Arts, Culture & Creative Tech

Explore AI will take place in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco in spring.

Futurenomic is a California Arts Council partner on Explore AI, a program that puts modern creative-tech tools — generative AI, audio production, video, and digital design — into the hands of artists, culture bearers, and youth creators. The goal is simple: communities shouldn't have to choose between protecting their heritage and participating in the next era of creative work.

Our artistic literacy programming pairs studio access and creative residencies with hands-on AI training, so working artists can integrate new tools into their practice on their own terms — and so young creators step into the field already fluent in both tradition and emerging technology.

Youth innovation sits within this area, with hands-on STEM and project-based learning that treats young people as designers of their own futures. Mentors support projects in AI, digital media, entrepreneurship, and wellness — from an app or campaign to a small business, cultural work, or community research project — with a focus on opportunity youth, justice-involved teens, and underserved students.