A Multimedia Exploration of the Story of Vulcan, Blending Film, Poetry, Sound, Music, Art and Science
Find out what the Cradle of Fire team has been up to and what’s likely to happen next.
Given the nature of the project – as an R&D initiative – events are unfolding as we progress.
You can find out more via the About page, as well as exploring our Creative Community, Partners and Team members.
Contact us with your ideas.
| ACTIVITY | When | Outcomes |
| 1st Research Visit, Kelham Island Museum and Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet | 29 -31 May | · Collection and story research
· Sound making/recording · Poetry reading/ recording Film footage · Song ‘Monuments Fall’, improv soprano performance, · Project Meetings |
| Partner and Team Meetings | May 27 – Project end | Regular Progress Review with team, partners and creativity community. |
| PR /Marketing
Website/social media design and launch |
1 Jun -23 Jul | Website and social media launch for Cradle of Fire – domain, website journey, content, branding, colours, logos |
| Audio Postproduction | 3 -13 Jun | Audio tracks mastered for use in the project. Includes poetry readings, songs and soundscapes recorded in Sheffield |
| 2nd Research Visit, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, | 14 Jun | Sound recording and filming of men working with traditional steelmaking -Research and use in film |
| 1st Research visit, Land of Iron Museum | 29 Jun | Research Gathering for narrative of the film |
| Sheffield
Millennium Gallery, Mentor visit
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18 Jul | · Project Meetings – Mentor, musician
· Research- ‘Show Your Metal’ exhibition · Industrial techno music for project use. |
| Vulcan artwork commission | 22 Jul | Art print for use in film and as 2D artwork outcome |
| Website Content | 23 Jul -Project end | Content to be added throughout the project for creative collaboration, PR/marketing, legacy, stimulus for future project building, post R&D. |
| 2nd Research Visit, Land of Iron | 24-26 Jul | · Collection and story research assisted by curator and team
· Sound recording/filming at museum and beach – for use in film · Art mentor review meeting |
| Create film ‘Cradle of Fire’ | Aug to Oct | Filming, recording and gathering footage and sound, storyboard with CW liaising with museums for copyright permissions |
| Partner and Team Meetings | Aug project end | Review meetings with creative community, team and museums partners as needed. |
| Creative Outcomes Developed | Sep to Nov | Develop/refine interim multimedia artforms to present to the public – event management, PR/Marketing, flyer design. |
| Kelham Island Museum Event | 7 Nov | Film premiere, sword dancing, soundscape, museum late, poetry, Q&A, food/drink |
| Land of Iron Museum Event | 14 Nov | Artist talk, film screening, poetry reading, Q&A |
| Cambridge Event | 28 Nov | Artist talk, film screening, poetry reading, Q&A monologues, Homerton College. Sponsored by Changemakers |
| Evaluate | 18 Nov to end | Evaluation for event review and how to build to take C of F to next stage -team and partners |
| Project End | 28 Dec | Project end. Write ACE final report |
We’d love to hear from you as we develop the Cradle of Fire project. Please use the contact page to get in touch.
Cradle of Fire is a research and development project, supported by public funds from Arts Council England. We are also grateful for support from our partners and creative collaborators. Read more on the dedicated About pages.
Check our progress to date and future plans via the timeline