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With over 120 entries from 11 to 25 year olds we present the TYCA Open Arts Competition Exhibition October 13th and 24th 2020.These wonderful and diverse works will be exhibited in CICCIC’s new digital gallery. A 17 screen gallery space that allows us to showcase the 120 entries. Director, Andrew Knutt said:”Our gallery usually accommodates around 40 traditional framed pictures but with our new digital gallery we are able to showcase much more, and having TYCA Festival utilise this amazing asset we are able to show all work”.The works on display include self portraits from a Special School and many standard…
At CICCIC we deliver TYCA events each year, from outdoor art workshops to hip-hop and rap events to art exhibitions and circus skills, but with COVID things are a little different for 2020. So why not get involved by entering the TYCA Visual Arts Competition. This event will showcase, 2D, 3D, and Photography work by students and young people between 11 and 25 years of age who live in or attend school/college in the Somerset West and Taunton area. This year, due to Covid-19 and its restrictions, the artwork for the competition and exhibition will be entered in digital format.…
To Support the Independent Arts Centre in Taunton – Creative Innovation Centre CICOver the past 8 years CICCIC have supported and promoted over 2000 artists and designers at our centre through online promotional campaigns, exhibitions, publications, workshops and events. Creative Innovation Centre CIC lives and breathes the arts and exists for the sole purpose of linking audiences to the arts for the benefit of all.WHY SUBMIT ARTWORK FOR CICCIC?We are trying to raise funds to keep our independent gallery and arts centre open in Taunton after the disastrous impact of the pandemic on this community facility. We know at this…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC (also known as CICCIC) in Taunton has fought the odds of re-opening to the public after lockdown by building one of the UK’s first true digital gallery showcasing over 230 images over 17 digital screens.The technology-based solution is a new way for visitors to engage with visual representations while reducing costs associated with printing and framing and extending the stay of gallery visitors. The project has been in the making for some time and has been refused funding on several occasions due to funders ‘not seeing the value’, but early positive results are showing that there…
The mayor of Taunton Francesca Smith opens a new heritage project for Taunton at the Creative Innovation Centre CIC (also known as CICCIC) in Paul Street, Taunton on Thursday 6th August.The ‘Pictorial History of Taunton’ is an exciting and innovative project designed to promote engagement with local heritage and to raise funds for not-for-profit organisation CICCIC. An arts and culture centre in Taunton, Somerset. The project includes a 17-screen digital gallery exhibition at CICCIC’s art centre where you can view over 230 old photos of Taunton and surrounding area, a Taunton town centre treasure hunt with cash prizes, a history…
What is Phygital? Phygital is the concept of using technology to bridge the digital world with the physical world with the purpose of providing unique experiences for the user.From the arts perspective this can be innovative or simply reinventing traditional ways of engaging with the arts, and CICCIC is proud to announce its full HD digital gallery within its exhibition space.Prints and physical paintings in galleries are a traditional method of displaying art but depending on the size of the gallery one can easily go through an exhibition within minutes and at times may only display several pieces of artwork…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC (also known as CICCIC), one of most community engaged and cultural organisations in Taunton, has launched a public crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help support its continuation in serving thousands within the community.Partnering with hundreds of community groups, charities, schools and practitioners, CICCIC has delivered a diverse set of events over the past eight years. From comedy, live music, poetry, art, workshops, talks and exhibitions its reputation has exceeded county boundaries. After five months of closure due to COVID-19, CICCIC are proud to continue its delivery of these amazing events, but as its not publicly funded…
Somerset has a wide and varied landscape. From coastlines to rural beauty. From the people who enjoy its offerings within every season of the year. This photographic exhibition is just a small collection of photographic works by photographer Clayton Jane.Bought to you by Creative Innovation Centre CIC (CICCIC) this virtual 3D exhibition with music is an innovative way of showcasing great art and photography, and now you can enjoy this HD 1080p video gallery.
In April 2020 we sent out an art and photography call for people to submit works based on what isolation meant to them and how it made them feel. We also asked for images that reflected or symbolizes what they see from their windows while being stuck in. This could be real or metaphoric. Now you can enjoy the results of this exhibition through our one of many virtual digital galleries that we will be producing in video format. Winners announced June 1st.Below you can view each image and any description the contributor has provided.
An online music festival with a local and national flavour.We’ve curated one the best online acoustic music festivals you’ll ever see and we encourage all music artists to submit their acoustic set for inclusion in this one of many online music festivals. As long as the audio is of quality and video pretty well crafted we’ll include you. Designed for CICCIC patrons and the wider world we know that this will entertain you with some of the best acoustic music around. So watch this space next week for the official launch. To submit your YouTube only video simply send a link to…