Blogs that have published so far on the Arts Council day
The Arts Council of Ireland New Media Day @ Dublin Castle on 25 November 2008
Following the conference, there have been blog posts:
The Model and Niland Galleries
I was expecting more. Right now I’m forming a hypothesis: that the Conference (or Working seminar) was premature, that the audience weren’t ready for it, weren’t ready to take up the challenge of engaging with the ‘new media’ - for whatever reason.
Someone chairing a big session asked "How many of you have a blog?" I thought I saw at least 60% of hands in the room go up. It looked to me as if there were plenty of bloggers at the event. Now I wonder if I was mistaken. Bloggers blog. They put something out there fairly quickly.
Maybe the event will be a catalyst that releases pent up interest?
Maybe this time next year I’ll be proved wrong. I certainly hope so. But I have a gut feel, an intuitive view. Maybe it was very enjoyable and satisfying. Maybe it stimulated the imagination, intellect and thinking processs. Maybe that is enough.
But there is an audience out here that’s growing up and taking all this so-called ‘new media’ in its stride as normal hat, I think.
I’m one of those voices that’s often urgent, and difficult to find relaxing, when I have a bee in my bonnet.
It’s probably too late to be heard as a grateful person who loved the day. It’s helped me sort out my priorities.
