Digital Farm 2020, was a new initiative for both UK and international producers, developed in response to the cancellation of this year’s Producer Farm. It’s aim was to address a need from producers for support and ongoing training throughout their careers, as well as space and time to consider their current and future potential.

We delivered Digital Farm as a joint initiative with Fuel, Bristol Ferment, and Dance Umbrella, it provided 15 producers with the opportunity to share experiences with their peers and respond to provocations and conversations led by the partners as well as guest speakers.

Each guest speaker shared a thirty-minute reflection on themes including leadership in times of uncertainty and change, community engagement cultural democracy, and sustainability. Highlights from these talks are available below.

What’s Love got to do with it? When did participation become a thing? How should we approach digital storytelling? Can we change the system?

These questions…and many more were addressed by participants and speakers during the four day digital event.