Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
The Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts is an interdisciplinary arts hub connecting the University of Sussex with wider regional, national and international arts communities. The centre presents a seasonal programme of performance, dance, live art, film, music, discussion, debate and digital practices.
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts is guided by the values championed by Sir Richard Attenborough (former chancellor of University of Sussex) in his life and work: human rights, social justice, creative education and access to the arts for all. Michael Attenborough CBE is the patron of Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts.
As part of the University of Sussex, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts supports innovation in research by academics and works regularly with the campus community to support teaching, student projects and conferences. Wider community and artistic engagement takes place through an interdisciplinary artistic programme and artist residencies, reaching a wide range of audiences and supporting a set of creative practitioners.
Sound is part of ACCA’s regular programming in the form of festivals, concerts, symposia, performances and installations.
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
Sound Art Highlights
Semiconductor: HALO, UK Premiere
Brighton Festival • May 2021
A cylindrical installation (10 x 4 meters) holding a 360-degree projection of slowed-down particle collisions, sonified by small hammers hitting vertical piano wires surrounding the cylinder.
Festival of Music and Ideas: Hildegard Westercamp and Acoustic Ecologies • January – February 2020
Three days of talks, discussions, concerts, films and installation arts with environmentally engaged artists and researchers from the University of Sussex and around the globe.
Chris Watson: No Man’s Land • March 2018
An audio installation in the ACCA’s auditorium, celebrating the sounds, rhythms and music of the world’s seas and oceans.
Ray Lee: Siren • February 2017
An installation of large metal tripods with loudspeakers on rotating arms that emit electronic drones.
Blast Theory: Can You See Me Now? • September – October 2004
A game of chase played on mobile devices and on the streets of Brighton.