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ArtFutura 2021 London Festival of DigitalCulture and Creativity Thursday 15 – Sunday 18April 2021 Presented online atIklectik, Music Hackspace and Watermans Art Centre ArtFutura has establisheditself as one of the most important international events dedicated to DigitalArt, Virtual Reality and Computer Networks. Since the 1990s it has beenbringing together artists, academics, students and audiences to experiencecutting edge New Media Arts. This year, we are delighted to announce that the festivalwill take place entirely online. It will be presented over four days at threedifferent venues: Iklectik, Music Hackspace and the weekend festival atWatermans. For its 30th edition the ArtFutura audiovisual programincludes a selection of the most relevant works in two sections: FuturaGraphics, showing new aesthetics, digital animations and experimental shorts,and Artworks showing performances, new media installations and otherinteractive environments. Including works by Julius Horsthuis, David Lewandowski, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar,Kris Merc, ... and teamlab, WOW Inc, Ouchhh, Squidsoup and others. Thursday: ArtFutura and Iklectik present the paneldiscussion Computer Graphics and VisualContent in VR with the artists JamesE. Marks, Nicola Plant and AllegraShorto. Afterward there will be the Live AV performance MUTABLE VR by Chris Speed about sonic arts, interaction, hardware hacking,visual music and VR. Friday: With Music Hackspace, ArtFutura presents theMasterclass + Live AV performance by LeonTrimble, presenting The Gravity Synth, a musical instrument combining theinstrumentation used to detect gravitational waves, and a modular synthesiser. Saturday & Sunday: At Watermans, ArtFutura presents a workshopby Blanca Regina about audiovisualmapping (SUPPORTED BY MADMAPPER). There will also be artist talks with Ronen Tachun, Matteo Zamagni, Panja Gobel and Montxo Algora who will present their projects, videos and artinstallations. And finally, Live AV performances by Jon Weinel and Blanca Regina& Pierre Bouvier Patron. More information here https://www.artfutura.org/v3/en/ PROGRAMME Thursday 15 AprilIklectik 20:00 Panel Discussion with James E. Mark, Nicola Plant andAllegra Shorto. 21:00 Live AV Performance Chris Speed http://iklectikoffsite.org/artfutura-festival-online/ Friday 16 April MusicHackspace 17:00 Masterclass Leon Trimble 20:00 Live AV Performance Leon Trimble https://musichackspace.org/events/gravity-synth-masterclass-with-leon-trimble-live-session https://musichackspace.org/events/live-av-performance-by-leon-trimble/ Saturday 17 April atWatermans 12:00 Workshop – Blanca Regina - SUPPORTED BY MADMAPPER 17:00 Artist Talks with Ronen Tanchum, Matteo Zamagni 20:00 AV Performance Jon Weinel 20:50 Audiovisual Program Sunday 18 April atWatermans 12:00 Workshop – Blanca Regina - SUPPORTED BY MADMAPPER 17:00 Artist Talks with Panja Gobel and Montxo Algora 20:00 AVPerformance Blanca Regina & Pierre Bouvier Patron 20:50 Audiovisual Program https://www.watermans.org.uk/weekender/artfutura-2021-london-festival/ Tickets IKLECTIK - Donations MUSIC HACKSPACE - Free WATERMANS - £15.00 / Donations Partners IKLECTIK IKLECTIK is aself-funded creative platform founded in 2014 that showcases contemporary art,experimental music and artistic critical practice. Our aim is to focus onexperimentation in arts, sound art, installation and cross disciplinary works.We want to expand our space as a research arts laboratory whereinter-disciplinary lines can overlap to create projects that explore processesand techniques, address social, political, cultural and critical issues. Wehave a dynamic program that presents workshops, art residencies, lectures,panel discussions, screenings, sound & music events, performances andreadings to catalyze education, growth and transformation for the localcommunity and the greater public. IKLECTIK is a non-profit community interestcompany (CIC) since 2018. https://iklectikartlab.com/ Music Hackspace The Music Hackspace was founded in 2011 by Jean-Baptiste Thiebaut,after attending several Music Hackday hackathons, where engineers, artists andcompanies would collaborate to build innovative music experiences. The MusicHackspace started with weekly meet-ups at the London Hackspace whereparticipants could present and discuss their projects to an engaged audiencewith a set of common interests: sound, music, creativity and technology. TheMusic Hackspace’s mission is to foster a community of innovating artists,entrepreneurs and hobbyists eager to build new technologies for musicproduction and interaction. https://musichackspace.org/ Watermans Watermans is West London’s arts centre with a thriving andinclusive programme of independent cinema, family theatre, live performance, exhibitionsand outdoor arts. It has a year-round new media arts programme and dedicatedgallery space. Watermans also leads several outreach projects, primarily concerned withbroadening access to high quality arts in communities where there is little arts provision,particularly across the borough of Hounslow. https://www.watermans.org.uk/ Supported usingpublic funding by Arts Council England CONTACT DETAILS Laura Gracia ArtFutura London M: 07505922748 E: la...@artfutura.org • Website http://www.artfutura.org • Twitter http://twitter.com/artfutura • Facebook http://www.facebook.com/artfuturafestival • Insta https://www.instagram.com/artfuturafestival • Media https://www.artfutura.org/v3/en/press-media/ • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtFuturaonline • Vimeo https://vimeo.com/artfutura
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