Art and the Archive: A Peak District Imaginarium
- Event type
- Exhibition, Workshop, Art and craft
- Organisers
- The University of Sheffield
- Partners
- Peak District National Park
- Contact
- engage@sheffield.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Accessible parking, Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Baby changing facilities, Pushchair/pram friendly, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
- Accessibility information
- Please contact the organisers regarding specific access requirements.
- Accessibility links
- Castleton Visitor Centre - Visitor Information and Accessibility Guide
- Region/country
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Address
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Castleton Visitor Centre
Buxton Road
Castleton
S33 8WN
- Booking required
- No
Explore a pop-up exhibition based on seldom-seen images from the extraordinary Peak District National Park photo archive.
Using advanced but easy to use image generating technology, archive slides and photos will be brought vividly to life based on participant’s prompts. Memories, questions and impressions – recalled or inspired by these nostalgic, emotive and fascinating images – will take exciting new forms in a contemporary version of ‘scribing’ or visioning.
Using archive images from previous generations to capture present-day perceptions and imaginative depictions from local people and Peak District visitors, A Peak District Imaginarium will encourage curiosity, exploration, participation and a sense of collective ownership of this extraordinary landscape, its communities and heritage.
The exhibition is open every day, 9-16 November, from 10:00 - 16:30.
Workshops
A Peak District Imaginarium will be co-created during drop-in creative workshops for the public over two Saturdays at Castleton Visitors Centre:
- Saturday 9 November, 11:00 - 16:00
- Saturday 16 November, 11:00 - 16:00
Join artists Paul Evans and Jon Harrison, along with academics from The University of Sheffield, for this free, spellbinding experience, employing the magic of AI to bring the past into the present and visualise potential futures. No booking required.
This event is part of a series run by University of Sheffield.