Conference
2020 Online
About
If you’re a festival producer, event manager, artist, practitioner, curator, local authority, funder or other organisation interested in light art festivals then this conference is for you.
We will be sharing our collective expertise through six themed sessions across the two days. Our conference will feature panel discussions, artist talks, Q&As, expert speakers, online premieres and a cocktail lounge networking opportunity.
9 December
13:00 - Why Light?
The popularity of light festivals continues to grow but what is it about these events that continue to enchant audiences across the world?
14:30 - Inspiring Communities
In this session the speakers will discuss their approach to working with the local community, talk through case studies and answer questions on how to work with communities
16:00 - An Artists View
This session will concentrate on how various established artists are having to change not only the way they work but how they present their work due to COVID-19.
17:30 - Cocktail Hour
Our very first Light Up The North cocktail session to round off day one of our Why Light: The Future of Light Festivals conference
10 December
10:00 - The Power of Neon
This session will be of interest to artists, festival producers, curators and anyone who loves neon and wants to understand its development and how neon is being used by contemporary artists today.
11:45 - Emerging Artists
This session will be of interest to artists, festival producers, curators and anyone who loves neon and wants to understand its development and how neon is being used by contemporary artists today.
13:30 - The Future of Light Festivals
This panel session brings together light festivals curators, producers and artists, and others with a stake in the future of festivals, to discuss what the future holds for these events.
14:30 - Final Summation
This panel session brings together light festivals curators, producers and artists, and others with a stake in the future of festivals, to discuss what the future holds for these events.