The 2026 National Media Arts Conference is held under the theme Tuning in, which invites us to consider independent media arts as a set of resonant relationships. In a context marked by rapid change and social and political tensions, Tuning in proposes that we better attune ourselves to transform, resist, and endure together. The program is structured around interconnected areas of focus: memories, practices, relationships, territories, working conditions, technologies, and futures. These areas will serve as starting points for exploring the multiple dimensions of media arts practice today, revisiting the history of artist-run centers and imagining the forms yet to be invented for tomorrow.
All professionals in the media arts sector are welcome to this gathering, which aims to advance artistic practices in our sector and foster professional development, collaboration, and exchange.
