Future Arts | Non-Profit Organization

We’re officially welcoming applications for the Future Arts Board of Directors! “Why join?” You ask 🤔  ✨ Shape how emerging tech is used responsibly to serve communities ✨ Support artists with resources, visibility, and fair compensation ✨ Contribute to the creation of the Future Arts Digital District ahead of the 2026 World Cup ✨ Connect with leaders across Seattle’s arts, nonprofit, and tech ecosystems ✨ Grow professionally in governance, fundraising, and leadership ✨ Be part of an amazing group of humans who give a sh*t! Future Arts is in our 5th year and growing programs across the city. We’re preparing to launch Future Arts Way during the 2025 World Cup, developing our FAIR Residencies, expanding youth initiatives, and finalizing our 3-year strategic plan. This is a big moment for us, and we’re looking for community representatives who care about artists, technology, and equitable creative futures to help make sure we’re on the right track. New members will begin their first term in January 2026, with nominations and voting at the end of December. Applications are open until December 22, 2025. If you’re curious, excited, or simply feel a pull toward this work, we’d love to hear from you ❤️ Link in bio to apply!

Seattle has one of the most dense XR scenes in the world and XR Connect brought us together this week for demos, drinks, and great conversation. Thank you to Jenna Villa and Sirius Gu for organizing and @collectiveseattle for hosting. It was great listening to the amazing panel of @futurebruk @arborxr @spectacles , and connecting with @haddencybernetics @sidscreativetech @yasharnoir @bittersuitecreative @midnightspatial and more.

How do we create a future as rich and vibrant as Seattle’s history? By working with the community to create this one-of-a-kind interactive experience that brings downtown to life with over 2.5 miles of 30+ artworks! Future Arts Way: Other Earth 2026 is a mixed reality (XR) walking path experience built by local storytellers, artists, and technologists, grounded in Coast Salish histories, highlighting local businesses. Tech and arts come together to create memories and untold stories of flora and fauna of our land(s). In interview: @wandering__bones @luckylemonsseattle @marieviney @remesha_designlab @kiro7seattle @futurebruk @vsegrest @settingsuncircle More Artist reveals coming soon! *note this was created as a flagship program of Future Arts supported by @weareagog as title sponsor with @seaofficeofarts and @kc4culture . Media and civic sponsors @seattlemag @seattlechamber @downtownseattle

We have been heads down brewing something special….. What do you call it when local history and a vision for the future come to the present in a 2.5 mile walking path of interactive art? That’s Future Arts Way! A mixed experience featuring local business and 17+ artists and creatives, grounded in Coast Salish history, Afrofuturism, and many other stories…..creating our theme: OTHER EARTH 2026. ✨ So grateful to @kiro7seattle and @linzisheldon for connecting with us and checking out the Future Arts Way AR path. We’re just happy to give everyone a new lens (literally!) to see our city through the lens of what Seattle really has been built in: our communities and Coast Salish land. We are ready to shift history with tech forward community artworks as the world arrives for the World Cup 2026. 🌊🏙️ Thanks for being on set: @wandering__bones @luckylemonsseattle @marieviney @remesha_designlab @futurebruk @settingsuncircle More reveals coming soon….. *note* we are NOT working for or with the World Cup directly. This is a community centered and led project. Find out more linkinbio and coming soon! This project is generously supported by the community and grants from @weareagog @seaofficeofarts and @kc4culture

We’re transforming PacSci into an immersive art walk for one night only, May 9th! Check out our lineup of awesome local artists who will be apart of our pop-up STEM gallery! @withspacestudio @aocole @visionsofexcess @baileybambrose @thekmpi @camoverride @cameron_williamsseattle @accuraci_ @maese.art.by.eileen.jimenez @visualinputs @futureartsco @the.fr0gg3r @conspiracyofcartographers @klxlightshow @_kriztin @infunity.life @mokedo @terramoto.co @skevajames @dailyarthabit

We're thrilled to be partnering with Future Arts on our SNS 2026 Predictions release next week, featuring CEO Mark Anderson’s annual Top 10 Predictions for technology and the global economy. The evening will also feature a conversation on 2026 space trends, with an expert panel including Chris Lewicki, Erika Wagner, and Alan Boyle, moderated by Space Happy Hour’s Craig Baerwaldt. Join us January 28 at 5:30pm in downtown Seattle for insightful discussions on the future of space and tech trends, followed by rooftop hors d’oeuvres, conversations, and drinks. With a 95.3% accuracy rate, SNS’ annual predictions are a must for tech leaders and investors looking to navigate the year ahead. Be among the first to learn what 2026 has in store for technology, the global economy, geopolitical shifts, and the future of space. Don’t miss out on this chance to network and hear from industry leaders. We expect this event to sell out, so RSVP today to save your spot: https://bit.ly/4pxwLU9 #TechTrends #SeattleNetworking #SNSPredictions #TechTrends2026 #FutureOfTechnology #GlobalEconomy #TechLeadership #SeattleEvents #SNS #MarkAnderson #markandersonpredictions #spacetrends #orbitalhorizons #erikawagner #chrislewicki #alanboyle #spacehappyhour

