Ideas, Music, Art, Film, Dialogue, Workshops.

It’s a film festival, a dance party, an exhibition, big idea pitch session, short-dialogues, and interactive workshops. Focused on the themes of Democracy, Technology, and the Planet, this one-night event will bring people together locally and from all over the world, with filmmakers, musicians, DJs, journalists, photographers, human rights advocates, historians, and more coming in from New York, Paris, London, Madrid, and beyond to participate in a Night of Ideas with the Central Texas community.

Have a half-baked, out-of-pocket, or practical idea?

In addition to our invited guests, we want students, leaders, community organizers, artists, performers, authors, faculty, staff, and community members from the Austin-San Antonio area to engage the public in late-night discussions addressing local and global issues.

Sign-up to be one of the first to register on 1 February—before general registration opens up. Space will be limited to 250 guests total.

Are you interested in presenting a 10-minute dialogue about something you think is important in the world? Have a film or art to share? Maybe you want to put on a workshop for a small group of interested folks? Maybe you just want to volunteer?

This “Ideas + Tools to Create Impact” initiative is co-organized by the NEH Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities, the Embassy of France, the Texas Center for Public History, and the Center for Texas Music History.

Co-Sponsors: The College of Liberal Arts, The Honors College, The Wittliff Galleries, University Libraries, Center for International Studies (and more to come).