Explore the creative potential of immersive arts through a groundbreaking UK-wide programme.

Would you like to explore immersive technology within your creative practice?

Immersive Arts is a funding, research, and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply, to explore, experiment or expand how they work with this exciting field of practice.

 

The final round of funding closed on Monday 29 September 2025.

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17 October

Immersive Highlights this Season

17 October

Immersive Highlights this Season

Immersive Highlights this Season

From interactive theatre and film to creative tech-driven art, the UK is full of immersive experiences that will spark your imagination. Here’s a selection of highlights happening across the UK this season.

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07 October

First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network

07 October

First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network

First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network

15 July

The Final Round of Immersive Arts Funding Is Now Open

15 July

The Final Round of Immersive Arts Funding Is Now Open

The Final Round of Immersive Arts Funding Is Now Open

Are you an artist based in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or England? This is the final opportunity for UK-based artists to apply for support to develop work with immersive technologies. Applications are open until Monday 29 September 2025.

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26 June

We’re recruiting! Producer: North of England

26 June

We’re recruiting! Producer: North of England

We’re recruiting! Producer: North of England

We’re looking for an Immersive Arts Producer to support the delivery of the UK wide Immersive Arts programme in the North of England. You will be based at Crossover Labs in Sheffield and will collaborate with producers based with our partners; Cryptic (Glasgow), The Nerve Centre (Belfast and Derry), Wales Millennium Centre (Cardiff); and Watershed (Bristol).

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18 June

Updates on the next funding round – opening July 2025

18 June

Updates on the next funding round – opening July 2025

Updates on the next funding round – opening July 2025

We are pleased to announce that the next round of Immersive Arts funding will go live in July and will be open for applications until the end of September 2025. Awards will be announced in January 2026, with funded projects starting in February 2026.

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14 June

The Big Thing 2025

14 June

The Big Thing 2025

The Big Thing 2025

In June 2025, we help our first annual gathering the Big Thing. A space for the immersive arts community, at any stage in their journey came together to connect. The 2025 edition was produced in partnership with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Bradford Producing Hub.

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30 May

First Round Commentary

30 May

First Round Commentary

First Round Commentary

We are pleased to share a commentary on our first funding call, which took place across 2024. We’ve gathered and compiled comments from everyone involved, with the aim of sharing an honest view of feedback at all levels. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process that will inform the next funding round, and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications.

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19 May

The Big Thing, our Landmark Event comes to Bradford

19 May

The Big Thing, our Landmark Event comes to Bradford

The Big Thing, our Landmark Event comes to Bradford

The Big Thing is a three-day event kicking off on the evening of Monday 9 June and will unite artists, producers, technologists, and researchers and the wider ecosystem of venues, distributors, curators and funders from the UK and beyond to explore the future of immersive arts. 

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16 April

Over 80 UK Projects Receive Nearly £1.2m in First Funding Round

16 April

Over 80 UK Projects Receive Nearly £1.2m in First Funding Round

Over 80 UK Projects Receive Nearly £1.2m in First Funding Round

Almost £1.2 million has been allocated to 83 artist-led projects across the UK in the first round of funding - a scheme supporting artists of all backgrounds and experience to work with immersive technologies.

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02 December

Reflections on Immersive Arts Deadline – Round 1

02 December

Reflections on Immersive Arts Deadline – Round 1

Reflections on Immersive Arts Deadline – Round 1

Earlier this month, Immersive Arts closed its first round of open calls for artists looking to engage with immersive technologies. We were offering three levels of grant funding:

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07 October

Why UWE Bristol is championing immersive arts as a 21st Century Artform

07 October

Why UWE Bristol is championing immersive arts as a 21st Century Artform

Why UWE Bristol is championing immersive arts as a 21st Century Artform

Verity McIntosh, associate professor of Virtual and Extended Realities at UWE Bristol, explains why a new £3.6m Immersive Arts programme will explore the potential of art and technology, and engage artists from across the UK.

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28 August

Sign up to an Inspiration Day

28 August

Sign up to an Inspiration Day

Sign up to an Inspiration Day

Immersive Arts, the 3-year UK-wide programme supporting artists to make and share immersive arts - is launching with free Inspiration Days for anyone interested in finding out more and free Funding Webinars for artists and creatives.