One of the many fun things we experienced at the @geekwire Gala 2025 was this roaming photo-bot, by @thesocialproduction . Say cheese! @showbox @helloperkevents

🚨✨ Last chance to Join Us for 2025! ✨🚨 The countdown is on💥 Future Arts is going into its 5th and most impactful year ::2026:: with large scale programming, you can help make sure we stay active! Today is your last chance to make a tax-deductible donation for 2025 End of Year Campaign and support (y)our creative future. Make a huge impact by supporting the next generation of creators and help us make our $50K goal.  🌱HOW TO SUPPORT $10 - 💚 Thank you shoutout in our newsletter/socials $25 - 🤖 Entry into drawing to receive a bedazzled Ebo Robot from our Dinner with Robots (Announced 12/31)! $50 - 💌 Snail Mail of special AR Postcard from Future Arts $100 - 👕 Receive an official "Future Arts AR Gallery" long sleeved T-Shirt (AND ALL ABOVE) $500 - 💥 Become a 2026 Future💥Sparks member and be on our VIP lists for all 2026 events (AND ALL ABOVE) $5,000 - 🌱Launch Pad Sponsorship by your business during Fifa World Cup Future Arts Way Installation (up through 2026) (DM us!) Your contribution directly funds vital tech-arts programming and community workshops in 2026, supporting our creative economy, ultimately closing the arts-tech wage gap in Seattle. Give now, before the clock strikes midnight, through the LINK IN BIO!!

Over the past five years, this community has helped Future Arts grow from a crazy idea into something real and impactful. Thanks to your support, we’re able to get artists paid, build programming, having public spaces activated and stories shared far beyond Seattle. Going into 2026, with the World Cup coming to Seattle and Future Arts Way already in motion, we need to close a funding gap to keep the work going and take care of the people building it. We’re raising $50K by 12/31 to match grants we received (Thank you @kc4culture , @weareagog and @artsfundseattle !) and start the new year strong. Every donation goes directly into living-wage creative work, public storytelling, and programs that keep art and technology growing together, not apart. If you’ve ever come to an event, shared a post, collaborated with us, or just believe creativity makes cities more human, this is a really meaningful way to show up. Link in bio to donate. Thank you for being part of this with us 💚

We had an amazing night, being part of this year's @geekwire Gala at @showbox SoDo. Thank, GeekWire you for having us. It was a great experience connecting with innovators, thinkers, and creatives, seeing what you've been up to, and sharing a bit of what we are working on. Thanks to mastermind Trevor Dykstra (@architecturegeek ) and Seattle Design Nerds (@seattledesignnerds ) for your incredible work on the robot obstacle course, and thank you Jose Gabriel Contreras (@wandering__bones ) for having us feature your innovative NeoPortrait AI Photobooth! Great seeing you @holofanco @helloperkevents @macadons @jamespogreba @ehsanik , @futurebruk , @danifirestone.pnw , @yasharnoir , @bittersweetconsulting , @nasecase @renhollyaster

Wow, we can’t believe it’s been one month since Dinner With Robots—The kickoff event to our first fundraiser! Were you there? We brought together artists, builders, dreamers, and doers for our Art + Tech Showcase, filling the room with tech magic ✨ From robot pyramids, sensory artwork, and mirrored installations to paintings and time-warp gates. Art and tech were out to play. Featuring the brilliant minds behind the magic: @baileybambrose @jasonpuccinelli @drshellyshelly @thirdplacetechnologies @seattleurobotics Emerge Haptic Technologies (Pete Moss) GOBI Glasses by @wear_gobi @aocole @queen_ybarton @revere.xr @freshconsulting @visionsofexcess @gabocrea @jonathanjohnson5702 This is the community we’re building, art in conversation with technology, people in conversation with possibility. Want to see this community keep growing? Donate and share our fundraiser, supporting our 2026 programs, the Future Arts Way corridor, and the next wave of art and tech projects we’re dreaming up. Your donation directly fuels: - Living wage pay for core staff - Youth tech arts education models - Community gatherings, salons, and livestream programming - Future Arts Way and its artist led cultural installations downtown - Jobs for underrepresented artists working with technology through FAIR Residencies and more! Link in bio! Thanks for our sponsors @hudsonppi @geekwire @bluedanubepro @rentacomputer Thank you @sessionsinplace for beautiful livestream you can rewatch on YouTube!

Grand Circuit Robot Race in the middle of @geekwire Gala 2025!