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Reflections on BEYOND 2024
A week after the conference we reflect on BEYOND 2024 and review some of the positive feedback we've received so far. This year, in Salford, BEYOND 2024 felt special. This was the conference’s first visit to...
The BEYOND Poem by Keisha Thompson
Artist, Producer and BEYOND poet-in-residence, Keisha Thompson, weaved her observations of Day 01 into verse, to provide this wonderful closing poem. Beyond, Beyond, Beyond… How many of us feel that...
Christopher Smith on the AHRC’s Partnership with BEYOND 2024
BEYOND Conference is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds...
What makes a MediaCity?
As BEYOND heads to MediaCity in Greater Manchester, Professor Andy Miah asks what made a ‘media city’ such a compelling idea. The concept of the “Media City” has enjoyed a varied history, born out of a set of...
Why you shouldn’t let running a business get in the way of creativity
Guest post by Becki Cohen, Programme Manager - Digital Creative and Tech Sector, GM Business Growth Hub. “Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing, to others a...
BEYOND Community Case Study: Marc Boothe
Building Bridges Through Creative Technology: A BEYOND Journey by Marc Boothe As the Brixton-based Founder and Creative Director of B3 Media, a creative arts network, I established back in 2000, I've had the...
BEYOND Community Case Study: Ami Aubrey
As part of our new blog series, Community Case Studies, BEYOND chats to Ami Aubrey, Programme Producer for Bedford Creative Arts. Ami tells us about her two previous experiences at BEYOND, and how the conference has...
BEYOND announces partners Bridge AI, Creative MCR, BXRN and IDA Network.
BEYOND Conference would not be possible without the support of its Partners and is pleased to announce four further partnerships for the 7th BEYOND Conference, Creative Cities, at MediaCity in November 2024. The four...
Andy Burnham at BEYOND 2024 + new partner, GM Business Growth Hub.
BEYOND Conference, the UK’s leading conference for research and development within the creative industries, is excited to announce that Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, will provide a keynote speech at...