A conference, performances, workshops, and a large-scale exhibition that gathers artists and philanthropists to discuss the impact of art and technology on culture.

After the successful completion of #ReviveTheGrand campaign, The Gray Area Festival celebrated the opening of the historic Grand Theater as a Media Arts Center and Cultural Incubator in San Francisco, establishing San Francisco’s Grand Theater as an epicenter for forward looking art and technology in civic, educational, and aesthetic practice.

Festival participants included: Alessandro Cortini, Andy Rappaport, Aram Bartholl, Barry Threw, Becky Stern, Bradley G. Munkowitz, Brady Forrest, Camille Utterback, Casey Reas, Chacha Sikes, Chris Delbuck, Dan Moore, Darren David, David Zicarelli, Di-Ann Eisnor, Effixx, Ekene Ijeoma, Eric Rodenbeck, Evan Roth, Gabriel Dunne, Golan Levin, Greg J. Smith, Ian Heisters, Jake Levitas, Jane Metcalfe, Jonathan Dinu, Jono Brandel, Josette Melchor, Joshua Kit Clayton, Lindsay Howard, , Lustmord, Mark Slee, Mary Franck, MaryClare Brzytwa, Matthew Ganucheau, Max Weisel, Meara O’Reilly, Megan Newcome, Micah Elizabeth Scott, Michael Chang, Michael Naimark, Morehshin Allahyari, ,Olof Mathé, Opeyemi Olukemi, Paola Antonelli, Paul Chasan, Peter Hirshberg, Rachel Binx, Reza Ali, Ryan Alexander, Sarah Brin, Sha Hwang, Shigeto, Sophie Lamparter, Taurin Barrera, Teebs, Thomas Deckert, Tiffany Apczynski, Toby Schachman, Tolu Lawrence, Vero Bollow, Yael Braha, Zach Verdin, Zachary Lieberman, & Zoë Salditch.