XR Official Opening Night

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8.15pm FUTURE ART AND CULTURE: THE NEXT GENERATION

FUTURE ART AND CULTURE (FAC) is a major UK showcasing initiative focused on art and technology that takes place annually at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas. Produced by British Underground and Arts Council England with additional support from the British Council, the programme has been running since 2017 and has helped establish the UK as a significant player at the event. In 2023 projects that exhibited as part of FAC won 3 major awards. As part of the FAC programme, British Underground has collaborated with multicultural creative champion B3 Media to support four emerging artists at SXSW and this panel explores their work and ambitions for the future.

Speakers:

Dr Daniel Ford – Senior Associate British Underground
Marc Boothe – CEO B3 Media
Comfort Arthur – Animator / Writer
Dzifa Benson – Writer / Producer / Performance Maker
Jeremiah Brown – Writer / Spoken Word Artist / Actor
Marcus Joseph – Musician / Spoken-Word Artist