ART OF THE POSSIBLE

ART OF THE POSSIBLE 2022:

THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

Words by Jazmine Verain Edited by Dean Plesa and Sophie Yelland

The Art of the Possible Festival is returning this year from October 24th-26th with grander and even more phenomenal showcases of student talent! With our theme of ‘The Power of Imagination’, we’re eager to challenge you, inspire you, and blur the lines between dreams and reality.

We’ll present the brilliant creativity of University of Adelaide students through innovative mediums: Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Sonic Arts, Music, Literature and Journalism, just to name a few. Not only that—our festival hosts global talent and we’re extremely proud to be exhibiting artists, organisations, and their creativity from around the world.

You may be familiar with events making a comeback from last year’s program, notably ‘Art of Jazz’ and ‘Art of Classical’ in Elder Hall. Also running for the second time is the highly successful ‘Silent Sessions’ in the Barr Smith Library Reading Room. Let yourself dive into the sensory ocean that is our students’ written and aural works with the push of a button—

Or the scan of a QR code, to be more accurate. The ‘Silent Sessions’ is a technologically advanced, COVID-safe event!

Additionally, we’re excited to announce that Grammy Award-winning artist Laurie Anderson will be joining our program this year! Largely known as a pioneer in the electronic music world, Laurie is bringing her AI Bible into The Hub for our festival—all the way from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

We’ll also be hosting a Q&A session with Anderson herself, alongside guest speakers Anton van den Hengel—Director of the Australian Institute of Machine Learning—and our very own CEO, Thomas Hajdu.

Keep an eye out for the Art of the Possible program guide—there’s something in store for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there!