Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

06/11/2024

A ‘walking performance’ and a ‘silent walk’ are just two of the activities lined up for a cultural exchange between Japan and Britain at an event in Lancaster.

12/06/2024

We're really looking forward to this year's second edition of our Japan Britain Theatre Exchange.
Theatre director Yudai Kamisato has arrived for his two-week residency in Lancaster and we are looking forward to his installation performance "Dear Potential Foreigner".
This Friday we are kicking off with a talk by the wonderful Dr Kyoko Iwaki from Antwerp University, a roundtable and a presentation by Yudai Kamisato of his project.
Come and join us!
The whole programme of events is here:

Japan-Britain Contemporary Theatre Exchange

04/06/2024

Don't miss this unique performance installation as part of our Japan Britain Contemporary Theatre Exchange.

19/02/2024

Reposted : Posted • Are you interested in brand design? Come along to LICA C01 on Wednesday 9-10am for a talk from Luigi and Andy from and !! This is not one to miss🚨

We are super excited to be partnering with and can’t wait for this event! SEE YOU THERE!

16/02/2024

Posted • Yesterday we welcomed BBC Question Time to campus! Here you can see presenter Fiona Bruce and the panel as they begin the show in front of a live audience in our building.

The panel includes honorary graduate and former Siemens UK Chief Executive Juergen Maier, climate minister Graham Stuart MP, shadow Commons leader Lucy Powell MP, Drew Hendry MP, and columnist Jill Kirby.

The UK economy, student cost of living, green jobs, and Israel and Palestine were among the topics raised in a lively and impassioned debate.

A big thank you to everyone who participated, including the live audience, and the people here at Lancaster who worked together to make it happen.

📺 If you haven’t watched the episode yet, you can catch up via the BBC link in our Linktree (in bio)

15/02/2024

Posted • BBC Question Time has come to campus! The stage is almost set and we’re excited for tonight’s broadcast from our building!

12/02/2024

AI: a way to freely share technology and stop it being misused already exists.

Researchers at ImaginationLancaster, Dr Joseph Lindley and Dr Jesse Benjamin, have published an article in the arguing that ways to freely share AI technology and prevent it from being misused already exists in the form of Open Responsible AI licenses (OpenRails).

🔗 Read the full article here: http://tinyurl.com/3m4fr97f

08/02/2024

🎥 Join our free event Exploring Cinema Memory: British Cinemagoing from the 1930s to the present on 1st March at the .

The event features work from Annette Kuhn, Andrew Quick, Sarah Neely, Richard Rushton, Dalila Missero, Marissa Keating and Catherine Grant.

Find out more information here: http://tinyurl.com/ysvdc882

01/02/2024

‘What does digital design look like at Jaguar Land Rover?’ by Tom Bolton and Selin Karan

Are you interested in learning how digital design is done at one of the most iconic car brands in the world? If so, you won’t want to miss the next seminar event in The Engaging Design series, where we invite external, industry speakers to share their insights and experiences with us.

ImaginationLancaster and Design Society are thrilled to host Tom Bolton and Selin Karan from the UX Department of Jaguar Land Rover, who will deliver a talk titled ‘What does digital design look like at Jaguar Land Rover?’

The session will take place at the Imagination Lab (LICA A36), on 16th February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00. This is a great opportunity to learn from two talented UX designers who work on mobile apps for JLR, and to ask them any questions you might have.

You can find the bios of Tom and Selin below.

Tom Bolton bio:
Hey! I’m the UX Lead for mobile apps for JLR. I started in Marketing & Advertising before switching careers to UX. I have been in UX/UI for almost 10 years, working agency and client-side for a lot of amazing brands, and in a lot of different industries. I have been at JLR for 2.5 years, and before that, I was at MoneySuperMarket.

Selin Karan bio:
Hello, I am UX designer who graduated from the product design department. I started my career at Huawei 4 years ago. I have been working for JLR since 2022, working on the mobile app side.

31/01/2024

Posted • Hello everyone!
 
Take 2 Cinema will be hosting a Pre-LIFF24 Event. We will be celebrating the past LIFF winner, Katie Hatt, and learn about her experiences since LIFF23. We will then look ahead, to LIFF24 happening in March, during our Q&A, led by João Belchior. We will be welcoming Louis Whitehead and Bruno Buccelli to our Q&A, as well!
 
The event is happening on Thursday 8th February, at 17:30.
 
Everyone is welcome to come along.
 
Tickets are free, and you can grab them via our bio.
 
See you all soon!
 
Take 2 Team ❤️

31/01/2024

Dr Andrea Canclini and Professor Richard Brook from the School of Architecture have convened a symposium titled ‘END: Architecture and Philosophy Face to Face’ on Friday, 9 February, in collaboration with the bi-annual periodical Khorein.

Khorein is a journal that strives to deepen the dialogue between architecture and philosophy, even erase or transcend the boundary between the two disciplines.

The symposium is on the occasion of the launch of its latest issue; we will have as guests in person its editors-in-chief Petar Bojanic and Snezana Vesnic, and online the guest director of the next issue, Peter Eisenman.

The journal has already been presented as part of a talk at Harvard GSD in November and will be presented at the TU Berlin on 26 January and at the AA in London with Kenneth Frampton on 12 February, followed by Milan, Venice and Paris. We are pleased to welcome Petar and Snezana to Lancaster.

The day will be structured into two sessions, chaired by Richard and Deyan Sudjic. In the morning, we will have contributions from Peg Rawes, Director of Research at Bartlett, London architect Charlotte Skene Catling and Joseph Bedford, critic and historian at Virginia Tech. In the afternoon, we will continue with an introductory talk by Andrea, and Petar and Snezana will introduce Peter Eisenman, who will join us free from his New York office; Stelios Giamarelos, historian of modern architecture at the Bartlett, will be our discussant.

The in-person event has a limited capacity of 77.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/khorein-end-architecture-and-philosophy-face-to-face-tickets-801873734927

Please only register if you fully intend to attend.

29/01/2024

Posted • Locus Lancaster: Campus, Place and Experience : day symposium at Lancaster University

Saturday 23rd March 2024 10.30am-4.30pm

A day symposium including photo walk and pop up exhibition - investigating the modernist legacy of the Lancaster University Campus.

2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the award of the royal charter to Lancaster University. This symposium investigates the modernist spatial legacy of the architects and landscape architects, Bridgwater Shepheard and Epstein. 

The symposium takes a creative and engaged perspective on the original campus and the changes it has experienced in the last six decades.

A series of artworks, responsive to the campus, and short, scholarly views on its architecture and landscape will be mixed with a photo walk and a private view of a pop-up exhibition of some of Lancaster Arts’ mid-century works in the permanent collection (curated by Natalie Bradbury, Miranda Stearn and Adam Robinson). 

FREE! Limited to 50 places. £5 returnable deposit guarantees your place. Refreshments provided.

Partners and Presenters: The Modernist Society, Bruce Bennett, Brian Baker, Rob McCarthy, Joy Burgess, Helen Angell, Holly Rowan Hesson, Natalie Bradbury, Miranda Stearn, Adam Robinson, Lancaster Arts, Lancaster School of Architecture

10am for 10.30 start : Lancaster University Library, Library Ave, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YH