Visual Strategies for Neural Artistic Style Transfer

Create art with machine learning and Artificial Intelligence? Join Art and Technology Not-for-Profit CODAME for a 2 hour workshop to learn about DeepDream and AI technologies to create new forms of art. Participation is limited to 20 people per session, so register soon to reserve your spot.

2-2:45pm

Amanda Horn, Lawrence Rinder, Susan Sayre Batton, Dr. Jay Xu and Maria Seferian speak on

Current perspectives: Cultural Development of Art and Design in Technology Driven Environments

With the advent of readily-accessible technology, artists -- from MFA students to established artists -- are able to push the boundaries of their medium using a digital toolkit…

3-3:45pm

Josh Constine, Sophie Neuendorf, Christopher Vroom speak on

Big Data and the Future of Online Platforms

How can the art world leverage data analytics to understand and predict art market trends? What insight can we glean from data to better understand the collector base of a city… 

4-4:45pm

Dr. Roman Kräussl, Carrie Scott and Gemma Rolls-Bentley speak on

Art and Gender

Dr. Roman Kräussl, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Professor of Art-Finance at the University of Luxembourg will be in conversation with Carrie Scott of Carrie Scott & Partners and Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Private Sales Lead at Artsy and Columnist & Curator of the Gay Times, to explore the causes of the gender divide in the art market.

5-5:45pm

Steve Aldrich, Maya Razon and Danielle Wohl speak on 

Art in the Work Environment 

Corporate art collections have a long history in the Bay Area, most notably with the legendary Gap collection that Doris and Donald Fisher started in the early 1970s, much of which is now on display at SFMOMA…

6-7pm

Performing Live

Shea Butter

You often ponder the significance behind a DJ’s name… How did that come about? Time? Place? In the case of SheaButter, his name was given to him by a mystery-flavor, cinnamon-skinned angel.

7-9pm

Performing Live

Rayana Jay

Rayana Jay is a 23 year-old R&B/soul singer-songwriter originally from Richmond, CA. With velvet smooth vocals and airy harmonies, Jay's music carries a confessional, old-soul storytelling nature rooted in honesty.

Saturday, April 28

12-2pm

Workshop with artist Gary R Boodhoo

Visual Strategies for Neural Artistic Style Transfer

Create art with machine learning and Artificial Intelligence? Join Art and Technology Not-for-Profit CODAME for a 2 hour workshop to learn about DeepDream and AI technologies to create new forms of art. Participation is limited to 20 people per session, so register soon to reserve your spot. 

1-1:45pm

David Gryn, Naut Humon, Nick Lynch and Marpi speak on

The Evolution of Digital Art and Art Collecting

With virtual reality, projection mapping, and video mapping becoming more accessible, artists are pushing the boundaries on not only the type of work they can create, but the scale of that work as well.

1:45-2:30pm

Jennifer Raiser, Natalia Bertotti and Mike Garlington speak on

Community-driven Experiential Art

Public art has become an increasingly important part of urban planning and development. City leaders often turn to the art world to help create public spaces that offer the chance for reflection and meditation on new ideas…

2:30-3:15pm

Kari Lincks Coomans, Sara Fitzmaurice, Julie Wainwright and Kira Wampler speak on

Female Founders and Executives in the World of Art, Design, Fashion and Tech

Interestingly, although art is often considered a ‘female topic’, most highly valued artists are indeed men. We find these dissonances not only in the art industry, but will engage with female Founders and Executives why even in supposedly female areas, creative directors or board positions are still dominated by men…

3:15-4pm

Ajay Kapur keynote

Ajay Kapur: Bringing Technology, Culture and Storytelling in Interactive Live Performances

Ajay's work revolves around one question: "How do you make a robotic instrument improvise with a human?" Using the rules set forth by Indian classical as well as other Asian musical traditions, Ajay has been driven to build new interfaces for musical expression through extending the classical and folk Asian musical forms, with added microchips and embedded sensor systems, while designing custom robotic musical instruments. He leads a team of artists and engineers exploring the intersection of music, composition, storytelling, science and technology in the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra. In this talk, Ajay will also discuss the educational pathway setup at California Institute of the Arts that helps foster the modern artist equipped with knowledge in technology, algorithms, and aesthetics.

4-4:45pm

Kevin Abosch Keynote

Kevin Abosch: The Commodification of Self and Art at If So, What

Conceptual artist and photographer Kevin Abosch has photographed celebrities around the world and prominent executives in Silicon Valley, including  Sheryl Sandberg, Johnny Depp, Malala Yosafzai, Yoko Ono, and Aung San Suu Kyi, among many others…

5-5:45pm

Patrick Baron, Eleesa Dadiani, Marcelo Garcia Casil and Mark Lurie speak on

Impact of Cryptocurrencies on Society and Art

Bitcoin and blockchains may be all that you’re hearing about lately, but do you really understand the nuances of cryptocurrencies? This panel of experts in the field of cryptocurrencies, will be shedding light on how cryptocurrencies are changing the financial market, and the impact that we can expect them to have on the art market and our societies.

6-7pm

Performing live

Sake One

A true veteran of the Bay Area hip hop and music scene, DJ Sake One is a born and raised renaissance man, known to doing anything from community projects to opening up for big acts such as Mos Def or Kanye West. 

7-9pm

Performing live

Tortured Soul

Tortured Soul is 100% live, modern, deep, soulful, house music. The band’s frontman and songwriter, John-Christian Urich, can be seen simultaneously drumming and singing with effortless mastery, while bassist, Jordan Scannella, and keyboardist, Isamu McGregor, virtuosically generate the pulsating accompaniment that has been making bodies sweat for years and continues to be what Gilles Peterson called “The future of house music.” 

Sunday, April 29

12-2pm

Workshop with artist Gary R Boodhoo

Visual Strategies for Neural Artistic Style Transfer

Create art with machine learning and Artificial Intelligence? Join Art and Technology Not-for-Profit CODAME for a 2 hour workshop to learn about DeepDream and AI technologies to create new forms of art. Participation is limited to 20 people per session, so register soon to reserve your spot. 

1-1:45pm

Caroline Mujica-Parodi, Anita Heriot and Pamela & David Hornik speak on 

The ROI of Art

What is the true value of art? How do you know what type of investment you are making? This panel of collectors, art advisors, and auctioneers will share insider tips on how to build and grow your collection and how to understand its true value.

1:45-2:45pm

Drew Bennett Keynote

Drew Bennett: Designing Authentic Intersections between Art and Community

Founder and Director of FB AIR Program (Facebook Artist in Residence Program)

2:45-3:30pm

JD Beltran, Scott Minneman, Meredith Tromble and Rhonda Holberton speak on

The Relevance of Teaching Tech in Art School

How is tech leveraged in contemporary art and how do we teach students to you ensure what you’re teaching is relevant and will still be relevant in the future?

4:15-5pm

Will Decker, Steffen Ganz, Olivier Pechou and Vince Voron speak on

The Relevance of Art & Design in Industrial and Product Manufacturing

Even the biggest luxury brands are driven by their creative teams. This panel will feature a selection of high end and luxury brands discussing their design process. Learn how art figures into even the most industrial seeming aspects of a design process and how design thinking further stimulates world class designs.