From new and developing artists, to venues, organisations, and academic departments, there are many ways to get involved with the Sound/Image department.
Festivals & Events
Experience the intersection of sound, image, and immersive technology through our year-round programme of public events. From international festivals to local site-specific installations, we provide platforms for researchers, artists, and the public to engage with new creative practices.
The Loudspeaker Orchestra shares immersive listening experiences in diverse venues, via curated concerts of sound arts and contemporary music.
SOUND/IMAGE Festival is an international festival that attracts diverse global voices, to reveal new insights upon questions of creative practices across and between music, film, sound arts, performance and digital arts.โฏย
Want to see more?
We host many events across the year, to explore more great events to get involved with please visit our events page, and if you want to stay in the loop about upcoming events, do subscribe to the Sound/Image newsletter.
Short Courses
Our short courses provide a focused environment to learn new subjects through intensive two-day sessions. These courses take place in the Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies (SHIFT), where we explore immersive digital concepts using professional-grade facilities.
Whether you are a beginner or a practitioner seeking a refresher, these sessions offer a mix of theoretical insight and practical tools to work with the immersive technologies emerging in the creative industries today. Guided by experts at the Sound/Image research centre, you can tailor the technology to your specific interests while discussing new avenues for group collaboration.
Spatial Audio Fundamentals
This two-day short course will equip you with the fundamental skills to integrate spatial audio into your creative practice. You will be introduced to the creative potential of spatial sound and equipped with the skill to edit, mix and compose in spatial audio using accessible tools.
Creative Sound Design for Music in Ableton Live
This short course will explore creative sound design for Music using Ableton Live. Within the course you will explore various tools which will allow you to work with both recorded and synthesised sounds. The course is designed and written for musicians / artists / music producers who are interested in developing new skills in sound design and composition.
[COMING SOON] Spatial Audio with the IKO Loudspeaker
This short course provides a unique opportunity to work with our IKO loudspeaker. During this 2-day workshop you will learn how to use ambisonic microphones to record sound, and use Reaper software to edit, process, and mix IKO-ready audio. Artists, musicians, and composers working with audio technology will benefit from the course, plus producers and engineers keen to discover more about the creative potential of the IKO.
Register your interest
We are currently finalising our 2026/27 short courses programme. To stay informed about upcoming dates, new course details, and booking information, please register your interest below.
Residencies
Our Artistic Residency programme provides dedicated time for creative practice development in our world class lab facilities SHIFT (Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies). Whether you’re exploring new creative territory, developing a specific project, or pushing your technical skills into unfamiliar areas, our residency programme gives you the freedom to experiment, take risks, and grow as an artist, with mentoring and support.
Throughout your residency, you’ll have access to our specialist spaces, designed to enable experimentation and innovation, including โ Virtual Production Film Studio, 32.4 Spatial Audio Sound Lab, Immersive Digital Theatre โ as well as mentoring from experienced practitioners and researchers within SOUND/IMAGE, giving you a sounding board for ideas, honest critical feedback, and guidance rooted in applied practice research.
We are committed to inclusion and have a strong track record of helping artists secure funding to support their residency, such as through the Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) funding from Arts Council England โ grants designed specifically to give individual practitioners the time and resources to focus on their development and take their work to the next stage. If you’re considering applying, we can offer guidance and support through that process.
Success stories
Find out how Jake Williams and Will Young used their Sound/Image residency to create a new 360 work.
Our Other Artists in Residence
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visit Greenwich 29/05/24 – 30/05/24 Following the invitation by Dr. Emma Margetson and the Sound & Image team to perform for their Loudspeaker Orchestra Series on the 29th May 2024 at Greenwich Market. We took this opportunity to work on updating our audio-visual performance of quadraphonic audio, laser, strobe and 70โ red latex balloon. With
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Shiva Feshareki
Artist Residency August 2024 The Sound/Image Research Centre welcomed Shiva Feshareki to Bathway Theatre, Woolwich to work with our new Digital Immersive Theatre. The new flexible multi-functional performance space for immersion brings together 360ยบ immersive projection, projection mapping, surround-sound audio, with extended lighting, rigging and digital infrastructure. Shiva spent 2 weeks working with our spatial
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Tout Croche
Artistic Residency September 2023, University of Greenwichย Tout Croche, the musical duo formed by Stephen Harvey and Dominic Thibault whilst researching their respective PhD studies at University of Huddersfield, recently embarked on an artistic residency at the University of Greenwich. The duet had not worked together (in the same physical space) in the last five
Getting involved
While projects are open to your specific area of creative practice, there are a few things to consider when planning your residency:
What is Arts Council England DCYP, and How do I apply?
