October 2020). "INTERVIEW: Gazelle Twin On Her New Project, 'Absent Sitters'". The Quietus.
  8. ^ "This York Mediale art installation People We Love at York Minster shows people looking at their loved ones". Yorkshire Post. 29 October 2020.