This is to invite you to the 7th edition of the Inside Out Festival: Connecting Higher Education with the Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries, curated and produced by TCCE (The Culture Capital Exchange) in association with Times Higher Education.

With around 30 events consisting of an eclectic mix of debates, performance, workshops, screenings and walks, the festival will take place across two days and will be hosted by Somerset House on Friday 24th March 2017 and London South Bank University, School of Arts and Creative Industries on Saturday 25th March 2017.

Inside Out creates a unique platform for creative knowledge exchange around areas of mutual concern, interest and speculation. This year's activities demonstrate a substantial focus on the increasing intersections of technology on and in the arts. Beyond that too, however, Inside Out encourages and supports a range of wider conversations, explorations and space to think about and play with the notion of culture in its widest sense.

All events are FREE to attend but registration is essential for most. Visit our website for full programme details.

Highlights include:

Artists in Tech Cities, a panel discussion addressing the issues and forces at play in East London as the technology sector is rapidly developing in areas that have been characterized by large pre-existing numbers of artists, from Shoreditch to the Hackney Wick area;

Practice-Based Research Degrees in the Arts: Problems and Prospects, the last decade has seen significant growth in the number of practice-based or practice-led research degrees offered by universities and art schools. This event will examine the problems and prospects for such courses;

“All the world’s a stage”: making Shakespeare relevant in the digital age, in this session CEO of Ravensbourne, Professor Linda Drew and Jacqui O’Hanlon, RSC Director of Education lead a panel on the huge potential of educational technology collaborations with the cultural sector, highlighting their new work with the RSC;

Artistic Purpose in a fractured Society, an interactive studio session, based on a provocation paper and designed to stimulate exchange and fresh thinking about the power of the performing arts in contemporary societies, and the implications for professional education and training of artists;

Issue-based work and the gallery: Autonomy? Art? Recovery?, A philosopher, Johan Siebers, an artist, Sutapa Biswas and a curator, Mark Prest, discuss the ins and outs of issue-based work crossing into the gallery. Is it possible, advisable, desirable or savory?

For latest news and booking information subscribe to our e-newsletter, LIKE us on Facebook or follow us on @infoTCCE and #IOF17

We look forward to welcoming you to the Inside Out Festival

The Culture Capital Exchange is a membership organisation committed to promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise by providing a vital network between Higher Education, business and the cultural and creative sectors across London to mutual benefit. Full details of our partners can be found on our website.