Immersive Arts

Funding for Immersive Arts is provided through a collaboration between the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Arts Council England (ACE), the Arts Council of Wales (ACW), Creative Scotland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI). Funding from Creative Scotland, ACW and ACNI is provided by The National Lottery. [...] We know the term ‘Immersive Art’ has many meanings for different people and across many sectors. For this programme we mean art that uses technology to actively involve the audience. We are interested in the use of virtual, augmented and extended reality in the creation of artwork that bridges physical and digital spaces, engages multiple senses, and connects people to each other and/or to their environment. [...] The programme’s lead hub is Pervasive Media Studio. UWE Bristol are the academic lead and Watershed are the Executive Producers, working in close partnership with Glasgow (Cryptic), University of Bristol and cultural organisations in Belfast and Derry (Nerve Centre) and Cardiff (Wales Millennium Centre).