CODAsummit: Art, Technology and Place

October 4–6, 2023 San Jose, CA

Agenda

Wednesday, October 4

Noon-4:00 pm

Hammer Lobby:

Registration and Check-In

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Public Art Tours

Choose from 3 different walking tours of outstanding public art in the vicinity of downtown San Jose. Details to be announced soon. 

5:30-7:00 pm

Opening Night Reception

Reconnect with old friends and make new ones at this opening gathering at San Jose City Hall. Recipients of the CODAsummit Student Scholarships will be announced, sponsored by SNA Displays. 

Thursday, October 5

9:00 - 9:15 am

Hammer Theater:

Welcome Remarks

Toni Sikes – CEO, CODAworx

Kerry Adams-Hapner – Cultural Affairs Director for the City of San Jose

9:15 - 10:00 am

Hammer Theater:

Barbara Tober Keynote Address: The Tracks of Magical Creatures

Sponsored by The Acronym Fund

10:00 - 11:00 am

Hammer Theater:

Panel: Changing the World: Commissioners for the Creative Revolution

Moderator: Kerry Adams-Hapner – Cultural Affairs Director for the City of San Jose

Necole Irvin – Director, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Houston

11:00 - 11:15 am

Open Networking

11:15 - 11:45 am

Hammer Theater:

Creative Revolutionaries Keynote

Charmaine Minniefield – Artist, Activist, Producer

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00-1:30 pm

Track 1: Hammer Theater Presentation: Skyline Artists

Jim Campbell – Light Artist, Engineer

Therese Lahaie – Light Installation Artist

Emma Strebel – Imagery Collaborator

1:00-1:30 pm

Track 2: Hammer4Studi0 Challenges with Major Public Artworks

Kris Collins — Managing Director, Cultural MGAC

Sam Giarrantani – Public Art Manager, Hank Willis Thomas

Amy Goldrich – Public Art Attorney

1:30-2:30 pm

Track 1: Hammer Theater Industry Presentations

1:30-2:30 pm

Track 2: Hammer4Studi0 Industry Presentations

2:30-2:45 pm

Open Networking

2:45-3:45 pm

Track 1: Hammer Theater Industry Presentations

20-minute sessions with top companies in the commissioning industry that collaborate with artists to create successful artwork installations. Six presentations, two tracks running simultaneously.

2:45-3:45 pm

Track 2: Hammer4Studi0 Industry Presentations

20-minute sessions with top companies in the commissioning industry that collaborate with artists to create successful artwork installations. Six presentations, two tracks running simultaneously

3:45-4:30 pm

Hammer Theater:

Panel: New Tools: Generative AI

Moderator: Nathan Lachenmyer –  Director of Technology, Sitara Systems

5:30 - 7:00 pm

Networking Cocktail Party at the San Jose Museum of Art

Kick off your evening with cocktails at the San Jose Museum of Art. Emerging Artist Program Award Winners will be introduced, sponsored by Epson.

Friday, October 6

9:00 - 9:45 am

Adobe Keynote Address

9:45-10:45 pm

Track 1: Hammer Theater Artist Showcases

15-minute presentations by artists who work in augmented reality, video projections, digital mapping, data visualization, sound…and much more. Eight presentations, two tracks running simultaneously. Sponsored by GGI.

9:45-10:45 pm

Track 2: Hammer4Studi0 Artist Showcases

15-minute presentations by artists who work in augmented reality, video projections, digital mapping, data visualization, sound…and much more. Eight presentations, two tracks running simultaneously. Sponsored by GGI.

10:45 - 11:00 am

Open Networking

11:00-11:45 am

Track 1: Hammer Theater

How We Did It: How To Turn Cities into Interactive Museums

Daniel Iregui – Founder, Iregular

11:00-11:45 am

Track 2: Hammer4Studi0

How We Did It: The Poetics of Conceptualization for Project Proposals

Rob Ley – Rob Ley Studio

11:00-11:45 am

Track 3: Mercury News

How We Did It: Sustainability Storytelling Through Data Visualization and Sculpture

David Schwartz – Founding Partner, HUSH 

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Box Lunch

1:00-1:45 pm

Hammer Theater:

Panel: All of the Senses

1:45-2:30 pm

Hammer Theater:

Closing Keynote Address: The Science of Awe

5:30 - 7:00 pm

San Jose Convention Center

CODAawards Celebration Party!

CODAworx shines a spotlight on award-winning collaborations between artists, design professionals, and other members of the project team with a high-energy, fun-filled party at the San Jose Convention Center. 

The CODAawards Celebration Party will include cocktails and food, a short awards program, music, dancing, and mystery guests. Join us for the closing evening of CODAsummit, when we recognize the amazing talent in our community, and embrace old and new friends before heading home.

Tickets are included with CODAsummit registration.

Ready to be a part of CODAsummit? Take advantage of Early Bird pricing before June 30

CODAsummit is presented by CODAworx, the global online community that celebrates design projects featuring commissioned artworks.