“Brave New Work, AI and Tech in the Hands of Artists” is a contemporary art exhibition and three-day symposium in Santa Barbara showcasing internationally recognized artists and speakers who are utilizing exciting new technologies to tell compelling stories centered on the environment, cultural identities, and community. City-wide, the event includes networking opportunities, casual receptions, and public art.

Supercollider artists Kira Xonorika, Isabel Beavers, and Richelle Ellis will be speaking and presenting artwork at Brave New Work: AI and Tech in the Hands of Artists, October 7-9 in Santa Barbara, CA.

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10.8.2025 “In This Hypothetical Post-Human World…”
2:30-3:30pm
VADA (SBHS) | 700 E. Anapamu

Artist Isabel Beavers discusses the murky relationship between humans, ai, and ecosystems. Through this interactive presentation, Beavers discusses a new project, Water Thief, exploring both the ecological impacts of emerging technologies and the artistic desire to work with new creative tools. Through this project, and their work with the LA Based arts collective, Supercollider, Beavers will examine their non-traditional career path and how endless curiosity can spark creative success

10.8.1015 “Encoded Gazes: Women of Color on Bias, Power, and Possibility in AI”
3:00-4:00pm
McCune Conference Room(6020 HSSB) | Humanities & Social Sciences Building,
UCSB Campus

Ana Briz and her panel explore inherent bias in AI algorithms. Framed through the lens of women of color, this panel interrogates the inherited biases embedded in AI systems, from facial recognition and data training sets to the aesthetic tropes of generative art. Through visual works and critical reflection, the speakers explore how identity, mythology, queerness, and resistance can become tools for subverting dominant technological narratives.

Moderator: Ana Briz: Curator, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Haewon Jeong: Assistant Professor, Electric and Computer Engineering, UCSB
Kira Xonorika (Guarani): Artist

10.8.2025 Projected Public Art Works
Sunset – 9:00pm
Santa Barbara Public Library Plaza | 40 E Anapamu St

Art Works by Nancy Baker Cahill, Richelle Ellis, Isabel Beavers, Kira Xonorika, Victoria Vesna, Beatie Wolfe, and Yuge Zhou