Leo Castañeda A'10

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Leo Castañeda A'10 has been named as one of the Knight Foundation's 2023 Knight Arts + Tech Fellows:

"We’re proud to present the 2023 Knight Arts + Tech Fellows — five artists using new and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, immersive installations, and virtual and immersive reality in creative and poetic ways to expand the field. This year’s fellows utilize digital tools as means of storytelling and knowledge production, mediating upon lesser-told histories and speculative futures. Their practices foreground interdisciplinary collaboration, working across mediums, and fostering platforms for education and community-building. Each one receives an unrestricted grant of $50,000 each."

To read more about the 2023 Knights Arts Fellowship for Leo Castañeda A'10, please click here.

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