Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

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London N1 6PB
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Coal Fired Computers 12-14 March 2010
A new work by leading UK media artists Graham Harwood and Matsuko Yokokoji (YoHa) opens at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle, commissioned as part of AV Festival 10. A coal-fired boiler powers a network of computers, exploring the crisis of power in a modern globalised economy and its relationship with media and art. Supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation through its Innovation Fund.
Demonstration by the artist 13 March 2010
Artist talk 14 March 2010

Dark Matter in Edinburgh 6 April 2010
Eminent cosmologists Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Paul Murdin will be at the Scottish Poetry Library reading from Dark Matter and discussing the relationship between poetry and astronomy, as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Inter-generation-all – Call for ideas
As part of our Ageing & Social Cohesion programme, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation over the next 12 months is looking to award a total of 18 projects in the UK and Portugal of £30,000/€30,000 each to develop intergenerational pilot projects seeking to address a 21st century challenge. With this call the Foundation is seeking new ideas from organisations with a proven track record of delivery. Proposals must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 26 March 2010. Organisations which applied unsuccessfully to the first call in 2009 may resubmit their idea but please use the new online form.
Please follow this link to find out more and to apply.

Survey of community action on poverty, jobs and the environment
The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) is keen to hear from all types of organisations involved in tackling poverty, improving job opportunities or protecting the environment at a local level, for a new project to develop a grassroots strategy for promoting 'green' jobs. The project is supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as part of its work on the environment. 13 January 2010
The survey can be accessed here.

As part of the Foundation's current plan to promote the work of significant Portuguese artists in the UK, we are supporting Paula Rego, Tracey Emin and Mat Collishaw at the Foundling Museum in London (27 January – 9 May 2010), João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva, the Portuguese representatives at the 2009 Venice Biennale, at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham (3 February – 21 March), and Helena Almeida's major solo exhibition which moves to the John Hansard Gallery in Southampton (9 February – 31 March).

Andrew Barnett, Chair of the Novas Scarmen Group, interview by Paul Jump,Third Sector, 12 January 2010
'Getting into difficulty – and out again'

Getting On: Wellbeing in later life
Ippr’s work on ‘the politics of ageing’ seeks to place a clearer focus on inequalities in older people’s wellbeing. This report sets out a wider agenda for policymakers and practitioners. Supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. 1 December 2009

Urban Village Schools
In a new Foundation publication, visionary educationalist James Wetz proposes a new model of secondary schooling for all young people.
Launch and discussion at the RSA, 26 November 2009

Andrew Barnett, Leading Questions
Interview by Jane Dudman, The Guardian, 4 November 2009

Andrew Barnett welcomed as new Chair of Novas Scarman
The Novas Scarman Group, a major social justice charity at the cutting edge of tackling social disadvantage through social enterprise, innovation and positive impact, has welcomed the appointment in September of Andrew Barnett, Director of the Foundation's UK Branch, as new Chair of the Board. 3 November 2009

Social & Cultural Survey of Shoreditch & Hoxton
Following our move to Hoxton, the Foundation has launched a new report which paints a candid portrait of the local area. Written and researched by General Public Agency, it describes the area’s distinctive character and identity, and includes interviews with many residents and key players in the community.
Copies available on request from info@gulbenkian.org.uk
Andrew Barnett, Director of the UK Branch, and Lucy Musgrave, Director of General Public Agency, interviewed on the Robert Elms Show, BBC London 30 September 2009

Making Every Adult Matter
Too often the most vulnerable in society fall between the gaps in care services. The Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) coalition, supported by the Foundation, has today launched a four-point manifesto for the Government on how to address this problem and support people to fulfil their potential. 29 September 2009

Schools within Schools
Smaller learning communities in secondary schools could hold the key to success. New Foundation publication advocates human scale education. 14 September 2009
BBC News, 15 September 2009
The Guardian, 7 September 2009
Mail Online, 7 September 2009

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