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31 January

£6mil UK-wide programme

31 January

£6mil UK-wide programme

£6mil UK-wide programme

Over 200 artists from across the UK will be commissioned to explore the possibilities of immersive technology through this new research & development programme, focusing on skills and the creative potential of the art form.

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Reseach

Immersive Arts is an arts and artist-led research project. Research is embedded across the entire programme of events, training, mentoring and grant funding. Research helps us to better understand the circumstances of artists looking to engage with immersive technologies right now.

Our research falls into three areas:

  • Infrastructure & Ecosystem
  • Immersive Tools & Technologies
  • Artists & Audience Development
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Projects

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Jack Furness

The Air Loom – A Spatial-audio Codebreaking Adventure

Experiment

Jack Furness

The Air Loom – A Spatial-audio Codebreaking Adventure

The Air Loom – A Spatial-audio Codebreaking Adventure

Experiment

Liam Rees

Awareness

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Liam Rees

Awareness

Awareness

Experiment

Humira Imtiaz

The Kids are Halal (But the Pub isn’t)

Experiment

Humira Imtiaz

The Kids are Halal (But the Pub isn’t)

The Kids are Halal (But the Pub isn’t)

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David Rickard

Hidden Realities

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David Rickard

Hidden Realities

Hidden Realities

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Gisela Torres

Mary Edmonia Lewis: a lost portrait bust re-imagined

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Gisela Torres

Mary Edmonia Lewis: a lost portrait bust re-imagined

Mary Edmonia Lewis: a lost portrait bust re-imagined

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Annis McGee

Site-specific audio development

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Annis McGee

Site-specific audio development

Site-specific audio development

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Adam Carver

Understanding (Im)Possibilities

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Adam Carver

Understanding (Im)Possibilities

Understanding (Im)Possibilities

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Gavin Harrington-Odedra

XR Technology in Shakespeare performance

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Gavin Harrington-Odedra

XR Technology in Shakespeare performance

XR Technology in Shakespeare performance

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Gemma Thorpe

Embodied Stories/Flexible Narratives

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Gemma Thorpe

Embodied Stories/Flexible Narratives

Embodied Stories/Flexible Narratives

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Geraint Edwards

13 Ghosts

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Geraint Edwards

13 Ghosts

13 Ghosts

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Kerrie Hanna

The Scattered Figures of our Shadow Selves: An AR Illustration Trail

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Kerrie Hanna

The Scattered Figures of our Shadow Selves: An AR Illustration Trail

The Scattered Figures of our Shadow Selves: An AR Illustration Trail

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Graham Ginty

Immersive Arts for Mental Health

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Graham Ginty

Immersive Arts for Mental Health

Immersive Arts for Mental Health

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Glenda Rolston

Embarking on Immersive Arts

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Glenda Rolston

Embarking on Immersive Arts

Embarking on Immersive Arts

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The Armagh Rhymers Educational & Cultural Organisation

The Armagh Rhymers

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The Armagh Rhymers Educational & Cultural Organisation

The Armagh Rhymers

The Armagh Rhymers

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Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl

Incorporating immersive audio into a collaborative project for live art

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Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl

Incorporating immersive audio into a collaborative project for live art

Incorporating immersive audio into a collaborative project for live art

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Maria Sappho

Syzygy

Experiment

Maria Sappho

Syzygy

Syzygy

Experiment

Sally Anne Tye

Black Shuck

Experiment

Sally Anne Tye

Black Shuck

Black Shuck

Experiment

Aiden Brady

Emancipating XR Practice

Experiment

Aiden Brady

Emancipating XR Practice

Emancipating XR Practice

Experiment

Helena Hamilton

Becoming

Experiment

Helena Hamilton

Becoming

Becoming

Experiment

Prime Cut Productions

Lough Neagh Project

Experiment

Prime Cut Productions

Lough Neagh Project

Lough Neagh Project

Experiment

Helen Hall

The Invisible Dance

Experiment

Helen Hall

The Invisible Dance

The Invisible Dance

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Mike Pony

The Burning Ballgown

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Mike Pony

The Burning Ballgown

The Burning Ballgown

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Gregory Herbert

The Hum

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Gregory Herbert

The Hum

The Hum

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Jacki Clark

Cognitive Realities: Merging Neuroscience & Immersive Art

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Jacki Clark

Cognitive Realities: Merging Neuroscience & Immersive Art

Cognitive Realities: Merging Neuroscience & Immersive Art

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Paul Golz

These Stories We Tell

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Paul Golz

These Stories We Tell

These Stories We Tell

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Jo Lawrence

Liminalities

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Jo Lawrence

Liminalities

Liminalities

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Kat Day

The KVB – Deep End

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Kat Day

The KVB – Deep End

The KVB – Deep End

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Anton Vasiliadis

Surrender(d)

