What Gives Art Meaning When AI Can Make It Too?

Join us at Madrone Art Bar for a lecture with Eric Oldrin, Emmy-nominated writer, director, and founder of the creative innovation studio Nirdlo, whose work blends storytelling, technology, and art across platforms and cultures.

Eric traces how creativity has transformed over centuries—from the way we sing, paint, and tell stories to the rise of social storytelling and generative AI. As algorithms learn to mimic our voices and styles, he explores a deeper question: what gives art its meaning, and why does creativity remain a uniquely human force?

With insights drawn from decades of filmmaking, immersive media, and global collaborations, Eric offers a hopeful perspective on the future of expression—one where technology doesn’t replace our creativity, but helps us understand it more fully. 

​7:00-7:40pm –> arrival & chats

​​​​7:40-8:20pm –> lecture

​​​​8:20-9:00pm –> q&a and more chatting

Tickets: https://luma.com/ng200n9r