» Aims and Objectives of the bITjAM

Aims and Objectives of the bITjAM

Aims:

To develop and maintain a creative community based on digitally based artforms
To provide accessible digital arts for all
To support new, emerging and professional artists with the development of digital arts
To enable a learning and collaborative based community
To use digital art and digital media as a way to support social inclusion
To creatively respond to the effects of regeneration and place making.
The bITjAM will provide specialised programmed interventions for events, conferences and exhibitions, the interventions will be based on interactive and reactive sound/visual installations.
To branch out into Arts for health (digital arts on prescription)
Arts for inclusion
Supporting local industries by introducing new media for marketing, employee development, creating unique perspectives for business partners

Objectives:

To run regular live performances creating opportunities to develop new and exciting collaborations
To provide opportunities to share skills and experiences in using digital arts and media through workshops and live collaborative performances
To provide an open and respectful community of artists.
To develop live interactive installations that challenge and inspire people to think about the power and benefits of digital arts
To further develop the digital art landscape in Staffordshire
To develop and get involved in a network of artists from across Europe, welcoming many to the area to get involved
To develop cross artforms such as sound and movement, cinema and film,
to develop better links with science and technologies
develop links with learning institutions
to develop unique ways to carry out research and represent research data i.e soundscapes and videoscapes, digital collages