Digital Democracies, led by Threshold Studios and supported by Arts Council England, is a pioneering national project that aims to create a new generation of radically inclusive public cultural experiences in shared places where we live, work and play.

Digital Democracies brings together three of the UK’s leading commissioning agencies and festivals:

• Threshold Studios (Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture, Lincoln)
• Freedom Festival Arts Trust (Freedom Festival, Hull)
• Lighthouse (Brighton Digital Festival, co-produced with Brandwatch)

Festivals-led, the project combines expertise across art in the public realm, digital innovation, social impact and place-based partnerships with global industry networks and national audiences.

“Bringing together expertise in outdoor art, digital innovation, social impact and place-based partnerships, we’re really excited about this project. Digital Democracies will ensure that audiences across the UK can benefit from innovative digital art in the public realm – working with artists to explore and share their own sense of place, identify and society.

 “Festivals are incredibly well placed to lead the development of this exciting area of work. The experience of outdoor democratic spaces, audience diversity, place-based partnerships, and collaborative working are part of their DNA.”  

– Donna Close, Associate Director of Threshold Studios