The Developing Your Creative Practice Fund has been paused up until April 2026. ACE have said that โWeโve launched new ringfenced R&D funding for individuals, while our Developing Your Creative Practice fund is paused until next April.โ They are encouraging artists to apply for National Lottery Project Grants.
The National Lottery Project Grants funding is available while Developing Your Creative Practice is paused until next year.
You can apply for ยฃ1,000-ยฃ30,000. This opportunity will close on Thursday 26 February 2026. You can apply any time up until this date. Decisions take about 12 weeks. You will find more information here about this funding.
****Check out this Arts Council England Webinar: Research & Development Funding for Individuals for more information
What types of projects can I do?
ACE list some examples of R&D projects which they will support:
Exploring working across different sectors, for example collaborating with non-arts practitioners to explore practice or process
Developing and testing new ideas, which could include sector sharings of your R&D work
Taking up creative residency opportunities, in England and internationally, that will have a longer-term effect on your future practice in England
Getting access to mentoring and shadowing opportunities, including peer networks and critique groups, to trial new ideas and develop a market or commissioning opportunities
Having access to production space or workspace to develop new ideas and work
Taking up opportunities to โgo seeโ to guide your own practice, where that would have a longer-term effect on your work in the future
Developing new partnerships and networks
Training and professional development opportunities
What can Sound/Image offer me?
At the University of Greenwich our facilities and experience provide a valuable resource for potential artist development. In partnership, we can provide opportunities for research and development, mentorship and spaces for artistic creation. We can support you in your application and project planning.
Our established Loudspeaker Orchestra programme and SHIFT lab workshops provide the perfect opportunity to connect your work with audiences, specialist communities of creative practitioners and publics to demonstrate benefit across diverse communities.
Where do I start?
- Take a look at our research blog to get a sense of what we do as a research community
- Check out our facilities and learn more about our SHIFT (Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies)
- Think about the skills you might need to develop in order to create new work
- Do you need mentoring in certain areas like Spatial Audio Workflows, Sound Design, Immersive AV Production, Virtual Production, Electroacoustic Composition, Sound Art Installation?
- Would you benefit from taking part in one of our Short Courses in Spatial Audio Fundamentals or Creative Sound Design in Ableton Live?
- Think about how you want to present and share your work at the end of the project?
Have an idea for a residency?
Whether you have a fully laid out plan, or are exploring your options, we would love to hear from you!
To express your interest please fill out the form below.
Collaborations
One of the key aims of Sound/Image research centre is to disseminate music and research in new and exciting venues outside of the typical university spaces.
Our Loudspeaker Orchestra Series, featuring 20-channel portable immersive speaker system, and IKO ikosahedral speaker, allow for bespoke multichannel concert setups in collaboration with historical venues, arts spaces, and any other curious spaces there may be!
Not just a technical exercise, we aim to weave the history and ethos of each space through the concert series via collaborative curation of events that explore the possibilities that open when musicians and performers dialogue artistically with a spaces’ acoustics, and it’s culture.
Interested in collaborating?
Collaborations with Sound/Image are bespoke to specifications and based on mutual interests between partner and department. We encourage collaboration with all types of spaces, especially those that challenge and expand our horizons.
If you want to find out what this may look like for you, please reach out below.
Partnership
Activities at the Sound/Image research centre are driven by our partners. Over the years we have had the privilege to form bonds between sites, industry leaders, manufacturers, arts organisations, and much more.
We are always seeking ways in which to diversify our output, and how we can contribute to the research landscape together with organisations and institutions to engender meaningful exchange between centre, partner, and audience.
Some of our partners include:
Explore partnerships
Partnerships take many forms, and if you want to explore how Sound/Image may partner with you in the future, please send us an email using the link below.
Consultancy
As specialists in immersive audio, digital futures, and site specific concerts, installations, and performances, we have a wealth of experience as artists, researchers, and curators.
Some of our areas of expertise include
- Research bid writing
- Spatial audio (recording, performing, studio setup)
- Conference planning/management
And anything else that may fall in between the cracks!
Want a consultation?
Once you have identified potential areas of exploration, reach out below and we can put you in touch with the right person on our team to advise.
It all starts with an email.
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