ETERNO OPEN LAB: Understanding Digital Art

​ETERNO OPEN LAB

​31 October 2026
10:00–19:00
Eterno Gallery, Marvila, Lisbon

​Art, AI and technology, open to everyone. Participation is free. No previous knowledge required, just curiosity.

​ETERNO OPEN LAB is a one day programme bringing together artists, curators, collectors and curious audiences to explore how digital art, artificial intelligence and creative technology are changing the way art is made, experienced and collected.

​Through talks, a guided tour, a hands-on workshop, DJ and networking, the programme offers different entry points into digital art and AI.

​PROGRAMME

​10:30
BUILDING A PRACTICE IN DIGITAL ART
Talk with MAOTIK, Rudolfo Quintas and Camila Nogueira, moderated by Delfina Sena.
Different approaches to technology, installation and digital media.

​11:30
HOW TO LIVE WITH DIGITAL ART
Guided tour with Delfina Sena.
Discover works from different exhibitions presented at Eterno and explore how digital art can be experienced and displayed.

​12:15
THE OTHER SIDE
Keynote by Mike Brauner, Founder of The AI Art Magazine.
AI-led curation and the question of who decides what art exists.

​14:30
WHY COLLECT DIGITAL ART?
Talk with John Karp, Pepe and Logic, moderated by Delfina Sena.
First acquisitions, editions, displays, ownership and preservation.

​16:00
CREATE YOUR FIRST AI ARTWORK
Workshop with Fernando Magalhães aka MGXS.
Experiment with image-generation tools and explore AI as part of a creative process.

​17:30–19:00
DJ & NETWORKING

​Participation is free, but registration is required due to limited capacity.