MSUFCU Arts Power Up artists-in-residence Carl Craig and Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm come together for a conversation exploring art, technology, and creative practice. Moderated by Sophia Saliby of WKAR, the discussion offers insight into how artists working across disciplines imagine and shape the future.
This event is presented in partnership with the MSU Broad Art Museum, Arts MSU, and the MSUFCU Arts Power Up Artist-in-Residency program, which is generously supported by an endowed gift from Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.
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Image credit: 1 Doug Coombe 2 Anthony Valli/Arts MSU + Molly Taylor/Arts MSU
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm is an award-winning artist who has been pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (such as LLM, GPT), since 2016. She has received numerous global awards, including the Lumen Prize for Digital Art in 2017 and 2021, and an Honorary Mention from Prix Ars Electronica in 2023.
On view at the MSU Broad Art Museum from Jan. 31–Jul. 12, 2026, Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm’s Synthetic Sirens is a gallery-sized installation developed out of generative machine-learning models and artificial intelligence programs, revealing both the limits of, and opportunities within, our algorithmic societies.
Carl Craig is a prominent figure in the world of Electronic music, particularly known for his work in the Techno genre. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, he is considered one of the key artists in the second wave of Detroit techno during the late 1980s and 1990s. Craig has been influential in the genre, both through his own innovative productions and by fostering the careers of other artists through his record label, Planet E Communications.
Beyond his direct contributions to music production and DJing, Craig has been involved in various collaborations and projects across different genres and mediums. His work often bridges the gap between Electronic music and other forms of art, such as performance and installation art. Craig’s influence and contributions to the electronic music scene, particularly Detroit Techno, have made him a respected and seminal figure in the industry.
Craig will be in residence as part of the MSUFCU Arts Power Up Artist Residency program from mid-January through April 2026, working in close collaboration with researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a world-unique rare isotope research laboratory. Through this residency, Craig will engage directly with cutting-edge scientific inquiry, translating complex research environments into new creative and conceptual forms.
About the Moderator
Sophia Saliby is an award-winning journalist and host of WKAR’s local broadcast of All Things Considered every weekday afternoon. She joined WKAR in 2020. Before that, she worked at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta and WFIU in Bloomington, Indiana. Her work has also been heard nationally on NPR. Sophia strives to tell stories that bring her audience closer together through community and joy.