Trend cluster
Category

Educated
Art

Brands curate unique art installations to educate consumers.

Interactive Artful Museum ExperiencesWhimsically Interactive Candy InstallationsAutonomous Flying SculpturesArtistic Numerical DisplaysKnitting Machine Exhibitions

Trend

What is the Educated Art trend?

Educated Art: New art exhibits are popping up as a way for brands to interact with consumers, convey their messages and provide a one-of-a-kind experience. As brands focus more initiatives on connecting with consumers, before selling them a product, these installations provide the perfect platform exposure and engagement.

Insight

The consumer insight behind the Educated Art trend

Contemporary consumers, especially Millennials, are interested in aesthetics and experience, resulting in a strong affinity toward immersive tokens of arts and culture. As many individuals in this demographic emphasize a desire for continuous self-development, they welcome immersive and supercharged activations as a means of educating themselves further on a topic or sharing the experience as part of their personal brand.

Trend themes

Themes within the Educated Art trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Brand Art Installations

As brands focus on connecting with consumers, art installations provide a perfect platform for exposure and engagement.

02

Immersive Interactive Installations

Contemporary consumers, especially millennials, are interested in aesthetics and experience resulting in a strong affinity toward immersive tokens of arts and culture.

03

Smart Textile Technology

Uniqlo's knitting machine showcases their textile technology, which creates a sweater before the eyes of a live audience, revolutionizing production by eliminating material waste.

Industry implications

What the Educated Art trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Art and Culture

Museums, galleries, and event spaces can use these trends and interactive installations as creative and educational platforms to engage with customers.

For

Fashion and Textiles

Smart textile technology and innovative fashion installations can help brands reduce material waste and increase consumer engagement.

For

Marketing and Advertising

Brands can adopt a more visual marketing approach by joining forces with artists and immersive events, promoting their brand values and artistic processes.

Workshop question

How can you leverage a more creative outlet to captivate and educate your consumers?

Trend signals

Trend signals for Educated Art

Trend score 6.1 out of 10, from popularity 88%, activity 88%, freshness 8%.

Popularity88%
Activity88%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific