About Webinar
To open the inaugural .ART Award 2026, we're hosting a live session anchored by Sasha Stiles — a pioneering voice of the generative era. A poet and language artist working at the intersection of human language and machine intelligence, Sasha embodies the premise at the heart of this Award: the artist as their own first translator, the archivist of their own narratives, the author of how their practice enters the world.
Join us live to:
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Experience a live performance from Sasha – a reading from her ongoing practice
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Meet the .ART team behind the Award
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Understand the Award: its philosophy, prizes, timeline, and what makes a strong submission
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Ask anything in a live Q&A: we're online and in direct conversation with you
This is the opening session of a webinar series running through the application period, each unpacking one layer of artistic storytelling — voice, platform, process, language, synthesis — to help artists arrive at the November deadline with submissions that fully reflect who they are.
About Sasha Stiles
Sasha Stiles is a Kalmyk-American poet and language artist exploring what it means to be human in a more-than-human age. A pioneering voice of the generative era, she advances poetic intelligence — the synthesis of emotion and algorithm — as a vital artistic medium and enduring technology of memory and consciousness. Her multimodal practice traces a throughline from ancient orality and inscription to the technocultural conditions of the 21st century, where meaning emerges through code, complex networks, and hybrid imagination. Her work has been honored with the Prix Ars Electronica and Lumen Prize, featured in The New York Times, Poets & Writers, and Artforum, and exhibited internationally from MoMA to Art Basel. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, she has recently served as Monument Lab Fellow and Google Arts & Culture Artist-in-Residence, and has been co-evolving with her AI alter ego, Technelegy, since 2018.
About the .ART Award 2026
A global art award celebrating the 10th anniversary of the .ART domain, with $50,000+ in total prize value. Open to artists anywhere in the world, working in any art form. Applications open 11 May 2026. Full details at award.art.
Our Last Webinar—Art Market Now: The New Era of Collecting
The International Artist Day Conference is a free online gathering celebrating artists worldwide. It offers tools, insights, and connections to help creatives thrive. This year’s edition brings together artists, curators, and cultural innovators to tackle urgent themes—from AI and authorship to the shifting gallery landscape, media influence, and the rise of digital communities.
Bonus for participants: 20 randomly selected registrants will receive a complimentary physical copy of the Artist Handbook by .ART—a practical guide covering everything from personal branding and contracts to funding, Web3, and the healing power of art.
Other Speakers
Anastasia Sukhanov
Head of Content at .ART
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Daria Kravchuk
Curator, Head of Art & Strategic Partnerships at .ART
Join the Conversation!
Register below to attend our upcoming webinar and be part of an inspiring exchange with artists, creators, and innovators from around the world.
Who's Going to Love This Event?
Independent Artists
Looking for a platform to showcase and potentially sell your artwork? This is your stage!
Art Collectors and Enthusiasts
Discover new talents and possibly your next great acquisition.
Creative Minds
Anyone with a love for art and culture will find something inspiring here.
Past Events
Speakers: Gaia Calcaterra, Leah Brown, Edward Muñoz-Toro, Jeff Sass, Elena Zavelev
Moderator: Daria Kravchuk
Speakers: Alexandra Laqueur, Stephanie Scott, Sasha Baydal
Moderator: Daria Kravchuk
Speakers: Debbie Soon, Aleksandra Art, Kika Nicolela, Amir Soleymani, Martin Lukas Ostachowski, Markus Wiesenhofer
Moderators: Jonas Kastenhuber, Anastasia Sukhanov
Speakers: Arthur Steiner, Juliet Klottrup, Giorgi Rodionov
Moderator: Daria Kravchuk
Speakers: Shantell Martin, Phil Hansen, Sophia Wallace, Rob Anderson, Anna Shvets, Nate Bear
Moderators: Jeff Sass, Anastasia Sukhanov
Speakers: Alex Righetto
Moderators: Anastasia Sukhanov, Rost Torchinskiy
Are You an Artist?
If you're an artist with a .ART domain interested in being featured in our upcoming editions, make sure to sign up for the events, even if you can't attend this time. By registering, you'll be among the first to know when we open applications for future events.
