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Virtual | ArtTable’s Professional Development Series: Navigating AI, Policy, and Innovation in the Contemporary Art World with Mika Noh
February 9, 2026 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
This session explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the role of art institutions, curatorial labor, and cultural governance—through both risks and possibilities. Drawing from Noh’s experience as a cultural policy researcher, editor-in-chief of DOMA magazine, and recent contributor to ENCATC Magazine on “The Seoul Algorithm,” Noh will unpack how AI is reshaping authorship, ethics, and power dynamics in the arts.
We’ll explore case studies from Korea’s AI art ecosystem, including the impact of recent legislation like the AI Basic Act and institutional practices that blend digital curation, machine learning, and cultural heritage. The talk will also address how marginalized voices—including women, nonbinary, and Global South creators—can assert agency in these emerging landscapes.
Participants will leave with a critical understanding of:
How algorithmic systems are influencing curatorial practices and decision-making
Ethical frameworks for engaging with AI in artistic institutions
Opportunities to build more inclusive and equitable cultural infrastructures through digital innovation
The session includes a 35-minute presentation followed by an open Q&A and resource-sharing for those navigating AI in their professional art practices or institutions.
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Program Admission:
- ArtTable Members – $10
- General Admission – $15
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Mika (Jaeyun) Noh is a cultural policy strategist, legal scholar, and curator specializing in the intersection of technology, governance, and the arts. She has over a decade of experience working with Korea’s National Assembly and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, where she contributed to policy development on digital innovation, cultural infrastructure, and artist welfare.
As a Co-founder and Chair of the AI Art Forum (AiAF), Mika leads international dialogue on AI ethics, authorship, and cultural trust in machine-mediated creativity. She also serves as Strategy & Partnership Director at Niio Art, a global media art platform, and Co-founder of Space Ba, a curatorial studio advancing cross-sector collaborations that bridge urban regeneration, media art, and public engagement.
Her initiatives include developing AI-driven systems for aesthetic classification and content governance through Realsnap, and spearheading AMFM (Audio, Music & Further More), a creative consortium promoting K-Audio and sound design as new pillars of the global creative economy.
Mika’s writing has appeared in Artsy, ENCATC Magazine, and Harvard Art Law Organization, and she has presented her research at international venues such as UNESCO-affiliated forums, Frieze Seoul, and Cinema for Peace Foundation. She holds an M.A. in Arts Management from the Korea National University of Arts and an LL.B. in Law from Ewha Womans University.
Through her multidisciplinary work, Mika explores how AI and digital systems reshape cultural production, authorship, and governance, bridging the gap between policy innovation and creative practice to envision inclusive and sustainable futures for art and society.
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