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Anton Vasiliadis

Surrender(d)

Surrender(d)

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Debbie Mackenzie

Explorative learning journey through Immersive Arts technologies

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Debbie Mackenzie

Explorative learning journey through Immersive Arts technologies

Explorative learning journey through Immersive Arts technologies

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Sonia Killmann

Exploring MR and the impact on perception and imagination in immersive media

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Sonia Killmann

Exploring MR and the impact on perception and imagination in immersive media

Exploring MR and the impact on perception and imagination in immersive media

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James Winnett

Stories in Stone – Connecting People and Place

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James Winnett

Stories in Stone – Connecting People and Place

Stories in Stone – Connecting People and Place

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Fallen Bones

Sweet Meat

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Fallen Bones

Sweet Meat

Sweet Meat

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Nadia Wazera

Where the House of Connections meets the House of Dreams

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Nadia Wazera

Where the House of Connections meets the House of Dreams

Where the House of Connections meets the House of Dreams

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Abby Sohn

Exploring human and empathic engagement in immersive technologies

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Abby Sohn

Exploring human and empathic engagement in immersive technologies

Exploring human and empathic engagement in immersive technologies

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Anya Ward

Energetic Connections: Exploring the multi-dimensional self through art & sound

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Anya Ward

Energetic Connections: Exploring the multi-dimensional self through art & sound

Energetic Connections: Exploring the multi-dimensional self through art & sound

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Chris Tally Evans

Cats Eyes

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Chris Tally Evans

Cats Eyes

Cats Eyes

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Marcin Gawin

Hermaphrogenesis

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Marcin Gawin

Hermaphrogenesis

Hermaphrogenesis

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Common/Wealth

Expanded Realities

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Common/Wealth

Expanded Realities

Expanded Realities

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Rachel Moras

Exploring the use of modern technologies to help create new audiences for Opera

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Rachel Moras

Exploring the use of modern technologies to help create new audiences for Opera

Exploring the use of modern technologies to help create new audiences for Opera

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Steph Cormack

Sensory Symphony: Embracing Neurodiverse sensory perception through Immersive Art

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Steph Cormack

Sensory Symphony: Embracing Neurodiverse sensory perception through Immersive Art

Sensory Symphony: Embracing Neurodiverse sensory perception through Immersive Art

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Jenny Alderton

Material Memories

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Jenny Alderton

Material Memories

Material Memories

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Daniel Trivedy

Release – unlocking the silences relating to contested statuary

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Daniel Trivedy

Release – unlocking the silences relating to contested statuary

Release – unlocking the silences relating to contested statuary

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Tasha Lizak

swarm

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Tasha Lizak

swarm

swarm

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Adelheid Bjornlie

Built Bodies (Inside)

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Adelheid Bjornlie

Built Bodies (Inside)

Built Bodies (Inside)

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India Cooper

To gain knowledge on immersive art and explore how it can be more integrated into my practice

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India Cooper

To gain knowledge on immersive art and explore how it can be more integrated into my practice

To gain knowledge on immersive art and explore how it can be more integrated into my practice

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Sarah Green

Lost and Found in the Forest

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Sarah Green

Lost and Found in the Forest

Lost and Found in the Forest

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Radikal Queen Presents

Realising JazzWitch

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Radikal Queen Presents

Realising JazzWitch

Realising JazzWitch

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NEON

The Baby Factory Is Closed

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NEON

The Baby Factory Is Closed

The Baby Factory Is Closed

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Dom Breadmore

Active Minutes

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Dom Breadmore

Active Minutes

Active Minutes

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Meera Joshi

Immig-rant: Immersive Journeys Through Identity and Belonging

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Meera Joshi

Immig-rant: Immersive Journeys Through Identity and Belonging

Immig-rant: Immersive Journeys Through Identity and Belonging

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Nickie Holford

Beyond the Ordinary

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Nickie Holford

Beyond the Ordinary

Beyond the Ordinary

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Karren Visser

Paradise Unseen

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Karren Visser

Paradise Unseen

Paradise Unseen

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Lauren Jane Williams

The Bestial Room

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Lauren Jane Williams

The Bestial Room

The Bestial Room

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Co-Motion

Immersive Verse

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Co-Motion

Immersive Verse

Immersive Verse

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Ben Alderman (Lin Wen-Ben)

