NARROWSBURG – Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) is proud to announce DVAA Future/Think: Synthetic Narratives, a one-day symposium that will bring the debate around AI and it’s use in the creative arts to the heart of our community.

Generative AI and immersive technologies are transforming the way we create, experience, and understand stories. The one-day symposium will bring together leading artists, technologists, and thinkers to explore the cultural, philosophical, and creative potentials of this rapidly evolving field.

As part of our 50th-anniversary programming, DVAA will present a series of dialogues that invite attendees to take a deep dive into key topics that are shaping the world in which we create and consider what the future portends for artists and the arts as it relates to the arts in rural communities. 

Scheduled for Saturday, May 30, the day will feature two moderated panel discussions from 10am - 3:30pm and a special screening event at the Tusten Theatre from 5pm - 6:30pm (separate tickets may be purchased just to attend the screening event).

Each event will feature guest speaker presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, as well as integral opportunities to converse and connect with our fellow creatives. Each panel discussion will be followed by a breakout session, providing attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas and perspectives.

The panels will be moderated by Jonah King and Christopher Manzione, including panelists, DJ Spooy, Torin Blackensmith, Daria Dorosh, John Craig Freeman, Mischa Kuma, Amy Xiaofan Jiang. 

Presented in collaboration with MediaGarage. Art and the Stevens Institute of Technology, an earlier iteration of Synthetic Narratives, was previously convened at the Stevens Institute (Hoboken, NJ) on October 25, 2025. The DVAA Future/Think: Synthetic Narratives symposium is made possible in part with funds from the Gleber Family Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association.

Advance registration is required. Tickets are free for DVAA Members, $25 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased from delawarevalleyartsalliance.org. 

Panels and breakout sessions will take place at Krause Recital Hall, DVAA’s 2^nd Floor, 37 Main St., Narrowsburg, NY. Film screenings take place at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge Street in Narrowsburg, NY. $15 tickets for just the film screening portion of the day are also available.