3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland
PROGRAMME
University College Cork & the Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park
22nd April, 2026
Chaired by
Stephen Roddy, James O’Sullivan, Aoibhie McCarthy & Emer Yip
The 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland is a collaboration between Sample-Studios and University College Cork’s Department of Digital Humanities and Future Humanities Institute.
Digital Art Partner
Generously supported by the Arts Council of Ireland
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DATE 22nd April 2026
Symposium: 10am-5:15pm | Exhibition Opening Reception: 5:30-7pm
Venue: Dora Allman, University College Cork
10am Opening Remarks
10.15am – 11.30am Session 1
- FAILING SMALL: TRAINING A GENERATIVE AI MODEL WITH IMPERFECT DARKROOM IMAGES. Alaz Okudan with James McDermott , Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway
- ARTISTIC ACCESS TO COMPLEX DIGITAL SYSTEMS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DESIGN. Dr Paul Green and Juan Francisco Martinez, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design & Nimbus Research Centre
- A PRACTICE-LED APPROACH TO MUSIC VISUALISATION IN THE IRISH DIGITAL ARTS CURRICULUM. Guang Yang, University College Cork
Break 11.30-11.45am
11.45am – 1.00pm Session 2
- FULLY SUBMERGED: COLLABORATIVE WORK AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES. Barbara Denier, University College Cork and Dr. Paul Green, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design
- A MULTI-MODAL ADAPTIVE MICROTUNING ARCHITECTURE: BRIDGING MTS, MPE, AND MIDI 2.0 FOR REAL-TIME JUST INTONATION. Rui Su, Joseph Timoney, Damián Keller, Maynooth University
- A LEGION OF DEVILS- THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SCULPTURE OF JAMES L HAYES. James L. Hayes, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design
Lunch 1-2pm
2.00pm – 3.15pm Session 3
- CHROMAESTHESIA IN CURGENVEN’S AGENESIS. Robin Parmar, University of Limerick
- CREATIVE TRANSPARENCY: REFLECTIONS ON A DEVELOPING HYBRID DIGITAL PRACTICE. Chris Falconer
- 2025-26 ARTS COUNCIL DIGITAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. Jane Cassidy, University of Galway’s Centre for Creative Technologies
Break 3.15-3.30pm
3:30pm – 4:15pm Panel
- THE BODY AS HARDWARE: ENTANGLEMENT OF FLESH AND MACHINE THROUGH DIGITAL PERFORMANCE. EL Putnam (Maynooth University), Katherine Nolan (Technological University Dublin), Phaedra Shanbaum (Maynooth University)
4:15pm – 5:15pm Final Session
- METAGARDENER: CULTIVATING LIFE IN INTERACTION DESIGN. Caileann Finn, University of Limerick
- LUDDITE ACADEMY; TOWARDS A POLITICISED DIGITAL CREATIVE PRACTICE. David Benqué, Institute of Diagram Studies, Sample-Studios Member
- COUNTER-ARCHIVAL METHODOLOGIES AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY: THE IRAQ PHOTO ARCHIVE AND HOUSE OF MEMORY. Basil Al-Rawi