The Institute of Contemporary Arts was established in 1947 to champion ground breaking art in all its forms.

Today this includes performance, film, music, installation, painting, sculpture and digital art. The initial remit, that still holds true today, is that of an artists playground.

The ICA has been showing technology based art work since the 1950s and was responsible for the seminal Cybernetic Serendipity of 1968.

Since 1997 the ICA has had a unique dedicated space to show the work of artists working with screen based digital media. The theatre space is also utilised to show digital installations and performances on a regular basis.