Festival 2012
Earlybird 2012 conference passes and limited numbers of 2012 music wristbands on sale now
FutureEverything’s annual festival brings you cutting-edge art, music and ideas from where technology meets creativity. We scan the horizon of art, innovation, society and the environment to create a two-day conference of international speakers with the latest thinking on the hottest topics. The art strand pushes the boundaries of new media with amazing and thought-provoking digital works. And continuing the festival into the night the music strand is a celebration of sonic pioneers, from the best emerging talent to established musicians who continue to innovate and inspire.
Venue
For 2012 FutureEverything is delighted to announce a major new partnership with MOSI, the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester. Located on the site of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway station, the museum boasts brand new state-of-the art conference facilities in a Victorian warehouse setting. MOSI’s outstanding galleries and collections embody Manchester’s diverse industrial and scientific past, present and future, whilst the latest digital horizons are brought to life in FutureEverything 2012.
Festival 2012
As always, the FutureEverything conference brings together visionary speakers from around the world to present timely, inspiring and sometimes provocative views on the latest developments in digital culture. Futureeverything 2012 looks at the fast-evolving character of mass participation today, from crowdsourcing to Wikileaks and beyond.
“a conference of international standard”, 2011 delegate
The 2012 art programme focuses on digital and interactive artworks that retain visible traces of individual contributors, even within mass participation projects. The effect of this is at once global and local, universal yet personal, and brings to life the creative potential of new networked technologies.
With a history of showcasing pioneers (Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Kraftwerk) and mixing in up-and-coming groundbreakers (Gang Gang Dance, Warpaint), FutureEverything’s vibrant and eclectic music programme promises to be more ambitious than ever for 2012. Expect exclusive live performances, commissions, spectacular AV nights, mesmerising contemporary classical and hands-on workshops.
