Announcing the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies 2021 Symposium: Speculative Futures

October 22, 2021

Speculative Futures Art, AI, and Digital Worldmaking 2021 Graduate Symposium Poster

November 19-20

This symposium will consider how contemporary artists render algorithmic harms visible, and imagine speculative futures optimized for just outcomes. The two-day event will facilitate conversations on the ethical, environmental, political, social, and economic impacts of artificial intelligence and machine learning for artists, designers, makers, writers, researchers, and cultural workers.

Featuring the work of Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an artist who innovates with technology to make a positive impact on her community and the environment, and Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, a scholar and curator exploring the intersections of algorithmic justice and visual art, Speculative Futures explores how artificial intelligence shapes political imaginaries of what is yet to come.

RSVP to Attend

Friday November 19

6:00-7:30pm Keynote: Amelia Winger-Bearskin

7:30 pm Exhibition Opening Reception

Saturday November 20

12pm Virtual Exhibition Walkthrough with Curators

2pm Generative Prototyping and Art Making with Machines, Make+Think+Code Workshop with Megan McKissack

5pm Keynote: Mashinka Firunts Hakopian

Keynotes will be Livestreamed

Live Captioning Will be Provided

More information on PNCA’s Website

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