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Deets: Earth Edition, A Festival of Eco-Consciousness by Visions2030, is bringing an immersive arts and culture experience to California Institute of the Arts aimed to spark a positive conversation around sustainability and shift the tone of climate conversations toward a more optimistic future, grounded in real world solutions.
Embodying the feeling of a world’s fair, the festival will take over a large area of the external campus, where guests can walk through immersive environments, interact with cutting-edge tech, wander the expo of innovations in sustainability, and explore a variety of family-friendly activities including goat yoga, Indigenous storytelling, curated art experiences, live music performances, sound baths, local food, and much more.
Designed as a multi-sensory journey, the centerpiece of the festival is the Lumisphere, Experience, or “dream domes,” where visitors will be guided through a series of connected chambers to imagine their desired eco-future. At the end, visitors will have the opportunity to render their dream visions into real images through a custom AI platform, showcased on LED screens in a digital gallery.
The event coincides with California Climate Action Week and Climate Week NYC to give attendees a chance to take action towards a more positive eco-future.
Who You May Spot:
Visionary game-changers who will lead discussions on climate and sustainability include:
Molly Kawahata – founder of Systemic Impact Strategies, former Climate Advisor to the Obama White House and subject of Patagonia film, The Scale of Hope
John Threat – internationally known hacker active in the Solarpunk Movement
Lauren Bon - environmental artist and founder of Metabolic Studios
Pyet DeSpain - Native American and Mexican American award-winning private chef and the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef
Serene Jones - President of Union Theological Seminary
Matthew Teutimez - Tribe Biologist of the Gabrielano Band of Mission Indians, Kizh Nation
Dennis and Matthew Garcia - elders, storytellers and musicians of the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, original residents of the Santa Clarita Valley where CalArts is located
The Earth Edition Sound Stage will include sets from:
DJ Shub – pioneer of electronic music, the Godfather of the PowWowStep, and JUNO Award Winner for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year
Supaman – Apsáalooke rapper and fancy war dancer
Innastate - Native American and Indigenous reggae band
Tha’ Yoties - Native American and Indigenous reggae band
Ryon Polequaptewa - writer, singer and drummer for Blu Thunder, a Hopi nation Pow Wow drumming troupe
Kaili - club, dancehall, kuduro, baile funk DJ
Salt Petal - Spanish rock and Colombian cumbia band
Danie - Soul and R&B brand
Foreignerrrrr - electronic, Afrobeat/Amapiano musician
Artists and filmmakers who will contribute art in the context of climate change include:
Crenshaw Dairy Mart Art Center - artist collective co-founded by Patrisse Cullors, noé olivas, alexandre ali reza dorriz, dedicated to shifting the trauma-induced conditions of poverty and economic injustice, bridging cultural work and advocacy, and investigating ancestries through the lens of Inglewood and its community.
Mercedes Dorame – Native American Indigenous artist working in fine art photography and installation art
Ruben Ochoa – multi-disciplinary artist whose sculptures, installations, paintings, and photographs explore the domineering forms and manufactured contours of the urban landscape
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin - leader of the Allosphere, UCSB-based research facility in a theater-like pavilion in a spherical shape, of opaque material, used to project computer-generated imagery
Hint for the Average Socialite: Tickets for Single Day Passes are available below. Adult $40, Youth (5-17) $15, Under 5 Free
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