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Wed 11 Feb - Fri 13 Feb 2026

Below are the graphic recordings of ACMI's 2026 Future of Arts, Culture & Technology symposium, made by artist Jessamy Gee of Think in Colour.

Day 1: Contemporary Digital Culture

Day one looked at what digital culture is from the perspective of the second quarter of the 21st century. The Internet, social media, and pervasive mobile devices, have changed our lives in ways that were unimaginable from the utopian dreams of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Welcome to Country and FACT introduction

1. ACMI_FACT_2026_Welcome Medium — **Welcome to Country:** Wurundjeri Elder John Terrick
**Introduction:** Seb Chan (ACMI)

Tales from the Eternal Nightmare Present

2. ACMI_FACT_2026_Jason_Scott — **Keynote:** Jason Scott (Internet Archive, USA)

Preserving Evidence of The Present

3. ACMI_FACT_2026_Digital Media & Contemporary Music (1) — **Presentation:** *Challenges for Collecting Digital Media*, Jessica Walthew (University of Glasgow, UK).
**Presentation:** *Preserving Contemporary Music*, Michael Brown & Amelia Berry (National Library of New Zealand, Aotearoa)

ACMI_FACT_2026_Evidence_Of_The_Present_Panel — As culture and society is ever more reliant on constantly updating software systems and fragile monolithic technology platforms, how are artists, researchers, musicians, creative technologists and organisations working to ensure we have evidence of the present, not just for now but for long into the future. How are we ensuring the present is not just recorded as static snapshots, but as operational systems?
**Moderator:** Prof. Sarah Teasley (RMIT University).
**Panel**: Jessica Walthew, Michael Brown with Amelia Berry (Amamelia), Robin Fox (MESS) & Claire Evans (Junior Major)

Internet and Digital Cultures

ACMI_FACT_2026_Ruby Justice Thelot Medium — **Keynote:** *Is AI Making Us Cyborgs?*, Ruby Justice Thelot (Cyberethnographer, artist and designer, NYU, USA)

ACMI_FACT_2026_Christen Cornell — **Presentation**: *Australian Research & Public Perspectives*, Dr Christen Cornell (Creative Australia)

ACMI_FACT_2026_In Conversation — **In Conversation + Q&A:** Ruby Justice Thelot, Dr Christen Cornell & Indigo Holcombe-James (ACMI)

Games and Contemporary Cultures

ACMI_FACT_2026_John_O'Shea — **Keynote:** *Videogames Transforming Lives,* John O’Shea (National Videogames Museum, UK)

ACMI_FACT_2026_Games_&_Contemp_Culture — Videogames are one of the most influential cultural forms of the present yet they are absent from most institutions. How do videogames challenge institutional practices and forms, and how do they differ between Australia, Europe and East Asia.
Moderator: Lise Leitner (VicScreen)
**Panel:** Hugh Davies (RMIT), Emily Sexton (ACMI) and John O'Shea (National Videogames Museum, UK)

Day 2: Institutional, Creative and Collective Actions

Day two looked at how different cultural institutions and practitioners in different parts of the world are finding new ways to work through the complexities and uncertainties of the contemporary moment. How might we learn from different artforms, and different regions of the world, to move forward.

The Nervous Age

ACMI_FACT_2026_Sofia_Widmann — **Keynote:** Sofia Widmann (Museum Booster, Austria).

Perspectives from Europe & North America

ACMI_FACT_2026_Europe_&_North_America — Professor Vince Dziekan leads a discussion with mid-career practitioners Megan Lawrence, Janice Falsone & Edwina Green about their observations of the differences in approach emerging from their 2025 AMaGA fellowships in Europe and Canada.
**Moderator:** Vince Dziekan (Monash University & Institute for Digital Culture, University of Leicester).
**Panel:** Janice Falsone (South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Bega) & Edwina Green (independent artist & curator).

A Toolkit for Digital Practice

ACMI_FACT_2026_Toolkit_For_Digital_Practice — **Presentation:** Dr. Caitlin McGrane & Jacina Leong (RMIT University)

Perspectives from Asia & The Pacific

ACMI_FACT_2026_Asia_&_The_Pacific — A discussion of emergent practices and technological expertise in the East Asian and Pacific region. What new approaches, new cross-disciplinary collaborations, working methods and new funding models are emerging to support groundbreaking work?
**Moderator:** Sewon Chung
Panel: Ryuta Aoki, Ra Smith

Climate, Culture & Technology

ACMI_FACT_2026_Climate_Culture_&_Tech — Sophie Lieberman leads a discussion of where climate and culture intersect.
**Moderator:** Sophie Lieberman (independent consultant).
**Speakers:** Jen Rae (Centre for Reworlding), Tim Shiel (Green Music Australia), Nell Whitley (Marshmallow Laser Feast) & Troy Innocent (Australian Posthuman Summer Lab).

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When

Wed 11 Feb - Fri 13 Feb 2026