Digital Arts Studios

Where art meets technology

We are a not-for-profit, charity operating a shared studio space in Belfast City Centre, promoting the convergence of art and technology which provides invaluable access to the resources essential to the production of and engagement with digital arts.

Current Artists-in-Residence

Artist Archive
Vanissa Law
Vanissa Law

Vanissa Law is a Hong Kong-born composer and interdisciplinary artist, working across acoustic composition, electroacoustic experimentation, multimedia installations, and community-focused projects.

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Viva Dean
Viva Dean


Viva Dean is an artist, engineer and educator from Dublin.

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Alannah Bates
Alannah Bates

Alannah Bates (she/her) is an Irish visual artist working between sculpture, installation, and moving-image artworks.

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Samar Nezamabad
Samar Nezamabad

Samar Nezamabad (b. 1999) is a Belfast & Limerick-based artist and curator exploring time, memory, and grief through experimental analogue photography and installation.

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Upcoming events + workshops

What's On
SPREAD AGAINST THE SKY
May 1
SPREAD AGAINST THE SKY

DAS is proud to present works from our recent Home Residents Aiden Brady, Jonathan Brennan and Graham Robinson.

XR Lab Workshop: Counter-Imaging the City-to-Come
May 30
XR Lab Workshop: Counter-Imaging the City-to-Come

In this workshop, participants will collaboratively explore, hack and develop creative approaches to generative AI image-making tools in the context of the city and its imaginaries.

What can you see, from over the brow?
Jun 5
What can you see, from over the brow?

Digital Arts Studios presents What can you see, from over the brow? by Aiden Brady, in partnership with Belfast Photo Festival.

Aiden Brady - Artist Talk
Jun 6
Aiden Brady - Artist Talk

Aiden Brady will deliver an artist talk relating to our current exhibition, What can you see, from over the brow? in partnership with Belfast Photo Festival.

XR Lab: Queen's University Media Lab Tour
Jun 13
XR Lab: Queen's University Media Lab Tour

XR Lab members are invited to a tour of Queen's University Media Lab.

Reading Water - workshop
Jun 13
Reading Water - workshop

Aiden Brady will deliver a workshop artist talk relating to his current exhibition, What can you see, from over the brow? in partnership with Belfast Photo Festival.

Creating Art in VR - Exploring Immersive Digital Painting
Jun 20
Creating Art in VR - Exploring Immersive Digital Painting

This workshop introduces Google Tilt Brush/Open Brush as VR painting applications, covering installation, setup, and examples of 3D art that explore composition, perspective, colour, form, and lighting, including a demo of tools and features through screen mirroring and discussion of the pros and cons of 3D drawing.

News

News
'What can you see, from over the brow?'
'What can you see, from over the brow?'

Digital Arts Studios presents What can you see, from over the brow? by Aiden Brady, in partnership with Belfast Photo Festival.

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Riddel’s Warehouse 360
Riddel’s Warehouse 360

Today, armed with a GoPro Max camera, we went to Riddel’s Warehouse to take some 360 videos and photographs to help artists get a sense of the space when considering their applications for the Immersive Residency.

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Immersive Art Residency at DAS in partnership with BETA Festival, Ireland.
Immersive Art Residency at DAS in partnership with BETA Festival, Ireland.

Digital Arts Studios, in collaboration with BETA Festival, Ireland, is delighted to announce a new immersive arts residency in Belfast.

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S+T+ARTS4Water II Challenge and STARTS Residency - LAUREN MOFFATT
S+T+ARTS4Water II Challenge and STARTS Residency - LAUREN MOFFATT

Artist LAUREN MOFFATT has been awarded the S+T+ARTS4Water II Challenge and STARTS Residency in association with BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland, to work with Digital Arts Studios and the Port of Belfast.

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