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GLoW3: Global Leadership of Women in Web 3.0

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GLoW3 seeks to interrogate, understand and foreground women, non-binary and trans contributions to the conceptualisation, commercialisation and creative potential of Web 3.0 screen-based media and art.

GLoW3 responds to the promise and potential of Web 3.0, which has yet to be realised, during a critical moment of transition where the future is being shaped by public media discourse dominated by a narrow range of voices and perspectives.

The project involves the direct collaboration with these individuals who originate from a diverse range of global contexts (including UK, Europe, North America, Australia and Africa) and will draw on their expertise and experiences through a programme of engagement which also aims to develop their own global leadership capabilities.

GLoW3 is supported by: National Gallery X

Supporters of the Artists Programme: Virtual Immersive Production (VIP) Studio at University of Nottingham and Epic Games Innovation Lab

The GLoW3 project is made up by three key intersecting strands of enquiry into Web 3.0 driven screen-based media: conceptualisation, commercialisation and creativity.

The conceptual enquiry will inform new research which will deepen understandings of the concepts of the metaverse and world-building, asking critical questions such as what does world-building mean in a global context? What role does hyberbole play in shaping new screen-based technologies and what are the contributions of women, non-binary and trans people (W, NB, T) in shaping, influencing and leading these narratives?

The commercial dimension of Web 3.0 is built on blockchain technologies. This branch of enquiry will seek to critically examine these through specific W, NB and T-led initiatives, examining how these technologies have impacted upon the realities of their experiences in different global contexts and the complex implications of distributing creative output as Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) including upon labour practices and the environment.

The creative strand will examine the affordances of the emerging media forms of Web 3.0 through an artist programme culminating in a ground-breaking hybrid, multi-sited exhibition in collaboration with National Gallery X and GAZELL.iO. The exhibition, launching on International Women's Day 2024, will bring together new and existing digital artwork from creators across the world innovating at the leading edges of emerging media using Web 3.0 technologies which fuse the physical with the digital. 

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GLoW3 to showcase women, non-binary and trans artists

The GLoW3 artist’s programme seeks applications from artists working at the cutting-edge of emerging Web 3.0 technologies to produce and present a new artwork...

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The GLoW3 project is made up by three key intersecting strands of enquiry into Web 3.0 driven screen-based media: conceptualisation, commercialisation and creativity.

The conceptual enquiry will inform new research which will deepen understandings of the concepts of the metaverse and world-building, asking critical questions such as what does world-building mean in a global context? What role does hyberbole play in shaping new screen-based technologies and what are the contributions of women, non-binary and trans people (W, NB, T) in shaping, influencing and leading these narratives?

The commercial dimension of Web 3.0 is built on blockchain technologies. This branch of enquiry will seek to critically examine these through specific W, NB and T-led initiatives, examining how these technologies have impacted upon the realities of their experiences in different global contexts and the complex implications of distributing creative output as Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) including upon labour practices and the environment.

The creative strand will examine the affordances of the emerging media forms of Web 3.0 through an artist programme culminating in a ground-breaking hybrid, multi-sited exhibition in collaboration with National Gallery X and GAZELL.iO. The exhibition, launching on International Women's Day 2024, will bring together new and existing digital artwork from creators across the world innovating at the leading edges of emerging media using Web 3.0 technologies which fuse the physical with the digital. 

News

GLoW3 to showcase women, non-binary and trans artists

The GLoW3 artist’s programme seeks applications from artists working at the cutting-edge of emerging Web 3.0 technologies to produce and present a new artwork...

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Project status: Ongoing
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Funding

Funding Body: Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Amount: £242,596.00

Period: April 2023 - September 2024