LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Slow Art Meets Smart Tech: Using AI to Empower (Not Replace) Your Creative Voice
with Kristen Palana, Master Artist & Mentor
Empower your art practice with simple, soulful ways to use AI as a creative partner, saving time, sparking ideas, and strengthening your authentic voice.
How to use AI tools to simplify your creative process and free up more time for making art
How to find artist opportunities, residencies, and grants that truly fit your goals
Ways to use free creative tools to enhance your art presentation and visibility
How to keep your authenticity and artistic integrity front and center in a digital age
Mediums: Oil, Pastel, Watercolor
Stage: This workshop is suitable for creatives at any stage.
Session Dates & Times:
Saturday
January 31st
10-11am MST / 12-1 pm EST /
5-6 pm GMT
$48.40
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WORKSHOP Description
Discover simple, inspiring ways to use AI as a creative ally, not a replacement. In this hands-on, one-hour session, artist and educator Kristen Palana shares practical tools and ideas to help you save time, find opportunities, and spark new ideas while keeping your art human, soulful, and authentic.
Learn how to use AI as a helpful research assistant to uncover art opportunities, fellowships, and resources tailored to your goals. Explore how digital tools can help you understand and present your work more effectively, from free mockup and feedback platforms to AI-assisted animation and design tools that make your art shine online.
You will walk away with simple, repeatable strategies to bring more clarity, efficiency, and inspiration to your creative practice without losing what makes your voice unique. Whether you are AI-curious or a total beginner, this workshop will help you feel confident, curious, and empowered to make technology work for you, not the other way around.
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Instructor Bio
Kristen Palana is an American/Portuguese multidisciplinary artist based in Rome, Italy. After decades of work as a digital artist, she reconnected with her fine art roots in 2021. Her mixed media drawings, inspired by the ambitious mission statements of the world’s top organizations, serve as a call to action to visualize better outcomes for our lives, communities, and the planet. Her time living in Myanmar and Malawi from 2016 to 2024 also deeply influenced her work, celebrating diverse cultures and exploring themes of unity and oneness. Kristen’s earlier animations have been showcased at over 75 international film festivals, earning numerous awards for “Best Animated Short Film,” including from the Cannes Short Film Festival, Italy International Film Festival, and Sunscreen Film Festival.
As an educator, Kristen has taught at universities on four continents. She co-founded the Film and Digital Media BFA at The American University of Rome, where she taught full-time beginning in 2006, earned tenure in 2009, and led the Film and Digital Media Program from 2013 to 2016. From 2016 to 2019, she expanded her teaching to academic institutions and NGOs in Myanmar, including at the groundbreaking American University of Myanmar. Currently, Kristen offers in-person, hybrid, and online courses and training for various organizations, including returning to teach at The American University of Rome.
In addition to her fine art practice, Kristen has worked as a designer, educator, and consultant for international agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), The British High Commission, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Food Programme (WFP), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and The Australian High Commission. Kristen crafts training programs catering to diverse audiences and, since 2014, has reached over 80,000 online students from 191 countries. Her learners range from refugees and diplomats to individuals without formal education living on less than $2 USD a day, reflecting her commitment to inclusivity and empowerment.
