Come join DACS and some of our artists as we take part in this year’s D&AD Festival, a global event bringing together the biggest hive-mind of creative excellence across design and the creative industries, from 25-27 April at the Old Truman Brewery in London.
Founded over 30 years ago, DACS supports a wide range of visual artists, including photographers, illustrators, and designers, and we look forward to representing the visual arts community at this year’s festival. Teaming up with D&AD supports DACS’ ongoing efforts to campaign for artists’ rights and champion their sustained and vital contribution to the creative economy.
D&AD, the Global Association for Creative Advertising, has been inspiring a community of creative thinkers by celebrating and stimulating the finest in design and advertising since 1962. As a non-profit advertising association, D&AD supports the next generation of creative talent and stimulates the creative industry to work towards a fairer, more sustainable future through its Awards and Training programme.
Event details
How to Create Magic: An Artist’s View - 26 April, 6-9pm at DACS
As part of the conference’s discussions between leading creators about crafting the ‘big ideas’ and the creative processes behind their work, we invite you to join our special panel fringe event. Our renowned panel of speakers will include
Rut Blees Luxemburg,
Gordon Cheung,
Wendy McMurdo and
Beth Nicholas, who will share their personal stories, and inspiration behind their stunning artworks and creative careers. You will get a personal insight into their multimedia practices and discover some of the links between different creative practices, including art and design.
To attend our fringe event, please
book your free ticket here.
We'll be handing over our Artimage Instagram channel to Wendy McMurdo ahead of the talk, on Tuesday 25 April. Step inside her creative world for a day!
Follow @_Artimage and #McMurdoTakeover
David Shrigley to headline at D&AD Festival - 27 April, 3.15-16.00pm at Old Truman Brewery
DACS artist
David Shrigley will present on the closing day of the festival, delving into personal insight into his career and what inspires his unique body of work. The former Turner Prize nominee and current Fourth Plinth resident will explore the magic of ideas using examples of his distinctive and darkly humorous art, and answer any of your questions.
To book your D&AD Festival pass and attend the talk, please
click here.
Image: Untitled (Join us), 2002, David Shrigley © David Shrigley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017. For more images click here.