NOISE, the international youth arts festival that has achieved great success in Singapore and Australia will bring its blueprint to the UK. The launch will take place in at the Tate, Liverpool, Albert Dock on February 23, but it is hoping to attract interest from throughout the UK. The only virtual on-line media arts festival of its kind, this platform aims to showcase new and original talent from under 25 year olds nationwide. Areas covered include: film, music, fashion, illustration, graphic design, writing, architecture and photography. Denise Proctor, Chief Executive of the NOISE Festival explains the ethos behind the project: “We have chosen our curators because they have consistently demonstrated originality, passion and innovation in their chosen art form. They are regarded as industry figureheads not only because of their successes within their chosen field but because they serve as an inspiration for the next generation of young creatives. The NOISE team and our curators look forward to discovering some really exciting new talent. Because of its online nature NOISE can be far more inclusive. Noise targets every young person regardless of background or postcode. It gives them some fantastic opportunities to showcase their talent.”
The NOISE Festival has been publicly funded and is also being supported by a panel of cultural ambassadors including Anthony Wilson (Music/ Art), Wayne Hemingway (3D Design & Architecture), Peter Saville (Image Making), Eley Kishimoto (Fashion), Stella Vine (Fine Art) and Danny Brown (New Media).
The UK organizing comity are hoping for similar results to the down-under Noise Festival. The Australian Government originally launched the project in 1998 and so far the country has funded three festivals to date, attracting over 10,000 creative submissions from young people and reaching a combined audience of 13 million.
The submission period will be open from 23 February – 31 May2006 and the best submissions to NOISE will appear on television, radio, online and in print throughout the festival month of October 2006.