This is the first in a series of salon talks we’ll have with local artists and creatives who are doing exciting and innovative work here in Sacramento, nationally and worldwide.

Technology, especially artificial intelligence, are shaking things up in the creative world, and a lot of artists are feeling anxious about that. Will these new innovations give artists and designers less control over their work, maybe even replace them? Or can they serve as tools to push boundaries, explore new avenues and generate a new renaissance in art and design?

Join us for a conversation about tech, AI, art and design with two creatives who are exploring how they intersect and impact each other, and what their combined future looks like.

* Tanuja Mishra, artist, professor of design at UC Davis, and head of its “AI Beings” Research Lab (Watch this video of Mishra discussing her work with AI while studying for her Master in Design Studies at Harvard University.)

* Muzi Li Rowe, visual artist and photographer who has taught those subjects at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento (Read this profile of Rowe and her r artistic use of defunct technology)

Ruhstaller BSMT has a variety of beers on tap, as well as kombucha, wine and sparkling water. Light snacks will be available, but please feel free to BYO food.

To claim your seat, register here on our Eventbrite page.

***Cover image: AI-generated art by William Hertha, "A Painting by Picasso of a Man Talking to an AI-based Robot" (Creative Commons license)