Light Art Symposium, Budapest

05-06.10.2026, Budapest, Hungary

The international Light Art Symposium will take place at MOME – Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest on November 5–6, 2026, celebrating the International Kepes Society’s 30th anniversary.

Bringing together artists, scientists, researchers, and educators, the event explores light as a medium for research and creative expression and will be followed by an exhibition featuring IKS members.

The detailed program will be announced soon. Tamiko Thiel will be among the participants.

GIANT SIGNALS

25–27.09.2026. Times Square, New York, USA

Kate Vass joins the Curatorial Committee of GIANT SIGNALS, an international exhibition presented by Art Innovation, now transitioning to Disiva, on the monumental LED screens of Times Square in New York City.

The exhibition brings together 30 selected international artists exploring the intersections of contemporary art, technology, and digital culture.

Among the top three selected artists are Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, while the final selection of 30 includes CompMonks (Pierre Cutellic), Laura Rautjoki, Ryan Koopmans, and Alice Wexell, alongside other international artists whose work engages with emerging forms of artistic expression.

Presented across the monumental digital billboards at 5 Times Square, GIANT SIGNALS transforms one of New York's most recognizable urban spaces into a platform for contemporary digital art.

Kate Vass's participation on the Curatorial Committee reflects her ongoing engagement with generative, computational, AI, and new media art, supporting artists and expanding the visibility of their practices within international cultural contexts.

Exhibition Details

25–27 September 2026

5 Times Square, New York City

Daily screenings from 6:30 PM EDT

Organised by Art Innovation / Disiva

Explore the artists | Curatorial Committee

Auction at Sotheby's with a large audience, auctioneer at a podium, and artworks on display, with screens showing current bids.

Sotheby’s Institute

10.2026, New York, USA

Sotheby’s Lecture – Digital Strategy for Art Galleries

Kate Vass will give a lecture at Sotheby’s in New York as part of the Digital Strategy and Marketing course. Titled Digital Strategy for Art Galleries, the lecture will examine how galleries communicate value, maintain authority, and build long-term relationships with collectors through digital channels. It will focus on the evolving role of digital strategy in shaping visibility, trust, and engagement within the art market.

Collecting Art onchain, public limited edition book by Kate Vass,  interviews with art collectors documenting the history of digital art on-chain.

Public Edition of Collecting Art Onchain

Coming soon.

The Public Edition of Collecting Art Onchain will be released as a digital edition, with the final format and release date to be confirmed. It includes additional interviews with collectors who were not featured in the original Collector’s Edition, but excludes the extended contextual and narrative texts.

Digital pre-orders are now open via our website, with payment available in fiat or ETH.

In the event of a physical release, shipping is not included and will be billed separately.