Curious about how to get involved in SIGGRAPH’s creative community? This session introduces the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community (DAC), a group dedicated to connecting artists, technologists, and researchers working in digital and computational media arts. You’ll learn how DAC creates opportunities for creative exchange and collaboration across disciplines through programs that are open, inclusive, and designed to spark new ideas.
Come hear about DAC’s signature initiatives like SPARKS Lightning Talks, online exhibitions, and the student digital art competition, plus updates from international partners like ISEA and Expanded Animation. Whether you’re a student, first-time attendee, or longtime SIGGRAPH participant, this session is your chance to explore how you can engage, share your work, and join a global network of creative thinkers.
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.