About Us

Since 2018, the AMPLIFY Digital Arts Initiative has hosted more than 100 women-identifying artists and professionals representing 9 different nationalities.

Designed to foster connections, networking and career opportunities, and create solidarity between participants, the program offers capacity building sessions that address digital skills, discursive activities that highlight artistic practice and social issues, while providing showcasing opportunities that transcend the north-south geographic axis.

A‌ ‌transcontinental‌ ‌circuit‌ ‌of‌ ‌festivals,‌ ‌events‌ ‌and‌ ‌institutions‌ that ‌extends‌ ‌through‌ ‌Canada,‌ ‌Latin‌ ‌America‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌UK,‌ ‌‌serving‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌points‌ ‌and‌ ‌activation‌ ‌sites‌ ‌for‌ ‌each‌ ‌cohort.‌ ‌Across‌ ‌6 ‌different‌ ‌countries‌ ‌now,‌ ‌this‌ ‌has‌ ‌included‌ ‌MUTEK‌ ‌festivals‌ ‌in‌ ‌Montréal,‌ ‌Buenos‌ ‌Aires‌ ‌and‌ ‌Mexico‌ ‌City,‌ ‌Somerset‌ ‌House‌ ‌Studios‌ ‌in‌ ‌London,‌ ‌Espacio‌ ‌Fundación‌ ‌Telefónica‌ ‌in‌ ‌Lima,‌ ‌Peru,‌ Amazonia Mapping, Novas Frequencias and Multiplicidade in Brazil ‌and‌ ‌satellite‌ ‌activities‌ ‌at‌ ‌MUTEK‌ ‌Barcelona‌ ‌and‌ ‌MUTEK‌ ‌Japan.‌

AMPLIFY D.A.I in numbers 2018-2024

+100

Artists and professionals representing

9

Nationalities, presented at

12

Official partner events across 6 countries and  3 continents

10

 Instances of gender parity achieved in showcasing programs*

AMPLIFY  D.A.I EVENTS

  • MUTEK Montreal: 2018*, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2022*
  • MUTEK Mexico: 2018
  • Somerset House Studios, London: 2019, 2020, 2022
  • MUTEK Buenos Aires 2019*, NanoMUTEK AR 2019*, MUTEK AR-ES 2021*, MUTEK Buenos Aires 2022*, MicroMUTEK 2023*
  • Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Lima: 2019
  • OI FUTURO (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil): 2022
  • Amplify Showcase at Parque de la Estación, Buenos Aires: 2023

OTHER EVENTS

  • MUTEK Barcelona: 2019, 2020, 2021
  • MUTEK Tokio: 2019, 2021
  • Noviembre Electrónico, Buenos Aires: 2020
  • Bienal de Música Córdoba: 2021, 2023
  • Amazônia Mapping, Belém: 2021
  • Novas Frequências, Rio de Janeiro: 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Multiplicidade, Rio de Janeiro: 2021
  • Festival Ruido, Buenos Aires: 2022
  • Festival Bit Bang, Buenos Aires: 2022
  • BAFIM, Feria Internacional de Música de Buenos Aires: 2022
  • Festival Ciudad Emergente, Buenos Aires: 2021, 2022
  • Lollapalooza Argentina, Buenos Aires: 2023
  • EscenaLab, Centro Cultural Rojas, Buenos Aires: 2023
  • Artlab Stage arteBA, Buenos Aires: 2023
  • Festival Pleamar, Mar del Plata: 2023
  • Centro Cultural San Martín, Buenos Aires: 2024

ARTISTS TESTIMONIALS

I had the opportunity to generate different collaborations, for example with rkss and CLON. It also gave me a lot of visibility within the scene in Argentina. Beyond that, I learned about different tools and software that I am adding to my design proposals.
Joaquina Salgado
Joaquina Salgado
2019
It contributed a lot to my personal growth, professionally it helped me to achieve respect or artistic credibility from my community, and artistically it was a very significant plus, so much so that an international (Chilean) label was encouraged to publish my works, a French festival flattered my sound works, including them in lists of new independent music, I got hired to carry out the sound design for a series of independent animations and winning projects of the FNA and I know that there are many things to come. Having participated contributed to my confidence in my passion for sound and all its possibilities.
Jennitza
Jennitza
2019
This program helped me understand the challenges of being a digital artist and being a woman in this industry. It gave me skills to better navigate in the domain and gave me new connections with artists and curators. It gave me more confidence and gave me a lot of hope for the future. It makes me want to continue.
Cadie Desbiens-Desmeules (Push 1 stop)
Cadie Desbiens-Desmeules (Push 1 stop)
2019
My week at Somerset House Studios as part of Amplify was one of the most wonderful weeks of my life. I felt so inspired by the work that I saw being done at the studios, and by the work that I was exposed to by my fellow Amplify artists. It was incredibly gratifying to be included as part of this cohort.
Edna King
Edna King
2019

AMPLIFY Digital Arts Initiative is a programme developed in 2018 by the British Council and Mutek Festival. It is currently led in Argentina by Artlab and Fundación Williams.