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Collusion launches research report // Feb 2025
06 February 2025
We asked Flow Associates to undertake a small piece of research to see how art/tech work is reaching the public in the context of a challenging enviroment for making and distributing new work. The premise set by Collusion: the pipeline for making practice-led art/tech work is broken, if indeed it ever existed. Alongside access to […]
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Collusion and MarketPlace launch FUSE programme in Wisbech for young creatives
16 January 2025
‘I have learnt that I’m a lot more capable than I think I am and have grown a great deal as a creative by taking part in FUSE’ – FUSE member 2024 Collusion will develop a new town-wide augmented reality (AR) trail in partnership with MarketPlace as part of their exciting year of community boosting […]
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Collusion seeks General Manager, apply now!
04 September 2024
We need a self-directed, super organised person to look after the company's finance and operations. £27.3k pa for 0.8 FTE/30 hours pw. Deadline: 10am, 03 October 2024.
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Three artists selected for 18 month ART // TECH // PLAY residency programme
24 June 2024
Liv Ello, Zaki Musa, and Anna Williams and Tom Roden of Anatomical have been appointed by Collusion to take part in a new, long-form, nurture-focused residency programme to develop new and innovative art/tech works. Working with Collusion, cultural partners DanceEast, Cambridge Junction, and Norwich Theatre; and university partners Norwich University of the Arts and Anglia […]
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Artist callout // Must Farm Bronze Age settlement
14 June 2024
Three artists sought to take part in Must Farm research project. Collaborating with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, the University of Cambridge and Collusion, artists will work with the project to create proposals for new immersive artworks.
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Collusion seeks Advisory Board members
09 May 2024
Collusion is looking for two new Advisory Board members as advocates for the following policy areas in the Arts Council England Investment Principles, that inform our work: i) Inclusivity & Relevance, and ii) Environmental Responsibility. Deadline for expressions of interest // 5pm, 17 June 2024 Collusion nurtures collaboration between artists, technologists and academics, employing R&D […]
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FUSE 2024: Collusion launch a new collective for young creatives in King’s Lynn
13 December 2023
Are you looking to get your foot in the door of the creative industries? Are you an emerging artist who wants to incorporate creative technology into your practice? Do you want to build a creative community of like minded collaborators? Perhaps you are hoping to grow your career prospects by trying something new? FUSE 24 […]
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Three artists appointed to join an innovative climate research project.
05 July 2023
Kate Flurrie, Meitao Qu and Christopher Allen, have been appointed to take part in an innovative research project, Living in Changing Landscapes.
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SOUNDING OUT: Young person callout
18 May 2023
Exploring identities through the hidden sounds of Kings Lynn. Sounding Out is an opportunity to make a statement in King’s Lynn about what’s important to you! If you’re aged 16 to 25 years and based in King’s Lynn or connected to it, SIGN UP TODAY to be part of the team behind this awesome project. […]
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Artists’ callout: Living in Changing Landscapes project
24 April 2023
Collusion and our partners are seeking two freelance artists to take part in the inital phase of an innovative research project. Living in Changing Landscapes will explore the climate impact on our natural landscapes with the communities who live there through immersive arts experiences. Deadline: 12 noon on 26 May 2023. BRIEF. APPLY. The Landscapes […]
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2023 open callout: Four artists sought for art/tech mentoring programme
04 January 2023
Collusion is pleased to launch the callout for cohort 2 of our 2023 ART // TECH // PLAY mentoring scheme for artists. This cohort will focus on supporting artists who are at the very early stage of developing art/tech projects that involve interactivity and projection. Participating artists will receive a bursary of £1,000. DEADLINE FOR […]
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Four supporting artists sought for major project in King’s Lynn
15 December 2021
DEADLINE: 12 January 2022 Background Collusion is an arts and technology organisation based in Cambridge and West Norfolk. Since 2016 we have been the lead delivery partner for the Borough of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk’s GAME ON project, a series of climate change themed projects that seek to maximise the opportunity presented by the […]
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MANIFESTO COLLECTIVE // Young person call-out
09 December 2021
Are you aged between 15 – 25 and based in/near King’s Lynn? Do you want to be part of a creative group that will play a lead role in a new public art project championing young people’s views addressing climate change and its effect on your community? From January to May 2022, arts organisation Collusion […]
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Collusion announces Culture Recovery Fund success
19 November 2021
Collusion to receive £27,500 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country including Collusion in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today. We have been awarded a grant of £27,500 by […]
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Collusion seeks Lead Artist for MANIFESTO
25 August 2021
Read the BRIEF // DEADLINE // Thurs 09 September 2021 Since 2016 we’ve been the lead delivery partner for the Borough of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk’s GAME ON project which seeks to maximise the opportunity presented by the town’s permanently sited, large scale projection infrastructure through delivery of a trilogy of interactive climate change […]
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FINAL CALL: Would you like a set of four architect designed pavilions?
