A new festival blending technology and creativity will debut this September as part of Glasgow Tech Week.
Fusion Fest, hosted at The Briggait on September 10 by Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), aims to bring together artists, technologists, investors, and industry leaders to explore the connections between creative thinkA new festival blending technology and creativity will debut this September as part of Glasgow Tech Week.
Fusion Fest, hosted at The Briggait on September 10 by Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), aims to bring together artists, technologists, investors, and industry leaders to explore the connections between creative thinking and technological advancement.
The half-day event is being delivered in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and The Glasgow School of Art (GSA).
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Alisdair Gunn, director of Glasgow City Innovation District, said: "Glasgow has long been recognised internationally for its strengths in both creativity and technology and Fusion Fest is the first event of its kind to bring together the city’s outstanding creative and technology sectors to forge new collaborations, exchange ideas and lead the next wave of creative technology innovation."
The festival will feature talks, performances, installations, and live demonstrations spotlighting projects at the intersection of technology and the arts.
Topics will include artificial intelligence, immersive storytelling, gaming, digital design, music, performance, and creative entrepreneurship.
Speakers will include artist and filmmaker Rachel Maclean and Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburua, chief technology officer of Aintools.
Other contributors will represent fields such as opera, gaming, health, space, animation, design, and architecture.
Professor Paul Chapman, director of emerging technology at The Glasgow School of Art, said: "The Glasgow School of Art has always understood that the most exciting ideas emerge where disciplines meet.
"Fusion Fest is a natural home for us, a place where artists, designers and technologists can discover what becomes possible when creative practice and emerging technology are brought together, and we’re proud to help champion Glasgow as a city where imagination and innovation drive one another forward."
The event’s artwork has been created by GSA graduate Emer Tumilty, who recently unveiled a 10-metre-wide sculpture titled The Glasgow Rose.
Inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic rose design, the piece is currently suspended from the Finnieston Crane as a tribute to the city’s industrial and artistic legacy.
Fusion Fest is organised around three central themes: Flow, Expand, and Amplify, representing the evolution of ideas from inspiration to execution and broader impact.
Panel discussions and talks will share entrepreneurial insights and highlight innovative work happening across Glasgow.
Janine Matheson, innovation studio producer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, curated the Conservatoire’s contribution to the programme.
A spokesperson for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland said: "We’re pleased to partner in Fusion Fest and to showcase members of our innovative performing arts community, sharing their work and insights with the wider CreaTech and startup community.
"Fusion Fest brings people together for deeper peer connections, cross-industry skills exchange, and to spark valuable future collaborations.
"At a time of real division and uncertainty, gatherings like this, where people come together to share ideas, learn and build something new, matter more than ever."ing and technological advancement.
The half-day event is being delivered in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and The Glasgow School of Art (GSA).
Alisdair Gunn, director of Glasgow City Innovation District, said: "Glasgow has long been recognised internationally for its strengths in both creativity and technology and Fusion Fest is the first event of its kind to bring together the city’s outstanding creative and technology sectors to forge new collaborations, exchange ideas and lead the next wave of creative technology innovation."
The festival will feature talks, performances, installations, and live demonstrations spotlighting projects at the intersection of technology and the arts.
Topics will include artificial intelligence, immersive storytelling, gaming, digital design, music, performance, and creative entrepreneurship.
Speakers will include artist and filmmaker Rachel Maclean and Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa, chief technology officer of Aintools.
Other contributors will represent fields such as opera, gaming, health, space, animation, design, and architecture.
Professor Paul Chapman, director of emerging technology at The Glasgow School of Art, said: "The Glasgow School of Art has always understood that the most exciting ideas emerge where disciplines meet.
"Fusion Fest is a natural home for us, a place where artists, designers and technologists can discover what becomes possible when creative practice and emerging technology are brought together, and we’re proud to help champion Glasgow as a city where imagination and innovation drive one another forward."
The event’s artwork has been created by GSA graduate Emer Tumilty, who recently unveiled a 10-metre-wide sculpture titled The Glasgow Rose.
Inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic rose design, the piece is currently suspended from the Finnieston Crane as a tribute to the city’s industrial and artistic legacy.
Fusion Fest is organised around three central themes: Flow, Expand, and Amplify, representing the evolution of ideas from inspiration to execution and broader impact.
Panel discussions and talks will share entrepreneurial insights and highlight innovative work happening across Glasgow.
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Janine Matheson, innovation studio producer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, curated the Conservatoire’s contribution to the programme.
A spokesman for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland said: "We’re pleased to partner in Fusion Fest and to showcase members of our innovative performing arts community, sharing their work and insights with the wider CreaTech and startup community.
“Fusion Fest brings people together for deeper peer connections, cross-industry skills exchange, and to spark valuable future collaborations.
"At a time of real division and uncertainty, gatherings like this, where people come together to share ideas, learn and build something new, matter more than ever.”
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