Hyperspace 403

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Ben Alderman (Lin Wen-Ben)

Hyperspace 403

Hyperspace 403

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Eva Palacios

On the Other Side

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Eva Palacios

On the Other Side

On the Other Side

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Cathy Piquemal

Bridging Connections: R&D for an Immersive Arts Food Experience

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Cathy Piquemal

Bridging Connections: R&D for an Immersive Arts Food Experience

Bridging Connections: R&D for an Immersive Arts Food Experience

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Nick Sweeting

Thenix Sound Foundation

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Nick Sweeting

Thenix Sound Foundation

Thenix Sound Foundation

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Iona Zawinski

Seeing Sense: Sensory Sensors

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Iona Zawinski

Seeing Sense: Sensory Sensors

Seeing Sense: Sensory Sensors

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Deanna Rodger

Wonderfull: The Poetic Fortune Teller

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Deanna Rodger

Wonderfull: The Poetic Fortune Teller

Wonderfull: The Poetic Fortune Teller

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Ben Chernett

ANA – Active Noise Augmentation

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Ben Chernett

ANA – Active Noise Augmentation

ANA – Active Noise Augmentation

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Elizabeth Woodger

Future ecologies: exploring multisensory, extended reality landscapes

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Elizabeth Woodger

Future ecologies: exploring multisensory, extended reality landscapes

Future ecologies: exploring multisensory, extended reality landscapes

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Reflex Theatre

Secrets

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Reflex Theatre

Secrets

Secrets

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Lisa Schneidau

Immersive Dartmoor Folktales

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Lisa Schneidau

Immersive Dartmoor Folktales

Immersive Dartmoor Folktales

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Alison Larkman

I would be here if I could

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Alison Larkman

I would be here if I could

I would be here if I could

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Sound Voice

Voiced In Open Air

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Sound Voice

Voiced In Open Air

Voiced In Open Air

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Pinny Grylls

Be the Players Ready

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Pinny Grylls

Be the Players Ready

Be the Players Ready

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Elinor Rowlands

Fragments of Perception: An Autistic Odyssey

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Elinor Rowlands

Fragments of Perception: An Autistic Odyssey

Fragments of Perception: An Autistic Odyssey

Experiment

Accept The Cookies Collective

Accept The Cookies

Experiment

Accept The Cookies Collective

Accept The Cookies

Accept The Cookies

Experiment

An-Ting & Ian Gallagher

Lost Communications: Underwater

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An-Ting & Ian Gallagher

Lost Communications: Underwater

Lost Communications: Underwater

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Rhys Miles Thomas

Who am I? Pwy i fi?

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Rhys Miles Thomas

Who am I? Pwy i fi?

Who am I? Pwy i fi?

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The Stove Network

Phanto Spectra

Experiment

The Stove Network

Phanto Spectra

Phanto Spectra

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21Common

Regina Caeli

Experiment

21Common

Regina Caeli

Regina Caeli

Experiment

Dæmon Clelland

No Silence, No Saints

Experiment

Dæmon Clelland

No Silence, No Saints

No Silence, No Saints

Experiment

Jiarong Yu

I & AI: Co-Authoring Identity in the Mirror Realm

Experiment

Jiarong Yu

I & AI: Co-Authoring Identity in the Mirror Realm

I & AI: Co-Authoring Identity in the Mirror Realm

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Darren Emerson

Fear City Paradise

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Darren Emerson

Fear City Paradise

Fear City Paradise

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Jack Philp Dance

We Live In An Old Chaos Of The Sun

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Jack Philp Dance

We Live In An Old Chaos Of The Sun

We Live In An Old Chaos Of The Sun

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Peut-Porter

See Me Appear

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Peut-Porter

See Me Appear

See Me Appear

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Victoria Geaney

SUBMERSE

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Victoria Geaney

SUBMERSE

SUBMERSE

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Clémentine Bedos

Breathscapes

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Clémentine Bedos

Breathscapes

Breathscapes

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Sharon Clark & Jack Hardiker-Bresson

The Whale

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Sharon Clark & Jack Hardiker-Bresson

The Whale

The Whale