22 February 2021
The Collusion 2019 Pavilions, designed by architect Charles Holland, are four structures – each with its own unique shape, size, and colour – originally commissioned to house artworks for the Collusion 2019 showcase. We are now urgently seeking to re-home these beautiful pavilions as a single set before the end of March 2021. If you are interested providing the […]
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Collusion is recruiting!! Join our team as an Associate Producer
09 November 2020
Salary up to £25k pro rata working 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) Fixed term to end March 2021 Deadline: 12 noon, Wed 18 November 2020 APPLY NOW – READ THE JOB DESCTIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION Thanks to the Culture Recovery Fund #HereForCulture we have funding to recruit a new fixed term post – an […]
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DRAWDOWN // Interview with Ben Sheppee
22 October 2020
Ben Sheppee is the latest artist to work with Collusion to create a new projected artwork for King’s Lynn. DRAWDOWN runs from 25 October to 24 November. We asked Sheppee what inspired him to create the work in response to the climate change theme. What attracted you to this commission opportunity? Recently we’ve had a […]
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Collusion announces DRAWDOWN by Ben Sheppee
05 October 2020
Ben Sheppee is the latest artist to be commissioned by Collusion to create a major new site-specific artwork which will go on free display for one month this autumn. DRAWDOWN is Sheppee’s first major installation in King’s Lynn and will consist of a series of large-scale building projections that each explore how the effects of […]
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Take part in Collusion’s survey // Artists & arts organisations, what are your experiences and frustrations of working with digital technologies?
23 July 2020
LAST CALL – TAKE PART NOW // Deadline for responses – Monday 03 August 2020 at 12 noon Collusion’s short survey is designed to collect evidence of the demands and needs of the arts and creative sector in the East of England in relation to creative use of digital technologies. This could be as part […]
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We’re commissioning a new artwork for King’s Lynn, Norfolk
09 November 2019
APPLY NOW // Deadline: 12 noon on 02 December. Open to UK artists & companies of all disciplines. Collusion invites artists from across the UK to apply for a commission to create a new contemporary art work (any artform) for King’s Lynn that includes large-scale outdoor projection, gamified, interactive elements, and launch activity, and engages […]
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Colourful pavilions designed by Charles Holland Architects for sale!
11 September 2019
The Collusion 2019 Pavilions, designed by architect Charles Holland, are four structures – each with its own unique shape, size, and colour – built to house six artworks commissioned for the Collusion 2019 showcase. These beautiful pavilions are now for sale to help support future Collusion projects. If you are interested in buying them, please contact […]
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Art exhibition exploring society’s relationship with emerging tech opens today
11 April 2019
11 April 2019, Cambridge, UK Today in Cambridge, UK, the public are invited to Collusion 2019: an exploration of emerging technology through extraordinary art – an ambitious new exhibition of six immersive art installations incorporating and exploring such emerging technologies as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality, and the blockchain. Housed individually in colourful, specially designed […]
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Collusion 2019: Q&A with artist Jo Lawrence
10 April 2019
Jo Lawrence’s AI-driven animated film DATACOSM offers a playful and unpredictable interpretation of our changing relationship to technology. Artificial intelligence and music drive Jo Lawrence’s large-scale animated film installation Datacosm. We chat with Jo to learn about the process of making the film, including her collaboration with the AI team from Cambridge Consultants. How would you describe Datacosm, as its creator? Datacosm is an animated and live-action installation film whose textures and narrative are […]
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Collusion 2019: Q&A with Tanaka Kungwengwe
08 April 2019
Q&A with Cambridge Consultants’ UX designer Tanaka Kungwengwe on his team’s role in designing the virtual assistant hosting Crowded Room’s house party of the future.
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Announcing Collusion 2019
11 March 2019
This April, a new public art exhibition invites the public to explore society’s relationship with emerging technology in a series of six interactive artworks. The perception-shifting experiences include a house party hosted by a virtual assistant set in 2030, an animated and live-action film driven by artificial intelligence, a totem-style memorial that broadcasts hidden messages excavated from the […]
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REVEAL: There will be snow in King’s Lynn this Christmastime
20 December 2018
As weather forecasters across the country predict no snow at Christmas, the port town of King’s Lynn in Norfolk is set to be hit with a blast of snow this Sunday, 23rd December. The snowfall is actually state-of-the-art projections and part of the on-going REVEAL project, an immersive adventure story which combines live street theatre, large-scale projections and augmented reality.
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£250 reward announced for cracking the REVEAL code
11 December 2018
REVEAL was launched during the King’s Lynn Christmas lights switch-on event in the Tuesday Market Place, and since then new projections have been revealed at the Minster and the Custom House. Interest in the game has been building, and over 500 people are playing and hunting for clues, in King’s Lynn and beyond. And now, REVEAL is offering £250 to the first person to email in the sentence that the clues reveal.
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REVEAL launches to an audience of hundred’s in King’s Lynn
26 November 2018
On Sunday 25 November, REVEAL - the worlds first active reality project involving live performances, large scale projections and an augmented reality treasure hunt launched in King's Lynn to an audience of hundreds.
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Collusion announces REVEAL – the world’s first Active Reality project
31 October 2018
On Sunday 25 November, REVEAL - the worlds first active reality project involving live performances, large scale projections and an augmented reality treasure hunt launched in King's Lynn to an audience of hundreds.