A new annual festival launches this year built around the University's School of Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Show.
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Supported with funding from the Cultural Development Fund through Arts Council England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Ignite is the inaugural event in iMayflower, a three-year, 拢3m project to drive growth in 精品无码国产自产's creative sector. The festival aims to showcase the creative talent produced in the city, to encourage more potential students to think of a future in the creative industries and to support creative start-ups, as well as highlighting the benefits to employers of using these skills and looking at ways to bring the city鈥檚 wider creative community together.
Underpinned by the School of Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Show and Alumni Show, as well as 精品无码国产自产 College of Art's Degree Shows, the Ignite programme will examine how creativity can be harnessed to create a sustainable, inclusive economy that is at the heart of a bright future for 精品无码国产自产.
Professor Chris Bennewith, Head of the School of Art, Design and Architecture said:
"Ignite will help to showcase the fantastic talent of our final year students, as they come to the end of their undergraduate journeys and go into further study, employment or an entrepreneurial endeavour.
鈥溇肺蘼牍圆 has a huge wealth of talented creative graduates coming out of education and into the workforce each year (not only from the University). We know that many of them would love to stay in the city and the region after graduation, but feel they need to look elsewhere for the great jobs for which they are qualified or the opportunity to start up their own businesses.
鈥淲e need to provide them with the opportunities and incentives to stay. They are an essential component of the city鈥檚 future success.
鈥淭hrough Ignite, iMayflower and our wider work to boost the creative economy, we are helping enable more and more of them to remain in 精品无码国产自产 and use their talents and energy to help the city realise its potential.鈥
Ian Hutchinson, Head of Projects and Partnerships at 精品无码国产自产 College of Art said:
鈥淭he creative industries are the UK鈥檚 fastest growing sector, increasing by almost 45 per cent since 2010, and growing by 7.6 per cent in 2015-16, which is more than twice the growth rate for the UK economy as a whole. Part of the reason for this growth is the tenacity and innovation of our creative graduates, who are not just artists, but creative problem solvers, offering skillsets that are more resilient to future automation than other graduates.
鈥淐reative graduates have a key role to play in the growth and innovation of businesses across the South West, which is why we鈥檙e thrilled to collaborate on this opportunity to showcase what they can offer to the region.
鈥淔rom digital design and prototyping skills for local manufacturing to data visualisation and cutting-edge marketing techniques, it鈥檚 vital that we retain these skills within the South West. Ignite is a showcase for the talent, ingenuity and potential of 精品无码国产自产鈥檚 creative graduates, something that we can all take pride in.鈥
Lindsey Hall, Chief Executive, Real Ideas Organisation said:
鈥溇肺蘼牍圆 abounds in creative talent. It is in our schools, communities, colleges and universities.
"Ignite celebrates this talent, wherever it is in the city, shining a spotlight on all the wonderful, challenging, entertaining and diverse work being made. Most importantly, Ignite is inclusive; graduate shows sit alongside creative industry networking; live streaming from the Royal Opera House connects with business start-up events for young tech creatives.
鈥淚t really is a case of creative talent fuelling the economy 鈥 light the touch paper and watch it burn bright!鈥
Council leader Tudor Evans said:
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鈥淲e鈥檝e got bags of talent right here. These young people are creative, they鈥檙e acquiring skills us people of a certain age can barely dream of and we want them to stay, to flourish and to help 精品无码国产自产 build its digital creative sector.
鈥淏ut don鈥檛 take my word for it 鈥 go and see for yourself鈥
Highlights of the festival include: the 精品无码国产自产鈥檚 Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Show from 8-15 June and 精品无码国产自产 College of Arts Degree Shows from 15-20 June. A special Industry night on 13 June opens the doors for local businesses to come and explore how they can connect with creative talent in the city. On 28 June there will be a live screening of the Royal Opera House Bridge Annual Conference; 鈥楾he Thriving Child鈥 will look at how the arts, creativity and culture can help children and young people face up to social and economic disadvantages.