Art meets technology - Arts Council NI to host FREE Digital and Immersive Arts Regional Showcase at Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
8th January, 2026
On 22-24 January 2026 at the Flowerfield Arts Centre in Portstewart, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, in collaboration with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, will host a free public showcase of work by Northern Ireland’s leading artists working at the interface of cutting-edge technology and the arts.
This is an opportunity to experience some of Northern Ireland’s most exciting digital and immersive work that has been supported through the Arts Council NI’s National Lottery Creative Industries Seed Fund and National Lottery Individual Artists Digital Evolution programmes.
Whether you’re an artist, filmmaker, technologist, student, or simply curious about immersive media, this event offers an inspiring introduction to what’s possible when art meets technology.
Exhibiting artists include Benjamin Gould, Commedia of Errors; Dafydd Hall Williams, Ulster Touring Opera; Corrina Askin; Grainne Taylor; Digital Arts Studio; Angela Halliday; and Deepa Mann-Kler.
These ground-breaking artists, working across visual arts, music, theatre, dance and creative programming, have all been supported by The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and Future Screens NI, to develop exciting, high-quality arts projects using innovative digital and immersive technologies, including Extended Reality (Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities) and/or games engines.
Matthew Malcolm, Creative Industries Development Officer at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, commented,
“The Arts Council is excited to host this event in Causeway Coast and Glens which will showcase a selection of incredible digital arts projects created by innovative NI artists, thanks to game-changing funding from The National Lottery players and Future Screens NI. This investment has supported these artists in learning new skills to create art using digital and immersive technologies, and has helped to widen and diversify audiences, so that more people from all backgrounds can enjoy arts experiences.
The Arts Council’s investment in digital arts reflects our commitment to invest in creating a sector that is more supported to develop through experimentation and innovation. Our digital arts programmes encourage innovative practices that cross artform boundaries and builds digital capabilities within the Northern Ireland arts sector, and I would encourage everyone to come along to Flowerfield Arts Centre to experience these ambitious, exciting projects.”
Join the artists for a creative experience unlike anything you will have encountered before!
For more information visit https://www.flowerfield.org/ev...
Local Creatives Preview | Wednesday 21 January 2026| 7-8.30pm
Local creatives are invited to meet and network with recipients of Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s ‘National Lottery Creative Industries Seed Fund’ and ‘National Lottery Individual Artists’ Digital Evolution’ programmes to find out about translating creative practice into new and emerging technologies. If you are a local artist, and would like to come to this networking and information event, please Register online or contact Tel: 02870 831400 | email: [email protected]