A Four Days Lahore Digital Arts Festival happening in collaboration with renowned institutes from Lahore and The National College of Arts is one of the key hosts for the event. The mega event is poised to be a confluence of digital artists, tech enthusiasts, and forward-thinking audiences from around the globe.
The Four Days Festival, which is implemented by NCA and LDF will run from 12 to 15 October 2023, and aims to explore the dynamic intersection of art and technology, with an ambition to honour and expand the dialogues around art accessibility in Pakistan and South Asia. In the festival around 74 digital artists from 14 countries are showcasing their cutting-edge work, pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling and interactivity. The National College of Arts is featuring the works of Christmas Sommerer, Laurent Mignonneau, Adnan Mirza and Rabeeha Adnan from LDF while Durrie Baloch, Mansoor Ali and Shafia Mirza from NCA.
The Vice Chancellor NCA, Prof. Dr. Murtaza Jafri mentioned that “it is one of a kind opportunity to explore the intersection between art and technology in this time and age. I appreciate the works which these young artists have done in order to initiate conversations around new media.” While the Festival Founding Curator, Najam Ul Assar, said that "The ideas around art and technology can only strengthen our concepts, ideas and examine the grassroot challenges.”
This year, the Festival is supported by EUNIC (EU National Institutes of Culture) Cluster Fund, to produce an ambitious program of activities including a research report, an international conference. The project is also supported by EUNIC Cluster – Pakistan members, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the Czech Republic, Germany and the Goethe Institute, as well as the Delegation of the European Union.
