School of Digital Arts

Welcome to all our new & returning students🎉 Be sure to explore the facilities at SODA including our digital innovation & UX lab, film studios, green screens, edit suites, sound, music & production studios, SODA cinema & Modal👀 Not forgetting the stunning SODA façade😍

I’m looking forward to sharing @SODAmcr @ManMetUni at @SXSW in Austin as part of the Manchester delegation! Please connect if you’ll be there or want to hear more about what we do. My thanks to Lisa Durrant, @MIDAS_MCR @greatermcr @marketing_mcr for making it happen! #sxsw2025

We're taking part in South by Southwest (@sxsw) for the first time as part of the Manchester delegation to represent the city as thriving place for growth and creativity. 🙌 Find out more 🔗 bit.ly/4i7cEsJ. @SODAmcr #McrMetProud

Settled in at @sxsw with @ProfKFairclough representing @ManMetUni and @SODAmcr. UK House looks amazing and we have a busy few days ahead with the Manchester delegation showcasing our work in the creative and cultural sectors! #research #sxsw #creativity #digitalarts #Manchester

We’re excited to announce DVRS Games Festival 2025 with @ManMetUni @MMGameCentre & @gameopolisMCR . A diverse lineup of gamedevs will be speaking at @SODAmcr 10-11th April with networking & cultural events. Early bird rates are open so share & book! schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-ga…

We're back at @SODAmcr for the first DMLab NW of 2025, w/ hackathon prep, accessible instruments & free pizza! ⏰ Time: 6pm 📆 When: Tuesday 28 January 📌 Venue: SODA, Man Met Uni, 14 Higher Chatham St, M15 6ED 📎 Drop in or register: tinyurl.com/3bvhavvh

Welcome back 🎉 We hope you all had a wonderful winter break ❄ Don't forget that today & tomorrow are your final chance to see our latest Modal exhibition 'Sound Pressure' which explores the different ways our society uses sound 🔊 Find out more🔗schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/sound-p…

Thank you to everyone to my Randomised Structures EP launch at PINK. Thank you Gary Fisher and Snuggle Ninja for playing wonderful live sets and creating a magical evening together. Photographs by Kate Byron and me. Link to EP and music video: linktr.ee/industriesmcr ✨

It was a pleasure to host the fifth edition of Art School Live recently 🎉 This year, the event delved into the area of electronic music, hosting a series of workshops, guest lectures and live performances delivered by industry educators and artists🎶 📸 - Archie Elliott

Immerse yourself into a digital audio world with the Singing Graphics in VR exhibition by Adinda van ’t Klooster 🔊 You can book a private slot to experience the interfaces in Holden Gallery on Thursday 5 December between 10:00am and 4:00pm. mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

🚨 Join us next week @SODAmcr for the final DMLab NW of 2024. 🎹 Accessible music-making with instruments old and new, featuring an end-of-year jam! ⏰ 6pm 📆 Tues 10 December 📌 SODA, Manchester Met University, 14 Higher Chatham St, Manchester, M15 6ED

More images of Melanie Wilson's talk last night by Lui Bauer @mmufilmmaking @SODAmcr. Thanks to @mdpinchbeck (@mcrschart_prg @mcrschart) for hosting our 144th talk. We have now finished for the year. Talks resume on 28 January 2025 with Dan Dubowitz (@MSArch_Research @TheMSArch).

Art Research Group news: Artist, writer & curator, Duncan Wooldridge (Reader in Photography @SODAmcr @McrSchArtPhoto @mcrschart) is currently presenting at the 4th Image(s) International Photographic Art Forum & Exhibition at China Art Academy in Hangzhou.

Collaboration and creativity on display at the @McrSchArt MA show🤩 Visit us at our next Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 13 November (2pm-6pm) to see where a masters could take you. Book your place now🔗mmu.ac.uk/study/open-day…

We were delighted to host our first event in collaboration with @ANDfestival recently 🎉 The event, Critical Acts, featured a series of performance lectures exploring how digital networks shape our identities and cultures📲

Calling all electronic music fans 🎧 Join us on 21 November for Art School Live, a free full-day event of interactive music production workshops delivered by leading industry artists from @RuptureLondon who will also be performing in the evening 🔥 schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/art-sch…

Modal Gallery at @SODAmcr presents Sound Pressure, an exhibition examining the physical, psychological, and social influence of sound systems. Featuring artists like AUDINT, Lawrence Abu Hamden, and Sophie Trudeau of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. oxfordroadcorridor.com/events/sound-p…

If you're new to @ManMetUni this year, be sure to pay us a visit to see our incredible façade🤩 The four-storey digital screen is an extension of Modal, our gallery showcasing those at the forefront of the digital art world featuring exhibitions with cutting-edge technologies 👀

We have loads of exciting events coming up at SODA & Modal in the next couple of months 👀 Sign up to our Creative and Culture mailing list to keep updated with news on our latest events 📩 confirmsubscription.com/h/y/92B47052E5…

Art School Live returns to SODA this November 🎉 This time we will be joined by 3 industry leading UK electronic dance music artists from @RuptureLondon Double O, Mantra & Type who will each run a workshop and host a performance🎤 Find out more 🔗 schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/art-sch…

Great to be part of @ESRC Festival of Social Science @MMU_Research @mcrschart with our presentation on @BigTellyNI's immersive performance, Granny Jackson's Dead, @HOME_mcr @SODAmcr @ProfKFairclough @j_edel @mdpinchbeck. Wed 6 Nov 3.30pm. More information: mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…