Arbour by artist Mark Parry, commissioned by Audacious, photography by Elliot Franks
Horizon by The Projection Studio, Commissioned by Napa Lighted and Audacious, photography by Elliot Franks
Harbour Glow by Audacious, James Smith and Wolf Lighting
Audacious is dedicated to creating high quality opportunities for the public to engage with light as a creative and interactive medium that fuses arts, technology and innovation in interesting and unusual spaces. We want to excite and inspire people who aren’t experiencing the arts; our work is instantly accessible making it a terrific medium to facilitate first time engagement and break down barriers.
Consolidating experience over 25 years of designing and delivering high-profile events and artistic content globally, our collaborators include multidisciplinary artists, lighting designers, sound designers, academics and creative technologists. We have grown out of taking a collaborative approach, working with a wide range of talented individuals and organisations across the public, private and charity sectors. Our valued partners include four universities, local authorities, schools and colleges, local trade bodies, community groups, artist collectives, and developers.
Our flagship event is Light Up Poole – a three-night festival of light illuminating Poole’s historic town centre and waterfront, complemented by participatory events and STEM-led learning activities including in local schools and colleges. In 2019 we grew our audience reach from 20,000 to over 40,000.
Audacious is all about creating ambitious, immersive, technology-led, multisensory experiences that are free and accessible. The amazing thing about light art is that it’s immediately engaging to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds – it can instantly demystify the arts, start a discussion, take people in many directions – and enhance STEM learning in a creative way.
At Audacious we create, commission and deliver ambitious public art projects and events and provide:
– Consultancy and project management expertise
– Programming content for festivals, events, corporate locations and public realm
– Bespoke artistic installations for a range of clients
– Creative learning and engagement programmes for schools and communities
– Artist development opportunities
