Date of launch: 2008

Institution hosting the node: c3: Center for Conscious Creativity, Los Angeles, California

Node Chair: Kate McCallum, Producer/Writer

Objective: To bring attention to the creative arts and media communities about the 15 Global Challenges and futurist methodologies.

Recent activities: We have been producing the STATE OF THE ARTS events and FutureVision Award.

• 2016 State of the Arts
• State of the Arts 2013
• 2013 FutureVision Awardee — Karim Ahmad, creator Futurestates.tv
• State of the Arts 2010 Symposium
• Node presentation at the Millennium Project Planning Committee
• c3: Visionlab’s State of the Arts (Promo) by Siren Media

Node members:

• Marco Bevolo, Netherlands
• LeVar Burton, United States
• Sandra de Castro Buffington, United States
• Klaus Haasis, Germany
• Brendan Harkin, Australia
• Dana Klinasin, United States
• Ed Lantz, United States
• Dongchang Liu, China
• Mark Riva, United States

Los Angeles Subnode members:

• Jeanette DePatie, Producer, Writer, Owner Propellerhead, Chair Broadband Committee/Co-Chair Documentary/Nonfiction Committee at Producers Guild of America
• Kathy Eldon, Producer, Writer, Founder Creative Visions Foundation and Creative Visions Productions
• James Fino, Visual FX Artist and Producer, Co-Owner 23D Films, Co-Chair Producers Guild of America New Media Council
• Ron James, Director, Writer, Producer, Ron James Television
• Alexandra Leh, Writer, Producer, Director, Singer, Founder LaCheraqui Media, President Art of Sound for Bridge Arts Media
• Jahna Perricone, Singer, Performer, Voice Teacher Co-Owner Omstream.com
• Michael Perricone, Producer, Screenwriter, Sound Designer, Musician, Owner, Lotus Post, Co-Owner Omstream.com
• Patty Rangel, Hybrid Reality Producer
• Alison Savitch, Producer, Owner Digital Fortress, Chair Producers Guild of America New Media Council
• Michele Scarabelli, Actress, Producer, Program Coordinator c3: Center for Conscious Creativity
• Brad Schreiber, Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, Journalist, Essayist, Literary Consultant and Instructor, Actor and Producer
• Bita Shafipour, Producer, Director, Partner Socially Conscious Arts Productions
• Robert Terchek, Interative Content Producer, Media Futurist, Speaker, Painter, Executive Consultant, Professor