The award-winning IGNITE Festival of Creativity will return for a fourth year to transform the city centre into a multi-venue showcase for the work of graduates from more than 30 degree programmes at Arts University Plymouth (formerly known as Plymouth College of Art) and the University of Plymouth.
Galleries, studios, pop-up shops, waterfront locations, and even a bank are set to play host to an array of inspirational artwork from the city of Plymouth's creative graduates.
This year sees the addition of IGNITE Future Careers, a seven-week programme of recruitment and careers activities, live and online, presented for creative graduates and students by local, regional and national businesses. IGNITE Future Careers, which will also be open to the public and run from Monday 6 June to Friday 15 July, acts as an immersive way for audiences to connect directly with employers.
Leading industry portrait photographer and Arts University Plymouth alumni, Tom Oldham, said:
"IGNITE is an especially energised, and much needed, initiative. Connecting emerging creative talent with industry, developing employability skills, and promoting job opportunities as you leave education is paramount. I am excited to be contributing to this forward-thinking festival and enjoying some fresh and important graduate work."
Professor Chris Bennewith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business at the University of Plymouth, added:
"The IGNITE Festival of Creativity is an important moment to celebrate, and be inspired by, graduates from both institutions. It shows the strength of Plymouth as a creative hub and is the very heart of the iMayflower programme. This pipeline of creative talent has the possibility to not only fuel our creative industries locally, but to connect with other parts of our regional economy and drive innovation in business, tourism. healthcare and our marine sector. IGNITE provides an excellent opportunity for graduates to engage with business leaders and secure employment opportunities."
Professor Chris Bennewith
The IGNITE Festival of Creativity, which comprises the IGNITE Futures digital platform, runs alongside Arts University Plymouth's 2022 Summer Shows and the University of Plymouth's Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Show. Together, they support the region's ambition to grow its creative industries. On a national level, this sector is growing at four times the rate of the UK economy as a whole and, in 2019, contributed £115.9bn in Gross Value Added, which is greater than aerospace, automotive, life sciences and oil and gas sectors combined.
IGNITE is supported by Plymouth City Council as part of the iMayflower project, and by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who fund the Cultural Development Fund (administered by Arts Council England).
For festival and ticketing information go to www.ignitefutures.co.uk
Art, Design and Architecture Degree Show Activity | 10-17 June
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IGNITE Festival of Creativity | 27 May - 15 July
The IGNITE Festival of Creativity is an iMayflower funded project to support arts focused final degree show activity across the University of Plymouth and Plymouth College of Art.
Since 2019, the festival has developed a digital platform showcasing arts graduates and generating job opportunities, alongside supporting live, streamed and pop up activity on campus and within Plymouth city centre.
This year, the festival is also running a series of bespoke creative employability sessions with alumni, local and national creative organisations. You can learn more about these sessions below.
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