Initial Investigations
Three visioning principles
The most experimental and innovative festival
Building on Belfast's history in innovation to showcase the most innovative and experimental content from across Northern Ireland and beyond
What if?
- ‘Smart’ maritime festival zones tracked audience activity for live data analytics, programming, interaction and evaluation?
- The Belfast Maritime Festival became a ‘playground’ for the most innovative content producers from NI and beyond
A Maritime festival Built on Ownership and Belonging
Where local people are as much a part of the story as they are visitors to the Belfast Maritime Festival.
What if?
- The maritime festival developed throughout the year in partnership with another city projects e.g. lighting?
- Was a true creative democratic process?
That showcases Belfast’s authentic maritime heritage
In all its forms; new and old. From the ships to the people, food, culture, technology and creativity.
- Tells the Maritime story from across Belfast, not just the mile
- More than just ships; food & produce, creativity & culture, tech & innovation
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Maritime Festival Challenge
For this design challenge, we are seeking proposals that build on one of three narratives to
develop content and programming - either an installation, event, performance or artwork - to be
showcased during the festival.
We will work with the winning entry to form a fully proposed idea ready for funding
applications, including economic analysis and professional life-like visualisations. Download the brief to learn more!
Registration is now open to students of all disciplines and submissions must be received no later than Monday 2nd November.
Themes
The 5 Themes
Co-Design at the core
How might Belfast Maritime Festival be heralded as the most co-designed festival ever?
Connects to the city
How might the Belfast Maritime festival connect the Maritime Mile to the centre of town?
A lab for sustainability
How might the Maritime festival lead as a sustainable example for other festivals?
Theme 1Co-design at the core
Where everything is an interaction
- Promoting active citizenship
- As an engagement tool for key city challenges
Data becomes the new currency
- 'Smart Zones' that record everything from behaviour, heart rate, satisfaction
- Live mapping and analytics
- Connected performances
- Crowd behaviour that informs programming
Theme 2Connections
Connects to the city centre
- Through playful installations/interactions?
- Partnerships?
- Transport
- Wayfinding?
Connects to the world
- What is the Belfast Maritime international story?
Connects businesses
- Sponsorship and partnership opportunities
- A digital trade expo
- B2B Digital Tools
Theme 3Leaves a lasting impact
Skills and training
- Businesses to support young people skills and training
- Young talent for experience in festival production
Physical Legacy
- Pop-up Neighborhood museum and exhibition spaces
- Interactive voting on content
- Tells the Maritime Story
- Partners with NMNI
An open and transparent model
The whole festival, planning, programming and evaluation is an open and transparent model for others to learn and implement
Theme 4That builds year on year
Connects to the city centre
- Through playful installations/interactions?
- Partnerships?
- Transport
- Wayfinding?
Connects to the world
- What is the Belfast Maritime international story?
Connects businesses
- Sponsorship and partnership opportunities
- A digital trade expo
- B2B Digital Tools
Theme 5A lab for sustainability
Challenge-led briefs
Challenge-led innovation briefs developed by businesses and young people throughout the year evaluated, developed and showcased at the festival e.g. Air Quality Monitoring
A green approach
- Green transport
- Funding models
- Partnerships
- Knowledge Share
A closed Loop System
Matching businesses already on site to reduce waste through circular processes. E.g. Carpet tiles from fishing nets
Let's Connect
We would love to hear from anyone who is interested in collaborating in the co-design process for the Belfast Maritime Festival
Engagement
The Story So Far
Workshops
Get Involved
Throughout September and October we're hosting a number of workshops to establish how we can build on these themes through partnerships and projects!
The Future of Tourism
In this interactive workshop session, international tourism experts Group NAO will explore what the future of tourism will look like globally and for Belfast.
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The Future of Business
In this interactive workshop session, international business experts, together with USI, will explore
what a sustainable
future of Belfast will look like.
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The Future of Education
In this interactive workshop session USI will explore what a future of industry-led education and
training will look like.
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The Future of Creative Industries
In this interactive workshop session, USI, will explore what the future for our creative industries
will look like.
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The Future of Creative Industries
In this interactive workshop session, USI, will explore what the future for our creative industries
will look like.
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Team
Belfast Maritime Festival Project Partners
Urban Scale Interventions
Belfast City Council
Belfast Harbour
Titanic Foundation
Group NAO
Flint
Contact
Contact Us
Urban Scale Interventions
Belfast
Email:
studio@urbanscaleinterventions.com