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Author Archives: Natasha Steer
Call Out For Designer – Mural For Chatham High Street Project – By Medway Council – Deadline 7/05/2013
Medway Council have released details for a commission to help create a mural in Chatham High Street. The artist’s brief is to create a design based on feedback and to … Continue reading
Inspiring Website – The Creators Project
Inspiring Website – The Creators Project This, is my most exciting find in a long time. This site absolutely inspires me, and the fact most posts have video is so … Continue reading
Art Vending Machine For Medway – Lets Do This!
So…Leeds have recently been featured on the BBC news website regarding their new art vending machine, and fellow creatives here in Medway think it is only fair Medway and Kent have … Continue reading
Get Your Application In For Medway Open Studios 2013 – Deadline 26th April
Registration for the Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival closes on Friday 26 April. All artists and makers from the Medway area are being urged to sign up quickly and … Continue reading
Call Out For Actors, Actresses, Artists and Geeks – Site Responsive Theatre Event – Medway
I love alternative art in unusual places. I also love interactive art. For a few years now I have been knocking around the idea of organising my own site responsive … Continue reading
Featured Creative: David Faltrego – Surreal Artist
I love surreal art, Dali is one of my favourite artists in fact. So when I discovered David Faltrego’s work at Medway Open Studios last year I was excited to find a … Continue reading
Geek Heaven – Minecraft : The Story Of Mojang – film screening + Retro and Minecraft Gaming 6th and 7th April 2013 – Rochester
Inspired by the recent GEEK festival in Margate and after the success of the Medway GEEK satellite events, Creatabot is screening the film Minecraft : The Story of Mojang in … Continue reading
Gig Review – Post War Years – Cargo – 25th February 2013
The joy with future music, is that we can only guess what it will be, and it doesn’t yet have a genre. Having just read a review of Post War … Continue reading
Creative People and Places Swale and Medway – Events – February to March 2013
An enterprising group with a £1.5million plan for the arts in Swale and Medway is inviting residents to a series of events to share ideas on how the money should be used. … Continue reading
Art About – Accessible Art Studios and Workshops – Boundary Wharf – Chatham
Art About is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company offering workshops run by local artists Helen Morley and Wendy Daws. The purpose of this project is to provide contemporary Fine Art … Continue reading
Being and Nothingness – Art Exhibition Featuring Matt Bray – 14th December 2012 to 16th February 2013 – Rochester Art Gallery
The following is from the interpretation card for the exhibition – written by Edward Lucie-Smith, an internationally known writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster, anthologist and photographer. How is one … Continue reading
Why It Is Important To Write Contracts – By Natasha Steer
When I was 17 I made a music video for a local band, it was my first paid creative job. I assumed the band would help someone so new to … Continue reading
Notes From The Creatabot Workshop: Expanding Your Creativity – By Natasha Steer
For the benefit of those who came and those who could not make the workshop here is a list of the subjects discussed. If you would like me to give … Continue reading
Lucia N°03 – The Lamp Of Inspiration – By Natasha Steer
They say everyone is creative. I believe everyone is born creative, but that if you let go of it, it is much harder to get back. Those who are non-creative … Continue reading
Networking Vs Making Friends – By Natasha Steer
Networking can be quite a scary word to a lot of creatives, it evokes the thought of dressing up smartly and becoming someone they are not in order to secure … Continue reading
No Bell Prize 2012 – 14th September – Rochester – Kent
Creatabot presents an evening of invention, ideas and science. Many of us have had a crazy concept for a gadget or some type of aid for life. Yes most of … Continue reading
Grandmaster Flash To Hit The Decks In Rochester – 9th November 2012
Hip-hop pioneer, Grandmaster Flash, is set to hit the decks in Rochester High Street on 9th November, at the Casino Rooms. The era-defining icon created the loop and cross-fade DJ … Continue reading
Creatabot Conversations: Music – 25th July 2012 – Rochester
What turned out to be an invite to a few people to come to coFWD to see the space has turned into something much more interesting. There are now a … Continue reading
Creatabot Creatives Competition 2012 + Exhibition Open For Submissions
Creatabot Creatives Competition is open to all creatives in the UK. The brief for 2012 is “Gadgets and Gizmos”. There are 6 categories for the competition: Short Film Photography Fine … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Helen Hanson
We have another contributor! Helen Hanson is from Doncaster and is an all round creative who will be writing about many different subjects. I asked her some questions so that … Continue reading
Snapdragon Designs – Featured Creatives
Recently at the 10th anniversary celebration of Nucleus arts I came across a new range of jewellery – which I absolutely LOVE. I felt I had to feature these creatives … Continue reading
London Design Festival 2012 – Craft Central Events – 17th to 25th September
Celebrating the diversity of UK contemporary craft and design, Craft Central brings you 3 intriguing events for the London Design Festival: One Day Designers Sale: Interior Products Date: Monday 17 … Continue reading
