International festival planned as York celebrates one year as UNESCO City of Media Arts
Exciting plans for an international festival and a trade mission to one of the world’s largest arts conferences were revealed yesterday in a special event to mark the first anniversary of York securing its UNESCO City of Media Arts status.
In a launch event at the new Hiscox building in York, project leaders, Marcus Romer and Stuart Goulden, revealed ambitious plans for the inaugural ‘Mediale’ in 2017/18, a biennial festival involving 100,000 people over 20 days. The festival will bring together digital artists, schools and performers to create 25 new commissions including major light
