| York Mediale | |
| Founders: | --> |
| Type: | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Status: | Charity |
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| Headquarters: | Plump studios, Swinegate Court East, Swinegate, York, YO1 8AJ, England, UK |
| Languages: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Board Of Directors: | Timothy Ivan Leigh (Chair) |
| Key People: | Trustees: Justine Catherine Andrew Prof Dianne Marie Willcocks Sean Martin Bullick David James Dickson |
York Mediale was an international media arts festival produced by Mediale. It was founded in 2014 and incorporated as a charity in June 2020.[1] It is linked to the city's position as the only UNESCO City of Media Arts.[2]
York Mediale was founded in 2014. It hosted its first festival, of the same name, in 2018.
The first York Mediale festival ran from 27 September 2018 - 6 October 2018 and featured events and installations at York Art Gallery, Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York Guildhall, and King's Square from artists including Isaac Julien, Phil Coy, and Deep Lab.[3]
The second York Mediale festival started on 21 October 2020 and has varying end-dates for the different parts of its four main installations.[4] [5] It featured: 'Human Nature', a series of three installations by Memo Akten, Kelly Richardson, and Rachel Goodyear held at York Art Gallery (until 21 May 2021);[6] 'Good Neighbours', a digitally enhanced walking documentary in Layerthorpe (until 25 October 2020); 'Absent Sitters', a virtual audio-visual experience by Gazelle Twin (until 25 October);[7] and 'People we Love', an exhibition by Kit Monkman at York Minster (2 November 2020 - to29 November 2020).[8]