technomirage: calling artists, panelists & performers

We’re witnessing an explosion of AI that brings both utopian dreams and dystopian fears: the rise of AIGC and the augmentation of human creativity, alongside automation-induced mass unemployment, ghosted authorship, machinic hallucinations of neutrality, and the reinforcement of biases and systemic injustices in the machine learning feedback loops.

TechnoMirage is an event series that seeks to address this moment of disruption by asking: How can artists reframe, repurpose, subvert, or reimagine AI? What alternative techno-futures can we speculate into being?

Co-presented by Underground Art and Design and Liminal, this multi-format event series spans both NYC and international audiences, offering diverse entry points into critical dialogue and imaginative practice around AI:

• Virtual Exhibition "Ghost in the Feedback Loop" (on New Art City)
• In-person NYC Panel, Workshop, and Performance
• Global Online Panel (co-hosted with Parsons School of Design)
• Publication featuring artist interviews, artifacts, and panel highlights

Open Call Categories:

– Virtual exhibition artists

– Panelists (NYC and Online are two separate events — one for local participants, the other for a global audience)

– Live Performance Artists (Audio-Visual, Movement, etc.)

→ All selected contributors receive full promotional support; some roles come with stipends or ticket revenue share. For more information about the event, including detailed program descriptions, participation benefits, timeline, and organizers, please visit: https://www.uaad.art/technomirage

Deadline: August 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT

Feel free to reach out at hello@uaad.art if you have questions or want to collaborate.