SPAM New Media Festival returns for its third iteration in 2025, taking place at Seattle’s iconic Georgetown Steam Plant. Joining the ongoing efforts to remake this “industrial cathedral” into a space for community art and culture, the festival considers what custodianship and curation might mean in such a setting.

This year’s edition brings together over 30 practitioners from around the world who work from a postdigital perspective. Through installations, performances, and discussions, SPAM 2025 presents an international community of artists, musicians, technologists, and thinkers exploring urgent questions of our time.

Organized and curated by a team of community art workers, the program includes meditations on borders, commons, deep time, and bodies; a video game about caretaking; a VR experience about climate; and even a surveilling balloon. Expect slime moulds, sink holes, post-apocalyptic landscapes—and something lurking in the boiler.

Audiences are invited to a weekend of critically engaged, experimental, and research-focused new media work. Doors open at 5pm each day, with live performances on Friday and Saturday nights.

Get your tickets here!

Festival Schedule

Friday, September 12

• 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Exhibitions
  The festival kicks off at 5 PM. To give visitors ample time to explore over 30 installations, the 5–8 PM window is divided into one-hour slots. Please reserve free tickets for the time slot that works best for you.

• 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Performances
  Evening performances run from 8–10 PM (lineup to be announced soon). Installations remain open during this time, though some may be affected by the performances.

Saturday, September 13

• 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Exhibitions
  The second day of the festival begins at 5 PM. As with Friday, the 5–8 PM exhibition window is divided into time slots. Visitors are encouraged to reserve free tickets in advance.

• 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Performances
  Performances take place from 8–10 PM (lineup to be announced soon). Installations will also be accessible, though some may be influenced by the live programming.

Sunday, September 14

• 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Exhibitions
  The final day of the festival begins at 4 PM and runs until 7 PM, offering time to explore the installations. Visitors are encouraged to reserve free tickets in advance.