AI artwork projected on V&A to celebrate National Lottery’s 30th anniversary

An AI artwork is set to transform façade of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London on Friday evening in celebration of the National Lottery’s 30th anniversary.

Using “state-of-the-art” cognitive technology, the AI painting uses the brainwaves of seven ‘Game Changers’ who have had a big impact on grassroots and iconic arts and film.

The seven Game Changers include award-winning director Gurinder Chadha, whose films include Bend It Like Beckham, and founder of Yorkshire Sculpture Park sir Peter Murray.

The move is final of four unique activities taking place across the UK in the build-up to celebrating The National Lottery’s 30th birthday on 19 November.

Over 30 years, the National Lottery has awarded over £7.9 billion to support thousands of art and film projects across the UK, including those of the selected Game Changers.

During this time, the V&A has received £48.4m of National Lottery funding that has gone towards various projects such as the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, the Black British Style Exhibition Tour – the first exhibition in the UK to explore the style and fashion of Black people in Britain – and the V&A London building.

Darren Henley, chair, UK National Lottery Forum and chief executive of the Arts Council England, said: “The National Lottery’s 30th Birthday is a huge milestone, and an opportunity to celebrate all the fantastic, life-changing investments it has made over the past three decades. Here’s to another 30 years of supporting good causes up and down the country, all thanks to National Lottery players.”

Ben Roberts, chief executive of the British Film Institute (BFI), said that National Lottery funding has been “crucial” in bringing UK films to the big screen.