CURRENTS Conference 2020, presented by CURRENTS New Media and our partner SITE Santa Fe, is a two-day conference about the future through the lens of emerging media. The Conference will extend the interdisciplinary approach of the Festival, diving into the two technologies we believe will shape culture in the 2020s: Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence—and how these two will work in concert to shape future realities. Our goal is to investigate the unconventional and the uncomfortable, as new technologies continue to change faces and change uses.

Join us in Santa Fe, New Mexico to enjoy two full days of talks and panels by artists and industry leaders, participate in breakout sessions with your favorite presenters, feast on catered lunches, make new friends on the rooftop deck at the end of our day and learn alongside us during CURRENTS Con 2020.

We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that champions new media arts and supports artists in creating innovative work. Our annual CURRENTS New Media festival, educational programs, and exhibition space give the public year-round access to immersive and expansive art experiences. Over the past decade, we have collaborated with 767 international artists to exhibit 918 works of art.

Festival                                                                                                                                        CURRENTS New Media 2020, August 21 – 30, will be our 11th year as an annual, international event. The Festival brings together nonprofit organizations and commercial galleries to celebrate 21st Century art making, blending interactive experience with beauty and wonder.