Opening Night — Altera Festival 2026

A cinematic experience controlled by the human mind. Watch your brainwaves generate AI-powered visions of the future at wall scale.
About this Event

​The future of creative production starts 7pm on June 16th.

​Opening Night brings together speakers, creators, industry executives, and attendees for an evening of networking, immersive experiences, and celebration before Day 2 of the festival.

​ATL ARt Awards The evening opens with the ATL ARt Awards, presented by Donnie Beamer, Senior Technology Advisor for the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens' chief advisor on technology and innovation. The awards recognize emerging Atlanta creatives whose work uses augmented reality to reimagine public space. The ATL ARt walking tour launches June 15 along the Atlanta Beltline in partnership with the City of Atlanta and Invest Atlanta.

​BraveWave by Collimation Then experience BraveWave, a live EEG-powered audience co-creation experience where your brainwaves and emotional signals influence curated visual art and music in real time. Your biometric inputs are instantly translated into a custom AI prompt generating cinematic visions of the future projected at wall scale. Previously featured at Art Basel. This is the most advanced immersive storytelling platform in the world coming to Atlanta for one night.

​Opening Night is included with all Day 2 passes and available as a standalone ticket.