OAMF - 2026
Open Air Media Festival
Open Air Media Festival (OAMF) is excited to announce the 2026 program; a traveling film/video art screening presented in three cities in late May and early June. The program will travel across the Midwest and Southeast bringing artists from across the country to outdoor, public locations.
The 2026 OAMF screening schedule:
Iowa City, IA
Friday May 29th, 8:30pm,
FilmScene in the Park
Greenville, SC
Friday June 5th, 8:30pm,
Monaghan Mill
Louisville, KY
Saturday, June 13th, 9:00pm,
Big Four Bridge
OAMF is co-organized by Zen Cohen, Assistant Professor of Digital Media at Clemson University, Clemson, SC and Dana Potter, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the Hite Institute of Art + Design, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY with production assistance from Caleb Payne.
Participating artists were curated from a national open call, from 12 U.S. states, and spanning ages 25 to 72. Selected works exhibit a vast spectrum of video art including non-traditional documentary, 3D animation, narrative, and non-narrative, expanding public access to contemporary media art.
Open Air Media Festival is generously supported by:
City of Iowa City Public Art Program
FILM & VIDEO SCREENING6
Song Lu
New York, NY
website
@real_songlu
Song Lu (b. Guizhou, China) is a New York-based multimedia artist whose practice navigates the volatile boundaries between data, memory, and technology. After receiving her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, she focused on how algorithmic systems reconfigure our perception of reality and unveil hidden structural voids. Her work frequently extends into deeper philosophical inquiries regarding the entanglements between humans, nature, and the digital realm. A recipient of international recognition, Lu has showcased her work at UNTITLED Art Fair, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, and the ICP Photobook Fest. Featured as one of Art in America's '20 Artists to Watch' (Fall 2024 New Talent issue).
Heating Snow
00:05:20
Animation, Experimental, Other
Heating Snow reconstructs AI imagery on thermal paper to explore digital collapse. Through the "hand" as interface, Song Lu triggers a fluid restructuring of snowy landscapes. The paper's fragility dooms these images: birth and destruction coexist. By placing AI on ephemeral material, the work shifts from algorithmic productivity to inevitable dissipation and physical Heat Death.