Future💥Sparks Coworking Salon: July TECH WEEK Edition 🤖

​Whether you're looking to dive deeper into your current project, spark your next big collaboration, or engage in stimulating new discussions, our Future💥Sparks Salons is the place to find it.

⚡️Free entry as part of Seattle Tech Week
Capacity limited based on building space. Sign up now!

Check out our IG for insight into the Salon experience!
https://www.instagram.com/futureartsco/


Future💥Sparks are humans who support, develop, and create an equitable arts + technology ecosystem
Sign up here to become a Future Sparks Member and you'll be included in the July Membership perk - a complementary artesian mocktail or canned alcoholic cider.

The Future💥Sparks Coworking Salon Experience:
Step into a vibrant, welcoming space designed for connection and creation – no elitism, just pure future-forward energy! We're all about building a dynamic hub where tech meets arts. Come to socialize and network, or find a focused corner to get that deep work done. The choice is yours!

​​This Month's Highlights:

• ​It’s summertime and we’re on the roof!  We will have live music filling our gorgeous rooftop location.
  

• ​Create your own AR story with local future artist Athr(athr__art), a pop-up jam session (2:30PM-4:30PM)
  Create your own augmented reality filter and turn the beautiful Dromme bottles into a 3D artwork.
  (Workshop material also available outside workshop hours for un-hosted exploration)
  

• ​Miriam and Korochka Tavern are back as our partner bar - and this time they're bringing Soviet-inspired specialty cocktails and delicious food for purchase.

​There's lots happening at the Salon, come check it out!

• ​(6PM - 7PM) FALana AI-Powered Networking Hour (on the rooftop!)
  FALana, your creative economy BFF and hostess 🤖 will guide you through an interactive hour of connecting with attendees over interests, needs, and offerings. Let AI give you prompts and support instigating connections.
  Powered by GOOEY.AI, our technology partner
  

• ​​🐋🤖Expanded Artwork Showcase
  Explore our tekkie artsy installations, featuring a stunning new light art whale piece "The Whale Lives On" by Xui Xui alongside Bailey Ambrose's "FILO Girl" livestreaming automaton based on YouTube's LoFi Girl
  Special new artwork feature on rooftop: A new installation by Jonathan Johnson!
  

• ​​ 🪩 LoFi Grooves by DJ SCNR on floor 2
  The incredible DJ SCNR is back, building the soundtrack for focus and inspo from start to finish!
  

• ​🪩 Special Feature Jams by DJ UNIFEST on ROOFTOP
  Beats by Special Feature: DJ UNIFEST! Traveling from the East, Matt is also part of Houdini Interactive, our creative technology partner for next year's Fifa World Cup installation: Future Arts Way
  IG: @unifestco
  Website: https://djunifest.com/
  

• ​​🍸Happy Hour Delights 4-9pm
  Featuring a Drømme Zero-Proof blend, Seattle Cider Co drinks, and South 40 snacks!
  Enjoy refreshing mocktails, delicious cider, and complimentary tasty snacks to keep your creative engines running!
  

• ​​⚡️Spark Tables - Share & Get Feedback
  Have a work-in-progress or a fresh idea to share? Our Spark Tables are ready for you! Showcase your project, gather valuable insights, or lend your perspective to others.

  • ​​Reserve a Sparks Table, max 5 available: Book a Spark⚡Table . Contact outreach@futurearts.com for inquiries

​We'll see you there!

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​About Our Artists

Filo Girl by Bailey Ambrose
Bailey is a Seattle artist who specializes in mechatronic and robotic art. He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Digital Arts & Experimental Media. Find Bailey on Instagram.
FILO Girl is a modern-day automaton. This writing robot is inspired by the Lofi Girl Radio livestream and challenges one's relationship with modern robotics and AI.

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The Whale Lives On by Xiu Xiu
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest and graduating with a Bachelor’s in Art, Xiu Xiu has evolved to primarily focus on sculptural forms that mimic nature through the element of light. She is a Chinese American artist inspired by the spiritual nature embedded within the philosophies of her culture. Based in Seattle, Xiu Xiu specializes in unique lighting experiences for home and business spaces. 
About the art: "I made this piece over two years ago, a 7ft sculpture built from wire, paper, and light. It was about the innocence of nature, unaware of human impact. I honestly thought I might throw it away, but now it’s getting a second life. Hung above a drawing robot, where art, nature, and tech meet."

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Athr, Popup workshop instructor
Athr is a visionary artist and polymath exploring the future of storytelling through technology. Find her under @athr_art on Instagram & Tiktok.

​About our Partners and Sponsors

​Korochka Tavern and bartender Miriam
Korochka Tavern has been serving cocktails, beer, and Eastern European specialties for nearly a decade. Owned and operated by Lisa Malinovskaya and Kendall Murphy, Korochka offers delicious treats in a charming and cozy environment. Lisa and Kendall take pride in running Korochka according to their DIY spirit, which includes teaching young women who are new to the bar industry to become confident, creative bartenders. Korochka works with other small, immigrant-owned businesses to help curate a fun and nostalgic Eastern European hospitality experience. Come visit Korochka in Wallingford -- open seven days a week!
Formerly the general manager of Korochka Tavern, Miriam Milena has worked in many corners of the restaurant and bar industry, including operating her own vegan Polish food pop-up, Little Water. She is currently an MFA student in Creative Writing at Western Washington University. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry Northwest, the Bellingham Review, and Cola Literary Review. 

​Sparks💥Salons is hosted at the beautiful Washington 1000, a brand-new, state-of-the-art building developed by Hudson Pacific Properties in the heart of Seattle’s Denny Triangle. Located just across the street from The Summit Convention Center, this stunning space is made available thanks to our valued partnership with Hudson Pacific. A special thank you to Hudson Pacific for welcoming us into this incredible venue!