****A ONE OF A KIND EVENT****
District216 is proud to extend a special invitation to an exclusive evening event that combines education, entertainment & entrepreneurial leaders. This unique gathering will delve into the intersection of ART & PSYCHEDELICS.
This illuminating event features a blend of insightful panel discussions led by industry experts, captivating music performances, immersive experiences, and many vendor and sponsor activations that foster an authentic and engaging environment for attendees to connect and learn.
Through insightful conversations, real-life stories, and scientific insights our distinguished speakers will address the latest research, innovative therapies, and firsthand experiences that showcase the potential for profound transformation.
****ALL INCLUSIVE TICKETS****
EDUCATIONAL PANEL + FIRESIDE CHAT: "Art & Psychedelics"
LIVE MUSIC: DJ Kat Walsh • Visuals by Michael Strauss
INCLUDED DINNER: Blue Owl
INCLUDED ELIXIRS: Functional, Non-Alcoholic Elixirs & Enlightening Beverages
TERPENE LOUNGE: Enjoy Top Shelf products in our Rooftop Terpene Lounge
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES:
Live painting by Robbie Goodell
Live painting by Dave Zaboski
Figurative oil paintings by Orielle Anaïs
The Breathing Chair by Jonathan Smith, Tai Rodrig, Alan Macy
Big Peeps by UDOTAI and Jonathan Smith
Reflections by UDOTAI
VISUAL EXPERIENCES:
Math Mural by UDOTAI
Visuals by Michael Strauss
Experience Curation by Decelorator Lightsmith Visual
Visual Alchemy by Altarbeast
****DISCUSSION PANEL + FIRESIDE CHAT + PERFORMANCES****
DISCUSSION PANEL:
Orielle Anais, Painter & Sculptor
Marco Pinter, MindClay
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Media Artist/Composer
Carlos Grasso, Painter & Mixed Media
Moderator: Kat Walsh, (Trip on This Podcast)
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Sam Sharman, Artist & Musician
Dave Zaboski, Illustrator & Animator
PERFORMANCES:
Torkom Ji
Visuals by Michael Strauss
****COST + WHERE + WHEN****
MARQUEE MEMBERS: Free Admission! (Become A Member Today)
GUESTS WELCOME: We are welcoming guests to purchase tickets
$125 early bird (Until Oct 27)
$195 mid-bird (Oct 28)
$250 general admission (Nov 9)
DAY & TIME: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Doors: 5:00pm
Speakers: 6:15pm
Music/Dinner: 8:00pm
Wind Down: 10:00pm
PLACE: LoDo Studios - 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(Parking across the street is only available on the OfficeMax side of the lot).
SPEAKER BIOS - Discussion Panel
Orielle Anaïs, Speaker - Orielle’s [1992, Santa Barbara] art examines the connection between humanity's dissociation from the animal aspects of our bodies and the global relationship with women, proposing that this relationship is crucial to the health—or destruction—of our planet. Orielle’s current body of work explores perceptions of women, the safety of sensuality, and centralizing the female form in the attention of viewers. The work invites viewers to consider women as partners in stewardship, not as objects of others’ gaze. Orielle’s work challenges dogma, particularly regarding the female experience. The mixed messages of how a woman is meant to exist are central to Orielle’s perspective that a woman’s body belongs to her, and the male gaze is not something to be reviled and rejected, but re-trained from fetishization and shaming to reverence and respect. Orielle’s work builds on the first waves of the Feminist Art Movement in the West and Ancient Greek views on the nude body being a source of spiritual pride rather than sin. Orielle’s art is able to express joy and pleasure in a woman’s body because of the path carved by female artists like Marina Abramovic and Frida Kahlo who weathered and overcame the male-dominated perspective of womanhood, female bodies, pain, and pleasure.
Marco Pinter, Speaker - Marco creates artwork and performances which fuse physical kinetic form with live visualizations. He has a PhD in Media Arts and Technology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University. Pinter is also the founder of MindClay, creating mental wellness interventions based in visual art, music, movement and writing. His artistic research has been supported by grants from the David Bermant Foundation, the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, and the UC Institute for Research in the Arts. He has exhibited artwork and performances at cities around the world, including Dubai, New York, Montreal, Tehran, Hong Kong, Anaheim, San Diego and Santa Barbara. He is also founder and co-curator of the Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences, a Santa Barbara-based museum dedicated to interactive and media artworks. Pinter is a contributing author to The McGraw Hill Multimedia Handbook and The Ultimate Multimedia Handbook. He is an inventor on over 70 patents, issued and pending, in the areas of live video technology, robotics, interactivity and telepresence.
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Speaker - JoAnn is a composer and multimedia artist. Her research focuses on creative computational systems, multi-modal media content, and facilities design. She uses her technique of music composition and performance to create and explore complex systems using a distributed computational platform designed much in the same way as an orchestra, where the server functions as the conductor and the clients as members of the orchestra. Kuchera-Morin received her PHD in Music Composition from the Eastman School of Music University of Rochester in 1984.
