Schedule

How does the UK best support its creative class? We shine a light on the work being done to sustain and elevate our sector, and unlock wealth for ourselves and our economy.

Every day, Geoff – the Sandyman – heads to his strip of beach. He spends three hours or more a day, sometimes in unbearable heat, crafting a design in the sand, only for it to be washed away once the tide comes in.

Funding is the life blood of creativity. With less of it available in the public domain, how can we structure ourselves better to access it, get more “bang for our buck” and push towards a self sustaining creative economy.

Artist, Filmmaker and Raconteur Richard DeDominici takes on the issues creativity face head on, from the lack of space to the remixing of pop culture. Sharing his hopes and fears for the capital we love

A simulacra of nature. “Today abstraction is no longer that of the map, the double, the mirror, or the concept. Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being, or a substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality: a hyperreal.

The spaces we inhabit impact our creativity. Can we build the perfect eco-systems to create and what do they depend on? From co-working to city planning we explore the way creativity can be amplified through the places we inhabit.

Tristan Sharps shares his insights on creating immersive experiences, the evolution of his work from the early 1990’s to now, the influences of other art forms on his practice and how the company goes about creating new pieces of work.