Imagine Create is a digital arts festival which brings together a world-class line-up of talents and minds from the worlds of art, design, new media and software development to discuss creativity, art, technology, society and innovation.
Expect five days of inspirational talks, demonstrations, panels, exhibits and performances delivered by the people and tools transforming digital culture.
The biennial event will take place at locations around the city of Derry~Londonderry and runs from 29 March to 2 April 2011.
The festival exists to provide present and future professional creatives from across Northern Ireland the chance to hear, see and mix with internationally renowned experts as well as those from the local and regional creative and cultural industries.
In addition, the event will showcase exciting work by local creatives and show how the creative industries can be a viable career option for students and young people.
Highlights from the 2009 event included:
- a presentation and workshop from world renowned concept artist and illustrator Craig Mullins
- Greg Maguire – Industrial Light & Magic
- Philip Campbell
- James Foster – Art Director: Quantum of Solace, Star Wars III – Revenge of The Sith
- a presentation and performance from exploratory artist Scanner
- a presentation and performance from Virgil Moorefield – Intermedia artist and author The Producer as Composer
- Ernest Adams – Games consultant
- Gregory Taylor – Cycling ’74
- Adam Singer – Deputy Chairman Ofcom Content Board
- Anthony Lilley – Magic Lantern
- Steve Dixon – Author Digital Performance
- Jamie Griffiths – Ableton Live
- performances by Boxcutter, The Black Dog and Hot Chip (DJs)
Specific topics for Imagine Create 2011 include: Augmented Reality, interactive applications, experience design, video and film, music production, physical computing, narrative and visual communication, technology in the built environment and digital futures.
For further information please visit the event website http://www.imaginecreate.info
You can also follow developments on Facebook and Twitter [#icreate11]
The festival is organised by the Univerisy of Ulster’s School of Creative Arts, in collaboration with academic partners at the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems and regional partners including the Department of Culture Arts & Leisure, Derry City Council, Digital Derry, ilex, Digital Circle, Invest Northern Ireland, North West Regional College, Skillset Media Academy, Nerve Centre, Foyle Film Festival, Verbal Arts Centre, Void Gallery and The Playhouse.
