Author Archives: Gill Allard
Storify from #bigshopcdf
Click the following link to see a taste of the social media discussions surrounding The Great Big Empty Shop Experiment. View “#BigShopCDF tagged tweets” on Storify
Posted in Cardiff Events, Policy, social enterprise, Social Media
Tagged cardiff, empty shop, exhibition, high streets, pop-up, social media, storify, twitter
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We’re crowd-sourcing people to paint with light @ The Great Big Empty Shop Experiment on Thursday 14 July at 2 pm
Just two people produced these super images at a test run in Cardiff’s Great Big Empty shop: http://bit.ly/oAC0pB. Just think what a crowd could do! Grab a torch, a sabre, some Christmas lights or just your phone and join the … Continue reading
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What’s happening on British high streets? We need your help with The Great Big Empty Shop Experiment.
Over the past week, several well-known high street retailers have either gone into liquidation or announced that they are scaling down their operations. They’ll be leaving some empty spaces, perhaps just temporarily, to add to the gaps that were left … Continue reading
Swap Shop @ The Great Big Empty Shop Experiment
As part of the Great Big Empty Shop Experiment, CreAtrium is running a Swap Shop. The idea is simple: donate your unwanted books, DVDs, seeds and craft materials (including paints, patterns, material, wool, glitter glue…) and take away something that … Continue reading
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THE GREAT BIG EMPTY SHOP EXPERIMENT: Cardiff City Centre, 11-22 July
What’s it all about? If you take a walk around Cardiff city centre and stray beyond the immediate environs of the impressive new St. David’s shopping precinct with its wealth of well-known retail brands (most of them headquartered outside Cardiff), … Continue reading
e-Crimes Wales, social media in the workplace
Ecrime Wales have made a video on how to use social media in the workplace, featuring our very own Sophie Paterson. Enjoy!
Cardiff gets Hyperlocal
On Saturday the 2nd of April the Atrium was humming with energy as hyper-local bloggers from the length and breadth of the UK gathered for their annual Talk About Local Unconference. For some, these terms will require definition, which I … Continue reading
Dazu exhibition at National Museum Cardiff
April the 3rd will see the last opportunity for people to see visit the wonderful Dazu exhibition at National Museum Cardiff. The exhibition opened in January, with a prestigious VIP ceremony, words from the First Minister and Chinese Diplomats. Having … Continue reading
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Tagged cardiff, China, museum, scuplture
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Pixar & Innovation Imperative for medialab
On Monday the 28th of March Medialab held a seminar in the Atrium Theatre where representatives from Creative Industries, Academics and Animation students gathered to learn about cutting edge developments in Architecture and Animation. The seminar, which was the fourth … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Cardiff Events, Careers, Cultural and Creative Industries, Design
Tagged 3D, animation, animators, architecture, atrium, cardiff, David Ajasa-Adekunle, events, free, innovation imperative, kate bergel, medialab, pixar, presentation, Research and development, talks
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