Unravelling the National Trust – Call For Artists – Closing 31st July 2012
Unravelling the National Trust is a series of exhibitions that aim to showcase extreme and conceptual craft in a site-specific context, showing in three different National Trust venues across the … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Alice Stansfield
We have a fab new contributor – Alice Stansfield is a creative Vlogger from East Sussex who will be bringing a nice selection of articles and videos to Creatabot. We … Continue reading
Tracey Emin – She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea – Margate Exhibition Review
Like most people my earliest memory of Tracy Emin’s work and most prominent is the unmade bed from 1999. As time went on I discovered she studied in Medway at … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Luke Crook
Luke Crook works for indie music label “Sunday Best” and he will be writing about what it is like to work for an indie label as well as what is going … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Jack Burrows
We have a lovely new contributor writing for us, let me introduce you to Jack Burrows. Currently based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, Jack’s creativity is concentrated on film making and creative … Continue reading
Bikeminded Launches ‘Cycle Shorts’ Filmmaking Competition – Closing 15th June 2012
Bikeminded, a cycle campaign run by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has launched ‘Cycle Shorts’ a filmmaking competition open to anyone interested in the filmmaking process from raw … Continue reading
Call For Artist / Creative – Exhibition In Orpington – July 2012
Chloe Robinson is a young composer from Orpington in Kent who is currently planning an exhibition involving her recordings at the ArtStyle Gallery in Orpington. Chloe plans to use a … Continue reading
Putting the Spark Into Education
As we move into the future more engaging ways are needed to educate, support and inspire todays youth. Enter Sparky – a puppet from another planet. Originally created for the … Continue reading
Introducing A New Contributor – George Langridge
George Langridge is a creative from Kent. He will be writing about various subjects that inspire him as well as talking about his own work, including photography. So you’re studying … Continue reading
Medway Open Studios – 7th to 13th July 2012
Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival is a community arts festival celebrating the wealth of creativity in Medway. The event will take place throughout the Medway towns between the 7th … Continue reading
Billy Childish Art Exhibition – Historic Dockyard Chatham – 1st June to 30th September 2012
Billy Childish is a local cult icon, internationally celebrated painter, writer and musician who was born in Chatham, Kent. He has spent the last 35 years developing an impressive body … Continue reading
Review – Blackbird Blackbird – 15th May – Brighton
One man, one Macbook and one Akai controller. The sounds of Blackbird Blackbird leave you imagining a full team of sound engineers with various decks and controllers, but Blackbird Blackbird … Continue reading
New Creatabot Contributor – Emily Foster
Our new contributor Emily will be writing short diary type articles for Creatabot that discuss her recent experiences working for small independent publishing house “Limehouse Books“. Her aim is to … Continue reading
Featured Creative – Mark Richmond – Sculptor
The amount of creativity Medway has to offer still amazes me and it was refreshing to meet another artist who fits so well with the ethos of Creatabot. I had seen … Continue reading
Important Video For All Creatives – Creative Commons Copyright
Protecting your creative work is important. How do you do this? And how would you protect just some of your work if you wanted it to be shared? This video … Continue reading
Interview With Rebecca Crosbie – Photographer
If you know me well, you will know I love abandoned places, I love urban exploration and I love photography of anything linked with either. That is why I was … Continue reading
Win an Illustration by Ben Cameron – Closing Date 7th May
Ben Cameron has a competition running to win his illustration “Bugsy Alone” drawn in black ink on 230gm acrylic paper. We think it is a lovely piece of art and … Continue reading
Introducing a New Creatabot Contributor – Jack Bulmer – Game Designer
We like to include all types of creatives in Creatabot which is why we are really pleased to have Jack working with us. Jack is a game designer from Rainham … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Badge – Artist
Badge is a unique artist from North Wales who has just joined us as a contributor. Badge will be interviewing creatives and talking about what is going on in his … Continue reading
Introducing A New Creatabot Contributor – Jennifer Denty – Illustrator and Designer
We welcome a new contributor to Creatabot – Jennifer Denty is a freelance illustrator and designer from Hertfordshire and we are really glad to have her input on Creatabot. Jennifer will … Continue reading
Celebrate Medway’s Creativity On 23rd June 2012
Medway is the centre of a flourishing creative community and on June 23rd the Nucleus arts centre in Chatham welcomes everyone to join them in the celebration of their 10th … Continue reading
Editors Look At “Craft Central Gets Hitched” – 22nd to 25th March 2012 – Central London’s Handmade Wedding Fair
Unlike your average wedding fair this little gem offers a look at the main elements you are going to need for your big day. Due to the exhibitors being craftsmen … Continue reading
