A Multimedia Exploration of the Story of Vulcan, Blending Film, Poetry, Sound, Music, Art and Science
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 as legacy and 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 |
Upcoming Activities (TBC)
| ACTIVITY | When | Outcomes |
| Create short film | Aug -Sep | Create short film by end of August for film festival review (Sensoria Festival) |
| Partner and Team Meetings | Aug project end | Regular Progress Review meetings with mentor and museums partners. |
| Research visit, Sheffield | 31 Aug | Day trip. Portland Works Open Day – craft and artisans |
| More Film research- | 1- 31 Aug | Volcano and Steelmaking video content needed Climate and geology research, archives -British steel |
| Creative outcomes developed for events | Sep | Develop/refine interim multimedia artforms to present to the public – film, album, art talk, other? Depends on which group to engage with. Museums to advise. |
| Museum Events | Oct-Nov | Deliver events in Sheffield and Land of Iron museums. Online? Other locations. PR/Marketing. Oct. Dates preferred. |
| Evaluate | 15 – 30 Nov | Team evaluation for review and taking C of F to next stage |
| Project End | 5 Dec | Submit ACE Grant 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