“The Cello Quartet,” a project exploring the interplay between humans and machines with a mechanized piano and self-playing “dancing” cellos. Other Minds is commissioning media artist Trimpin to create “The Cello Quartet.” The work will explore the interplay between humans and machines in the form of a kinetic sound art installation and multimedia performance. The…
“The Last Chinatown” will create an interactive public memorial and augmented reality film focused on Santa Cruz’s Chinatown. The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History is commissioning artists Susana Ruiz and Huy Truong to create “The Last Chinatown,” an interactive public memorial and augmented reality film. Through the lens of historical erasure, the work…
“Naming Names” will investigate the act of naming through a theatrical and sonic performance connecting the Bay Area and Athens, Greece. The Long Now Foundation is commissioning artists Eve Sussman and Simon Lee to create “Naming Names,” a theatrical and sonic event that investigates the act of naming. “Naming Names” will link the Bay Area…
“Data Trust Forest” will combine storytelling traditions and emergent DNA technologies to transform and preserve the stories of South Bay residents into a multimedia experience. Institute of Contemporary Art San José is commissioning transmedia artist Stephanie Dinkins to create “Data Trust Forest,” an installation that deploys cutting-edge and ancient technologies in the preservation of deep-seated…
“They Sustain Us” is a hybrid performative work bridging traditional First Nations food and dress culture across borders. Gray Area is commissioning artist Skawennati to create “They Sustain Us,” a hybrid performative work that will tell the traditional story of The Three Sisters, the ancient Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) representation of the traditional agricultural staples: corn, beans,…
“Leymusoom Mukkuli” will imagine a space for the past and present to converge and create a community process to heal from generational trauma. The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is commissioning artist and anthropologist Heesoo Kwon to create “Leymusoom Mukkuli.” The project imagines a space for our past and present to converge, creating a…
“Kinematic/Kinesthetic” will incorporate disability robotics to create a dance work that explores movement beyond the human body. AXIS Dance Company is commissioning artist Ben Levine to create a dance work incorporating disability robotics. “Kinematic/Kinesthetic” will use technological innovation as a tool for artistic generation by developing robotic technologies to research new movement possibilities for disabled…
“Ghost__World,” an extended reality media project and multi-site choreographed performance telling the stories of people whose lives have been made invisible. /(slash), a San Francisco-based nonprofit visual art space, is commissioning artist Jen Liu to create “Ghost__World,” a project combining extended reality media and a multi-site choreographed performance, which will premiere alongside an exhibition. “Ghost__World”…
“Xeno in Vivo” is a multimedia performance and live film investigating the genetic engineering of pigs for human organs. The Exploratorium is commissioning multidisciplinary artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg to create “Xeno in Vivo.” The work is a multimedia hybrid performance and live film investigating xenotransplantation — the genetic engineering of pigs as a source of human…
“Cosmovisión” will explore the relationships between land, community, and worldview through a generative music performance. Leonardo/ISAST is commissioning Postcommodity (artists Cristóbal Martinez and collaborator Kade L. Twist) to create “Cosmovisión.” “Cosmovisión” will be a generative music performance and instrument that uses video game mechanics to explore and determine relationships between land, community and worldview. An…