Carlos Grasso, Speaker - Carlos, an Argentinian native, is gaining notoriety for his “Mind Tapestries” series, his immersive installations and his previous “Canvas Deconstruction” paintings, also known as his “shredded” series. He has spent over 45 years abroad in France and the United States, where he has not only transitioned from a professional musician to a full-time artist, but also moved from representational art (which he studied under master David Leffel) to abstraction, mixed media, installations, and conceptual art. In his studio in Ojai, California, one can find torn canvases, found objects, and disproportionately large brushes – the tools of an inquisitive and imaginative mind. With these, Carlos weaves a variety of stories and employs a range of techniques. Throughout the years, Carlos has exhibited his work in numerous museums and galleries, including the LA Art Show, The Museum of Ventura County, The Santa Paula Museum, Ojai Valley Museum, Art Share L.A., OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts), Building Bridges (Santa Monica, LA, Bergamot Station), and the San Diego Art Institute. His collectors can be found all across the United States, Italy and France.
Kat Walsh, moderator - Kat Walsh is the Founder & Host of Trip On This podcast, a psychedelic educator, guide, and event host. Featured in prominent publications like Forbes Magazine, Kat's voice has continued to expand and create an accessible bridge for those new to their psychedelic and spiritual journeys. Prior to launching Trip On This in December 2020, Walsh worked behind the scenes in the entertainment industry working with talent at Creative Artist Agency (CAA), developing series as Director of Development at Edyson Entertainment, and overseeing major marketing campaigns for BMW, HBO, and Freeform. While life looked glamorous on the outside, it often felt like a monotony of routine, endless stress, and a distant love that felt out of reach. It wasn't until psychedelics entered the picture did life transform from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Kat has now dedicated her life to helping others uncover their own power and potential. She left the safety of her corporate life to follow a dream and now guides others in taking their own leap of faith. Kat’s podcasts Trip On This and Life With Kat Walsh are available on all major podcast platforms.
SPEAKER BIOS - Fireside Chat
Sam Sharman, Speaker - Sam is a musician, artist, mystic, and entrepreneur creating conscious, immersive worlds. Sam blends influences from soul, R&B, pop, & conscious hip hop with original psychedelic projection art, story telling, and elements of burlesque to elevate her live shows into transformative experiences. She is the CEO of Artist Management at Enchanted Loft Productions, a micro-festival designed to unlock creative magic for all. Her work explores the nexus of empowerment + pleasure + liberation.
Dave Zaboski, Speaker - Dave is a classically trained painter, illustrator and was an animator at Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. during the Second Golden Age of Animation. He’s contributed his talents as a traditional hand drawn animator on “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Aladdin,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules,” “Fantasia 2000,” and others. He has illustrated several acclaimed children’s books, including titles for Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Dr. Deepak Chopra, finance guru Ric Edelman and actor Paul Michael Glaser. Dave has created concept art for film and television, shown his fine art at galleries internationally, been the expedition artist in search of a lost temple in the Andes and painted for the Dalai Lama. He is formerly a tech exec for a successful Silicon Valley startup committed to getting good work for Creatives. Along with teaching workshops at retreat centers like Esalen Institute, Summit and Rancho La Puerta, Dave also contributed as a faculty member along with Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil at Singularity University and was a contributing Fellow on the Gartner Research Board's 2023 report on Artificial Intelligence. Dave delivers keynotes on the Technology of Imagination and teaches creativity, leadership, innovation and collaboration to entrepreneurs, makers and organizations. Dave lives with his wife, Robin, and a small menagerie on a ranchette in Southern California.
ARTIST BIOS - Performances
Torkom Ji - A live electronics musician known for his deep, warm analog sound, shaped by vacuum-tube richness and masterful use of overtones. Blending groovebox manipulation, synthesizers, and sequencers, Torkom crafts immersive soundscapes that unfold in real time, transporting listeners through evolving layers of panning modulations and intricate effects. His live sets are a journey of musical synergy, where every element—from warm analog tones to dynamic modulation—works together to create a deeply engaging and transformative experience. Renowned for his 432Hz Quantum Harmonics frequency meditation activations, Torkom offers a unique blend of soulful grooves and cosmic textures that captivate audiences and elevate consciousness.
DJ Kat Walsh - Kat Walsh is the Creator & Host of Trip On This podcast. An avid lover of electronic music, her intention with every set is to create an atmosphere of joy, love and self-expression. Kat plays a range of music from deep house to disco that will leave you grooving on the dance floor.
Michael Strauss - A visionary VJ, digital artist, and event producer from Los Angeles,California, who has been crafting mesmerizing psychedelic audiovisual experiences and immersive environments for nearly two decades. His stunning visuals have brought life to countless events, enhancing the performances of numerous artists and transforming reality through technology and creativity. Michael's work is renowned for its ability to open hearts, lift spirits, and blow minds. Throughout his career, Michael has collaborated with a diverse array of top electronic music producers, DJs, and live bands, including notable names such as The Crystal Method, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Z-Trip, Infected Mushroom, and Dirtwire. His visuals have graced the stages of various arts and music festivals, such as Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, and Symbiosis, as well as iconic venues like the Orpheum Theater, House of Blues, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Michael's innovative work has led to collaborations with psychedelic legends like Alex Grey and Shpongle. In 2018, he was chosen as the official VJ for the Bicycle Day 75th Anniversary Tour, where he remixed Alex Grey's art. He also curated the "Augmented Visions" exhibition at Grey's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors museum in 2019.
