ARTificial will explore the ways in which artists engage with AI and how it has shaped the arts since its inception. As access to AI tools increase, our engagement with AI informs how we interface with the environment, our communities, and our work. All artworks exhibited do not necessarily utilize AI, but challenge our perception of media, technology and digitization. Exhibiting artists critique, engage, reimagine and challenge AI as simultaneously a tool and collaborator. AI is a system shaped by human decisions, datasets and cultural assumptions. Artists in dialogue with AI are unavoidably considering concepts surrounding ethics, authorship, bias, and posthumanist sentiments. Collectively, the exhibition invites sustained reflection on how algorithmic technologies reshape aesthetic production and cultural meaning.
AI as Your Design Sidekick is a free, hands-on, interdisciplinary workshop for founders, designers, and programmers interested in applying AI tools effectively and responsibly. It will be held 5:30-7:30pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025, in the UMBC Imaging Research Center.
Sponsored by bwtech@UMBC and the UMBC Arts+ Initiative, the event invites students and researchers from all disciplines to explore how AI can enhance innovation, from startup development to web design and technical workflows. The event will include
DIY methods for improving your website and content workflows with AI
SEO and marketing optimization strategies using AI
Ethical and creative integration of AI across design and tech pipelines
Live demos, free resources, and discussion on how to stay competitive while keeping human creativity at the center.
Free food, a raffle for a year of ChatGPT Plus, and a paid internship opportunity.