PONTOON EXHIBITION

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Aspex Gallery is delighted to share an online exhibition marking the culmination of a three-and-a-halfyear partnership with PONToon – a project aiming to engage, support and upskill women in digital technologies to aid employment. Produced by project assistants Hannah Buckingham, Sasha Damjanovic, Vera Hadzhiyska, Eleanor Harwood-Todd, Ellie Higgins and Alice Karsten, the exhibition showcases significant moments and inspiring resources achieved by partners, collaborators and beneficiaries over the course of the project. Encouraging visitors to explore, watch, learn, play and journey, the exhibition presents an interactive and accessible online experience. The exhibition also houses new resources and features original artwork by young artists Ruth Alderton, Beth Ewen, and Keiken.

Visitors can enjoy virtual symposiums, masterclasses and reflections on the project, including exploring the intersection between art and technology with collective Keiken; discovering coding through dance with Pell Ensemble and U Can Too; and navigating business growth with Flo yeyemi. s well as providing sitors with an engaging nd imaginative digital perience, the online ibition has also enabled project assistants to gain invaluable digital skills, including in graphic design, video editing and website development. ‘I have learnt so much,’ says Sasha Damjanovic. ‘This is the first job of this kind that I have had working as a team to create something together. I feel so much more prepared for jobs in the future.’ PONToon was led by The University of Portsmouth, CCI, from June 2017, with a total budget of €5.8m and 11 UK and French partners. The project has supported more than 1,600 women into training or employment in digital skills.