This session offers a preview of SIGGRAPH 2026’s creative programming. Chairs and Directors from across the conference will share highlights from their programs, including featured projects, upcoming events, and curatorial directions. Attendees will gain an early view of how this year’s conference is expanding the role of digital art, encouraging cross-disciplinary exchange, and supporting experimentation across media, technology, and artistic practice.
The session also introduces the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community (DAC), a platform for global dialogue among artists, designers, and technologists. Through initiatives such as SPARKS Lightning Talks, curated digital exhibitions, and student competitions, DAC connects artistic practice with computer graphics, interactive media, and emerging technologies. More information is available at dac.siggraph.org.
SIGGRAPH 2026 Presentation: https://s2026.conference-schedule.org/presentation/?id=thea_102&sess=sess310
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Marina Antunes
Jesse Barker
Gerry Derksen
Mk Haley
Esen K. Tütüncü
Rebecca Ruige Xu currently teaches computer art and animation at Syracuse University. Her artwork and research interests include experimental animation, visual music, artistic data visualization, interactive installations, digital performance, and virtual reality. Her recent work has been shown at: ISEA; Ars Electronica; SIGGRAPH Art Gallery; IEEE VIS Arts Program, Museum of Contemporary Art, Italy; Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, USA; FILE– Electronic Language International Festival, Brazil; International Digital Art Exhibition, China; Boston Cyberarts Festival, USA. Xu is the co-founder of the ChinaVIS Arts Program, Co-Chair of the IEEE VIS 2023 and 2024 Arts Program, and currently serves as Chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee.
Victoria Szabo is a Research Professor of Visual and Media Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University. She also directs the Information Science + Studies Program and the PhD in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures. She has a PhD in Victorian Literature and Culture and works in digital humanities and media art, with an emphasis on location-based urban histories, multimodal cultural heritage, and digital storytelling. Before moving to Duke, she worked in Academic Technology at Stanford University. She is also part of the Psychasthenia Studio Art collaborative and the international Visualizing Cities consortium. She has been involved in a variety of SIGGRAPH Art-related roles, including SIGGRAPH Art Gallery Chair, Art Papers Chair, Art Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH Asia, Chair of the Year-Round Digital Arts Community for the Org, and is the current Chair of the Arts Advisory Group. She is also part of the SIGGRAPH Governance Committee. Victoria is the Art Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH 2025.