FÍS 2010 in the Carroll’s Building, Dundalk.
Students unveil creative media, film and games projects at
FÍS 2010 in the Carroll’s Building, Dundalk.
Wednesday June 2nd 6 – 9 pm. Thursday 3rd June 12 noon – 8 p.m.
Creative Media at the Dundalk Institute of Technology returns with its end of year showcase, Fís 2010, in the stunning surroundings of the newly renovated Carroll’s Building.
Featuring completely new and original work ranging from film to interactive installations and games, Fís 2010 examines a wide range of ideas reflecting on the nature of art and technology.
The work on show will highlight the relevant and diverse skills that students of creative media, film and games development acquire over the course of their studies at DKIT. The students showcasing work are graduating from five programmes: the BA and BA (Hons) in Communications (Creative Multimedia), the BA and BA (Hons) in Video and Film Production and the Bsc Hons) in Computing in Games Development.
This is an historic occasion for the Dundalk campus as the launch of Fís 2010 will be the first time that the newly refurbished Carroll’s Building will be open to the public. The original P. J. Carroll’s Building was built between 1967 and 1970. It is a fine example of an Irish take on Modernist architecture by Ronnie Tallon of the legendary firm Scott Tallon Walker. Their architecture team has successfully faced the challenge of transforming a 20th-century factory space into a 21st-century environment for education in cutting-edge creative media and technology.
Housing the School of Informatics and Creative Arts, the building is arguably the finest facility of its kind in Ireland, including a state-of-the-art TV studio, audio and radio recording studios, photographic darkroom, performance spaces and screening room.
Fís 2010 marks the beginning of a celebration of a decade of Creative Media at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Further events will be scheduled in the Autumn.
Fís is open to all, and will be launched at 6 p.m. in the Carroll’s Building on Wednesday 2nd June. It will close at 9 p.m. on 2nd June and re-open from 12 noon – 8 p.m. on Thursday 3rd June.
