Cultureshock

Get Involved

Upcoming events and workshops

• iPod Competition

  9 August - 11 September 2010
   

  Why not stop by the Culture Shop!, tell us what you think of the digital stories on show and you could win an iPod Touch! To be in with a chance simply visit the Culture Shop!, fill in an evaluation card and hand it back to a member of the Culture Shock team or post it in one of our comments boxes.

   

  Terms and conditions apply. Only one entry per household. Closing date is 30 November 2010. The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Employees and relatives of any companies involved in Culture Shock are not eligible to enter. Winners will be requested to participate in publicity. The prize is for an iPod Touch. No purchase necessary. Entrants must be over 18 years old. Details correct at time of press.

• Culture Shop! Free Cinema-style Screenings in Eldon Square

  09 August - 11 September 2010
   

  Culture Shop! - Free Cinema-style Screenings in Eldon Square

  9 August - 11 September 2010

  9.30am - 5.30pm

  Free entry
  
  High street shoppers are being invited to take a break in Eldon Square, put their feet up and watch digital stories made by people living in the North East in the Culture Shop! cinema.
  
  People can take time out from shopping and drop in to relax in the Culture Shop! - a space in Eldon Square that has been transformed into a comfy cinema-style area screening digital stories from the Culture Shock project.
  
  Culture Shock is one of the world's largest digital storytelling projects and this unique space in the heart of Newcastle's shopping centre is giving people the chance to sit back and enjoy the exciting array of stories which have been created so far.
  
  These digital stories are short films made up of pictures, sound or animation. They have all been created by people living in the North East and have been inspired by museums and galleries.
  
  Stop by and share your story

  In addition people are being invited to stop by and share their stories. Anyone who has a story to tell, enjoys digital storytelling or is inspired by museums and galleries, can make a Culture Shock story of their own! 
  
  The Culture Shock team will be running one-day workshops in Culture Shop! throughout August offering people the opportunity to create their own story and have it added to museums archives.
  
  Those taking part will work with the team to script, record and edit a digital story using Apple Macbooks. Lunch will also be provided.
  
  Free one-day workshops are taking place at the Culture Shop! on:
  
  Tuesday 10 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Thursday 12 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Saturday 14 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Tuesday 17 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Thursday 19 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Tuesday 24 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Thursday 26 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Saturday 28 August

  10am - 4pm
  
  Spaces are limited on these sessions and booking is essential. To book a free place call (0191) 277 2297 or email cultureshock@twmuseums.org.uk.
  
  For more information on Culture Shock visit www.cultureshock.org.uk or follow @cshockstories on Twitter.
  
  Address

  Eldon Square, next to Past Times

  14 Sidgate NE1 7XF

  Nearest Metro Station: Monument

  Tel: (0191) 277 2297

   

• Open Screen at Culture Shop!

  31 August 2010
   

  Open Screen at Culture Shop!
  Tuesday 31st August 2010
  9.30am - 5.30pm
  Free entry

   

  Have you made a short film you'd like to screen in our temporary Eldon Square home? If so drop off a DVD copy at Culture Shop! when you are passing by or bring it down on the day, along with yourself and anyone you would like to see it and we will show it here on the big screen in the shop.

   

  Films must be no more than 30 minutes in length, must be suitable for viewing by all ages, and on DVD.

• NowThen at Culture Shop!

  03 - 04 September 2010
   

  NowThen at Culture Shop!

  Friday 3 - Saturday 4 September 2010

  9.30am - 5.30pm

   

  A selection of films from the Northern Region Film and Television archive collection.

  Free entry

   

  Come and watch this eclectic collection showcasing snippets of life in the North East from the 1930s to the 1980s. NowThen paints a picture of the North East that you may or may not recognise. From footage showcasing the building of the new Tyne Bridge in 1928, to Paul Gascoigne being interviewed in 1987, come and see  fragments of North East's history today!