AI and Tech in the Hands of Artists

Symposium & Public Art Exhibition
Santa Barbara, CA October 7, 8 & 9th

Tues

10/07

2:30-3:30pm
and
7:00- 9:00pm

Visual art and Design
Academy, (SBHS)

4:00-6:00pm

Patio, Museum of
Contemporary Art SB

Art of Intelligence: Intelligence of Art

Visual Art and Design Academy Director Daniel Barnett in conversation with Nathan Vonk, Scott Anderson and Fabian Offert

> Barnett probes his panel on the paradoxes presented by AI and tech with regard to unlicensed use of an analog artist’s work, the implications that ephemeral, time based media has for gallery and museum ecosystems; and how do machine learning models represent culture and what is at stake when they do? <

7:00pm

Private Residence

Welcoming Reception; AR Installation by Nancy Baker Cahill

Sponsored By Kunin Winery

> Join the artists, speakers and fellow attendees for beverages while experiencing Baker Cahill’s special AR piece.> MCASB’s companion exhibition “__________” will also be open.<

Private Dinner Reception

Invitation only: Artists, Speakers, Curators, Donors, Sponsors, and VIP ticket holders

WED

10/08

10-11:30am

Center Stage Theater

1:00-5:30pm

2:30-3:30pm

State of the Art

Nancy Baker Cahill in conversation with Beatie Wolfe and Alan Macy

> Baker Cahill discusses her work and that of the other exhibiting artists with Macy and Wolfe. The trio also showcase the work of other internationally recognized artists in an introduction to some of the awe inspiring work being done worldwide.< > Wolfe will be joining via video link from Paris where she is receiving an Ars Electronica Award. <

Lunch Break

11:30am-1:00pm

Area Restaurants

12:30 - 5:30pm

Breakout Opportunities

Shuttle Between Venues / Walking Routes

> SB MTD routes are complimentary for all ticket holders. < No host shuttle cars are also available along a set route.< > Walking: Several of the venues are within a three quarter mile radius of each other in the downtown area. < > Shuttle service begins at Noon.<

Symbiosis or Schism? The AI - Human Odyssey

Companion Exhibition Curated by the Brill Family Foundation

> Over 20 artists address a theme of the opportunity and threats posed by AI in wide ranging approaches. <

2:30-3:30pm

VADA (SBHS)

Every 20min (viewing limited to 12 guests per experience)

The Alloshpere
USCB MAT Campus

3:00-4:00pm


McCune Conference Room (6020 HSSB) at the Humanities & Social Sciences Building.
UCSB Campus

6:30-7:30pm


Santa Barbara Musem of Art Auditorium

Sunset - 9:00pm


Faulkner Library Plaza

Artists’ Presentation

Isabel Beavers and ____

> Supercollider.LA founding members Beavers and _________ will present their fascinating work at the intersection of art and science. <

2:30 - 4:30pm

Artist Performance/ The Allosphere

Joann Kuchera Morin: Quantum Concerto

> JKM performs portions of her groundbreaking concerto in which she uses quantum mechanics in the way that a composer writes a classic work for a traditional orchestra. < As a pioneer in musically and visual immersive experiences, now most recognized in the technologies employed at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Kuchera-Morin is the godmother of these artistic and scientific capabilities.<

A Critique by Women of Color

Ana Briz in conversation with Haewon Jeong and Kira Xonorika

> Curator of the Art, Design .and Architecture Museum, Ana Briz explores inherent bias in AI algorythms with Juong, Associate Professor, UCSB school of Electrical and Computer engineering and Director of the Center for Technological Information and Society who researches theoretically grounded tools for trustworthy and reliable machine learning systems; and Indigenous, transgender artist Kiro Xonorika<

A Brief History of the Impossible

Chief Curator of the Santa Barbara Museum, James Glisson

> Glisson explores how historical artists anticipated AI in a fascinating look at art history through the lens of contemporary technologies. <

Projected Art Work

Art Works by Nancy Baker Cahill, Richelle Ellis/ SuperColider.la, Victoria Vesna, Beatie Wolfe and Yuge Zhou

> The Faulkner Library Plaza comes alive with stunning art works, produced with sophisticated technologies which focus on environmental, societal and humanist themes in inspiring ways. <

THU 10/09

Quantum Speaks the Language of Nature

Forest Stearns, Google Quantum Lab Artist in residence in conversation with Erik Lucero, Director Google Quantum Labs and _________

10:00-11:00am

> The Artist, Scientist and Architect discuss an exciting future vision of collaboration between art and science that is mutually inspirational, collaborative and drives positive change in the world for all humans.<