Cogapp features in New Statesmen, Design Week and The Argus
October 2010

It's been a very exciting and busy time here at Cogapp and we have recently been featured in a number of publications both in print and online.
 
On the 5th October 2010 we held a museums and online fundraising seminar in conjunction with Blue State Digital for museum delegates to discuss how UK cultural institutions could raise significant sums of money through online fundraising. The seminar was held in the beautiful Nash Room at the ICA and was addressed by Alex Morrison and Rich Mintz, vice president of strategy for Blue State Digital. The aim being to assess the opportunities for digital engagement by museums in response to the debate about proposed government cuts.
 
The seminar arrived on the same day that Sir Nicholas Serota warned of a ‘Blitzkreig” on the arts and the seminar soon became newsworthy itself. The New Statesmen wrote under the headline How to fix the funding issue about our seminar and “Whether museums sink or swim will be down to how effectively they market themselves.“
 
We have also recently been involved in a very exciting project to produce interactive kiosks and accompanying website for Tate Modern’s latest Unilever Series commission, Sunflower Seeds by renowned Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei.
 
The kiosks allow visitors to the exhibition to engage in a global dialogue about the work by recording questions and comments for the artist and also answer some of the artist’s own questions. The videos are then published online at www.tate.org.uk/go/aww where Ai Weiwei will respond to questions. You can read more about this innovative project here.
 
Our work for Ai Weiwei has been described as the most innovative use of technology by a world-renowned artist and has been featured in both Design Week and The Argus newspaper. (Subscription to Design Week required)
 
 
 

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