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title: CURRENTS 2027 Art & Technology Festival
description: Art & technology festival in Santa Fe, NM, June 2027; open call for installations, video, VR/AR, robotics and more. $30 fee.
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programType: Festival/fair
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deadline: "2026-12-08"
entryFee: 30 USD
location: El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM, United States
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compensationRange: Selected artists may be eligible for travel, lodging and shipping support; equipment may be supplied.
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  - installation
  - audio
  - virtual reality
  - augmented reality
  - mixed reality
  - robotics
  - kinetic art
  - multimedia performance
  - fabrication
  - 3d printing
  - wearables
  - video
  - documentary
  - animation
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# CURRENTS 2027 Art & Technology Festival

**Hosted by:** CURRENTS New Media

**Type:** Festival/fair | **Location:** El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM, United States | **Deadline:** December 8, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $30

## About This Program

CURRENTS is now accepting submissions for our annual 2027 Art and Technology Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Please feel free to forward our call for submissions to anyone in your network who you would feel would benefit from this opportunity!

### Call for Submission

CURRENTS 2027 Art & Technology Festival

Submission Deadline: December 8, 2026

Festival Dates: June 11 – 20, 2027

Every summer since 2010, CURRENTS presents one of the leading art and technology festivals in the United States. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, CURRENTS brings together the work of established and emerging new media artists from the USA and around the world.

### This year's submission categories include

- Installations (interactive and non-interactive)
- Audio Experiences
- Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality Environments
- Robotics/Kinetic/Electro-Mechanical Objects and Installations
- Multimedia Performance
- Fabrication, 2D/3D Printing and Wearables
- Experimental Single Channel Video, Documentary and Animation

### Submission Fee

$30/single, $25 each/multiple

Selected Artists may be eligible for travel, lodging and shipping support.

Due to the already high and escalating cost and risks of international shipping we may not be able to support this expense for international artists. We may be able to supply needed equipment.

### Our Mission

CURRENTS New Media is an annual art + technology festival based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It supports 21st Century art making and innovative creatives.

The Festival is a collaboration between the non-profit, Parallel Studios, its partners throughout the city, and the interns and volunteers who invest their time to support this project.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** installation, audio, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, robotics, kinetic art, multimedia performance, fabrication, 3d printing, wearables, video, documentary, animation
- **Note:** Open to established and emerging new media artists from the USA and around the world.

## Compensation & Benefits

Selected artists may be eligible for travel, lodging and shipping support; equipment may be supplied.

**Includes:** Travel grant

Selected Artists may be eligible for travel, lodging and shipping support. Due to the already high and escalating cost and risks of international shipping we may not be able to support this expense for international artists. We may be able to supply needed equipment.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Lodging support may be offered to selected artists.
- **Travel Support:** Available - Travel support may be offered to selected artists.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** October 23, 2026
- **Deadline:** December 8, 2026
- **Program Start:** June 11, 2027
- **Program End:** June 20, 2027

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://currentsnewmedia.org/submission-guidelines-2027/