Image Empire unpacks the recent history of image-making - and invites creatives, technologists and policymakers grappling with image-making tools in creative practice into a conversation.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
Looking for some immersive experiences across the UK this season? Here’s a selection of highlights happening across the UK over the next couple of months.
immersivearts.uk/news/immersi...
Really sorry to hear this
It’s workshop time! 💃🏽🕺🏿 We recently welcomed Eloquent Dance to BOM, where we created a bespoke workshop to introduce the dancers to the capabilities of working with emerging technologies and help their progression into creative technology pathways for dance performance.
Great content (for me :) Thanks!
Social VR dying..?
& which Social Media platforms are on the up?
www.immersivewire.com/p/virtual-hu...
Interestingly look how strong Facebook still is (!) and how poor X performs...
www.pewresearch.org/internet/fac...
Thanks Immersive Wire for the links - good enough to share :)
A person wearing headphones sits cross-legged in a dark room with vibrant red lighting. Surrounding screens display intense video game fire scenes. The mood is immersive and intense.
We’re excited to announce the second round of funded artists!
142 projects across the UK have been awarded over £2M to Explore, Experiment, & Expand their use of immersive tech - from VR and spatial audio to AI and connected textiles.
Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/140-uk-projects-receive-2m
Yesterday we set up lights, speakers, a computer, plus 3 depth cameras and 3 VR headsets to demo our Augmented Reality flat screen version, and a multiplayer version of our Mixed Reality performance Replica for a short documentary video. Credits and video on our site : displace.org.uk/replica/
Photo of a hand touching grass, announcing a webinar on whether social media is still worth your time, taking place on Tuesday 31st March at 11am.
Should you still care about social media for you and your work? Haydn Corrodus, Samantha Thodhlana & Ned Potter will be discussing what value you can still extract from the biggest platforms. Join us on Tue 31 March to find out more: bit.ly/4qNDIRs
#ContentCreation #SocialMediaStrategy
Immersive artists, there’s still time to enter the @viverse.com x
@openbrush.app Art Jam. 🎨
Create a 3D artwork in Open Brush inspired by the theme “What makes you feel at home?” and publish it to VIVERSE for the chance to win from a $7,500 prize pool.
Any VR headset can enter!
Link in comments
We're putting together the April edition of Creative Economy Digest. Do you have news or an upcoming event or job to share with our 20k subscriber base?
The Creative Economy Digest is a monthly email reaching professionals across the creative industries.
Send your news by March 27: t.ly/VGV6w
The AquamenS by French theatre company Compagnie Machtiern is a surreal street performance about isolation and connection. Performers wear water-filled helmets with live goldfish, engineered to sustain both fish and actor, creating a poetic image of invisible human barriers. 💛
@compagniemachtiern
Meta are good at running ideas into the ground. Facebook was good and is now junk. VR was good and is now mostly junk. Instagram is slowly becoming junk. Stop the blood-letting, think about the users and don't kill the product by junkifying it!
We are proud to be publishing our new report, Nurturing Creative Futures, which shares the ways in which we support research and development. @pmstudiouk.bsky.social
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/watershed-launches-nurturing-creative-futures-report
Person standing in a dimly lit room with colourful, abstract projections on the floor, announcing The Space's commissioning round open for funding until April 30, 2026. Image from Zarah Hussain’s commissioned project ‘Paradise Carpet.’
Our 2026 commissioning round is now open! Apply for up to 16k for a digital commission. Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/CR26_BlSk
BOM X BCU! We’re excited to partner with @mybcu.bsky.social on a PhD Studentship for the project ‘Playing in Public: Game-Based Interventions for Sustainability, Community and Environmental Engagement'. Applications close 10th April. All enquiries and applications can be found here: bit.ly/4upSBMX
Photo of a woman taking a photo on her phone. Text reads freelance opportunity: digital marketing and engagement lead. Apply by 19 March
Want to work with us on promoting cutting-edge digital arts projects?
We're looking for a freelance Digital Marketing & Engagement Lead and there's still time to apply.
📆 Deadline: 11:59 pm 19 March 2026
Find out more about the role on our website: ijaddancecompany.com/work-with-us/
#ArtsJobs
Opt out of social media surveillance
Replica was part of this @thespacearts.bsky.social case study
Looking for performers to do a 1
Min performance to camera.
We’re looking for a new group of Lincolnshire artists to join us for a four-day residency to explore immersive technology, collaborative storytelling, and help create a new level for the Infinite Museum VR experience.
👉 Apply via the link www.story-tellers.co.uk/blog/infinit...
Digital Catapult's latest accelerator is now open for applications from creative technology companies in the West Midlands. 🚀
This 10 week business growth accelerator is part of CreaTech Frontiers
Find out more ➡️
So this is where social media + AI is going - automated mass surveillance - for everyone!
Photo of a woman holding up a phone to take a photo, with the text: freelance opportunity: digital marketing and engagement lead, apply by 19 March
We're hiring! IJAD is looking for a creative and collaborative Digital Marketing & Engagement Lead to grow our online presence, connect with audiences, and support innovative live, hybrid, and digital performance projects.
Apply by 19 March.
ijaddancecompany.com/work-with-us/ #ArtsJobs
Collage of digital art, on a black and white grid, with text saying "ARCADE, Hypha HQ Euston Tower, March 20 - April 18 2026, PV March 19, 6PM"
We're part of this amazing exhibition from Hypha and Coven LDN
ARCADE is a new exhibition of interactive artworks and experimental films from eleven artists working across the UK and Europe.
Tickets for the Private Viewing on Thursday March 19th below :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-vi...
The BFI NETWORK England Short Film Funding is open!
The funding supports early career filmmakers by supporting original fictional shortform projects of up to 15 mins in length in live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality.
Awards of between £5,000 to £25,000.
Spotted a bunch more UK Arts people/orgs leaving X & Facebook etc. Maybe this will help if you're new to BlueSky. I'm still updating now & then, recommendations welcome go.bsky.app/BZ8Tmob
