Royal College of Art
Present Futures: Virtual and Augmented Reality in Art
Summer Course
Watch this video introduction by course leaders John Slyce and Daniel Birnbaum
This three-day course provides unparalleled access to globally recognised artists, designers, entrepreneurs and art world practitioners involved in the field of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) and artificial intelligence (AI). It is led by John Slyce (Senior Tutor, RCA School of Humanities) and Daniel Birnbaum (Artistic Director, Acute Art).
World-leading speakers will deliver each session, with site visits across London to map the production and reception of 21st century VR/AR/AI art.
Guest contributors you will interact with in-person or online on the 2024 programme include:*
Es Devlin, Artist
Marco Brambilla, Artist and Film Director
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Curator and Director of the Serpentine Gallery
These individuals will share how they are engaging with, exhibiting, collecting, negotiating and understanding the impact of new technologies on the art world ecosystem.
This course is a joint collaboration between the RCA, the world's leading university for art and design, and Acute Art, the preeminent producer and platform for VR in an art context.
Read course leader John Slyce's thought piece on modern technology in the artworld.
*Disclaimer: The list of contributors is subject to change depending on availability.
Highlights
Gallery
Class of 2023
Guest speaker Hans Ulrich Obrist and Daniel Birnbaum
Site visit to the Royal College of Art tech lab
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A truly interdisciplinary experience. I was so impressed by the range of fields the course was able to draw upon both in terms of speakers and students
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Present Futures has been a revelationary experience that has profoundly touched the soul of my practice, re-imagining possibilities of creation, sense of place and intentionality
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An insightful, fast-paced week that thrusts you into these new worlds
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