Formed in 2004, no.w.here is a not for profit artist run organization based in Tower Hamlets that combines film production alongside critical dialogue about contemporary image making. As an artist run platform no.w.here has supported the production of artist works, run multiple workshops and critical discussions and actively curated performances, screenings, residencies, publications, events and exhibitions. no.w.here,s national and international projects explore political and aesthetic questions around contemporary image production and systems of distribution and no.w.here’s ideas come directly from a participatory artistic practice that does not take these terms for granted. no.w.here is committed to high quality collaborations from major museums to local initiatives. Recent projects include "The Cinema of Prayoga": a 5 year research project and UK tour of Indian Experimental film: "The Free Cinema School" a contemporary film pedagogy: "Sequence": a new journal of artists writing on the moving image: "Light Reading” a platform for direct discussion between artist and audience: "Instructions for Films" films made without the camera and "Image | Event" a platform for critical discourse within the "Image Mouvement" exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Art Geneva. no.w.here was founded by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler. www.mirza-butler.net.

no.w.here's bespoke film equipment is not available anywhere else in the UK.

no.w.here is an equal opportunities organisation and does not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, or disability.

Brad Butler
Artist and co-founder, brad.butler|at|no-w-here.org.uk
http://www.mirza-butler.net

Karen Mirza
Artist and co-founder, karen.mirza|at|no-w-here.org.uk
http://www.mirza-butler.net

James Holcombe
Film maker and head of lab and education, james.holcombe|at|no-w-here.org.uk

Sally Golding
Film performance artist and administrator, sally.golding|at|no-w-here.org.uk

Maxa Zoller
Writer, Curator, Lecturer. Associate Curator at no.w.here

Simon Payne
Artist, Editor of Sequence Magazine

Karel Doing
Filmmaker. Freelance 16mm B/W processing technician at no.w.here
http://www.doingfilm.nl

Tours of no.w.here can be arranged at a week,s notice. You are advised to call us if you wish to collect stock in person.

no.w.here
First Floor, 316-318 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 OAG
UK

Telephone: +44 (0)207 7294494

£120 per calendar year

no.w.here is a community organisation which operates on the basis of membership. Becoming a member provides you with access to the film laboratory facilities at no.w.here, and additionally entitles you to subsidised film stock purchases, film processing at members rates, and discounted 16mm film transfers. Using the lab includes the free use of the steenbeck editing tables, the rostrum camera, and contact and optical printers (providing you have already undertaken a no.w.here workshop in their use and have demonstrated competence in operation). Membership also provides discounted entry to events and substantial discounts on workshops and courses.

To become a member email sally.golding|at|no-w-here.org.uk or call 0207 729 4494.

no.w.here has made a collective decision to terminate our internship program. This is a stand against the normalization of internships in the cultural sector as an expected supply of free labour.

However, we are also aware that due to the size of our organisation, we are not able to provide the level of support, professional development and training an ethical internship should offer.

Instead, we are moving to a volunteer support network for no.w.here. The volunteer program will involve much less mentoring and supervision than an internship, and is intended for people with specific, prior skills in the areas listed below. The volunteering program is not appropriate to those seeking to gain general experience in arts administration.

The volunteer program demands less of a time commitment than an internship. Instead, it is structured as a system of exchange whereby volunteers can accrue points towards free entry at events alongside reduced prices on workshops, membership, film stock, equipment hire and processing through offering their skills and time. We really want to hear from members, and people within the no.w.here community as well as new people to no.w.here. We need a commitment of at least half a day a fortnight, and ideally a day a week from volunteers who have skills in any of the following areas:

• Maintenance of processor, projector, Steenbecks
• 16mm machine Processing
• Audio/video technical (event set up – in the evening)
• Camera operator (for recording events – in the evening)
• Video editing
• Photography
• Public relations / press
• Fundraising
• Marketing
• Critical writing/research
• Blog editorial

In cooperation with each volunteer we will write together a contract outlining the expectations and needs of the exchange, including the frequency and length of time agreed, and how the volunteering will be reciprocated for example towards a free workshop, use of equipment, processing, discounted stock or attendance at events.

We see the volunteer program as working as a transferable skills exchange. For example, if you had been volunteering a day a fortnight for 3 months on processing, when a new volunteer comes along who wants to assist in that capacity, you transfer your skills prior to them taking over. We hope this will also offer volunteers experience in cooperative teaching and learning. We expect all volunteers to be friendly and helpful to other lab users, contributing to a good working environment.

If you are new to no.w.here and interested in volunteering, the best thing to do is come to an event or workshop and speak to us about your interests and skills. That way, you can get to grips with what we do, and gain a better picture of how you can get involved.

Within the open production space (the lab) no.w.here:

• Creates a space where artists can pursue an independent working practice.
• Encourages artists and filmmakers to work autonomously.
Enables access to film facilities that are run with a high level of professionalism.
• Passes on knowledge to artists about film materials, printing techniques, image and chemical manipulation, shooting and editing on film through these specialist workshops.
• Supports artists to shoot, edit and complete their films at minimum cost.

Equal opportunities policy
no.w.here believes in treating all people equally irrespective of race, ethnic origin, sex, martial or parental status, sexual orientation, creed, disability, age or economic background. We are committed to working with minorities in society through education, and encourages energy efficient practices and the recycling of goods and materials where possible.