Civic Art Lab 2026 | Entanglements: AI, Sustainability, Design

Our 12th annual Civic Art Lab examines the rapidly developing intersections between artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability, art, and design. While AI technologies consume significant energy and material resources, they also offer new possibilities for addressing complex environmental and social challenges. These dynamics reveal a complex web of entanglements between technological innovation, ecological systems, human communities, labor and governance.

For a detailed schedule please visit: https://greenspacenyc.org

Civic Art Lab is a hosted by GreenspaceNYC (www.greenspacenyc.org). Proposals may consider didactic or interactive elements that encourage remote participation as well as face-to-face interaction, in order to spur ideas over the multi-day course of the lab. This may include participatory art, time-based media, performance, group dialogue, interactive elements, games, or learning materials, in addition to more traditional programs such as talks and panel discussions.

Co-Directors & Founders / GREENSPACENYC + Civic Art Lab: Laura Scherling, Jeff Kasper

Questions? Contact: Laura, lss2165@tc.columbia.edu