Institute for Creative Technologies

The Institute for Creative Technologies was founded in recognition of the explosion in advanced digital practices in the arts, producing ground-breaking bodies of knowledge in both the arts and sciences, which are shaping cultures globally. The Institute explores how technologies developed by creative practitioners can be applied to solve complex real-world problems.

The Institute provides artists, scientists, designers, performers, engineers, historians, theoreticians, and wider industry collaborators an environment for advanced exploration, technical expertise and community. It also provides access to this important driver of regional economic opportunity and takes a pivotal role in the national debate on the importance of creative education, Createch, and the benefits of promoting creativity throughout society.

The Institute is home to the UKRI funded (CResCa world-class lab) facility, the Immersive Visualisation and Simulation Lab (IVSL) based at our Havers Road building. This lab currently supports funded work exploring climate futures, virtual heritage, spatial computing, applied games, leading-edge approaches to virtual production and practice-based technology innovation for cultural organisations

The Institute builds on Norwich University of the Arts’ close art, technology and media relationships, to explore how creative technologies connect us to Norwich’s heritage as England’s second city in Medieval times and its unique connection to the natural environment as the only city entirely within a UK National Park.

Local and International partnerships include:

BFI, Ukie, Collusion, Cambridge Junction, Raspberry Pi, Dance East, Norwich Theatre, October (Films/Media), The Broads Authority, Tyndall Centre, Sainsbury Centre, Norfolk Museums Service, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, N&N Festival, Film and Video Umbrella, NYU, UEA, ARU, UCL, UWE, University of Cambridge, University of Greenwich and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.