PNW Arts and Tech Symposium 2026

A two-day event bringing together practitioners, educators, and community organizers at the intersections of art, technology, and design. Third Place Technologies, in partnership with Seattle U | Cornish, 9e26, and Future Arts, is pleased to announce the second annual PNW Arts & Tech Symposium, October 24-25, 2026. Building on the 2025 Arts & Tech Symposium’s focus on fostering a thriving arts and technology community, this year’s gathering turns toward creative practice as a form of inquiry, bringing together artists, technologists, researchers, educators, and organizations working across disciplines and forms of knowledge. We are significantly expanding this autumn’s footprint by partnering with producer John Boylan to integrate 9e26: Ten Years Later, the historic commemoration of 2016’s 9 Evenings 2 (9e2), honoring the legacy of the pioneering 1966 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering (see 9e2 video). The resulting two-location event creates a physical and conceptual bridge between two exceptional venues, located just a 10-minute walk, or streetcar ride, apart. • The Symposium (Cornish 9th Ave Gallery), The destination for practitioner, educator, and organizer presentations, hands-on workshops, and short talks, Saturday and Sunday, Oct 24-25. • 9e26 (xispa): The site for a dedicated series of community discussions exploring the current state of interplay between art, science, and technology alongside their interactions with society at large, Saturday and Sunday, Oct 24-25. • Arts & Tech Exhibition (Cornish 9th Ave Gallery), a premier tech-forward art exhibition open to Symposium attendees during the event, and free and open to the general public after the Symposium, October 26 through October 31. • Workshops (Cornish 9th Ave Gallery). As a part of our programming we offer seven peer knowledge-sharing workshops for Symposium attendees on Weds, Thurs, Fri, and Sunday Oct 21, 22, 23, and 25. Sign up for up to two workshops while registering. Learn more, check out the website: https://ArtsandTechSymposium.com/ See our schedule and program details, including Symposium Talk Descriptions, 9e26 Conversations, and Workshops. Both Locations in South Lake Union, Seattle: • 9th Ave Gallery is at 2014 9th Ave • xispa is at 325 Westlake Ave N #101 Registration is required to attend the Symposium. Space is limited, register now! The Arts & Tech exhibition will be free and open to the public the following week (Oct 25 to 31), no registration required.