Glasgow gets its first Upgrade

The Upgrade is launching in Scotland. Here is the announcement from Curator Cezanne Charles:

"I would like to invite you all to a new arts/technology night to be held at
the CCA on Wednesday 27th JULY.

Glasgow gets its first
Upgrade!

The Upgrade! Scotland is a regular forum for those interested in
art & technology to get together and look at each other's work. It
builds on and into a well established international network http://www.theupgrade.org

Wednesday
27th July at CCA sees a short talk by the critic Jack Mottram and
presentations of recent and current works from Torsten Lauschmann and Jaygo
Bloom and much opportunity for discussion.

Torsten Lauschmann is a
filmaker, audiovisual performer, software and installation artist who
represented Scotland at the 2003 Venice Biennale. Over the past year he has
been developing a wide variety of new online and offline projects from World
Jump Day to electro jazz jamming live with his
trio of goldfish (not all
dead yet). Popular for his go anywhere solar powered busking, Torsten's
more recent performances have included Eat Your Own Ears/The Chateau at ICA,
London and KEN @ Cottiers, Glasgow.
http://www.lauschmann.com/

Jack
Mottram is a freelance arts writer. http://www.submitresponse.co.uk .
Jack will be talking about hacks - small actions that can have large effects
- in terms of art, technology and life in general.

Jaygo Bloom is a
video artist and audiovisual performer, whose work has most recently been
presented at the Glasgow International launch party and the Dot Org Boom!
Electronic Arts festival - Pixelache. Helsinki.

7pm -
9pm

Wednesday 27th July @ CCA, Glasgow. (if you can, do join us for
drinks at 6:30)

Admission free but SPACE IS LIMITED, please book in
advance by emailing contact@mediascot.org

For more
information www.mediascot.org/theupgrade
"