THE EVENT
On April 16th, we invite you to join us at Caldera for an intimate evening bringing friends—new and old—together for conversation, connection, and shared experience.
Part salon, part shared table, this special gathering invites artists, supporters, and creative thinkers to slow down, engage deeply, and spark ideas that continue well beyond the night itself.
Our 2026 Sisters Drawing Room will focus on the lived experience of youth in 2026. At a time when it has never been harder to be a kid, we’ll explore how identity, technology, and community shape the lives of Oregon’s youth—and how Caldera’s work to awaken creativity supports their sense of belonging.
Through shared conversation, music, and a thoughtfully prepared meal, guests will reflect on the role creativity plays in helping young people navigate an increasingly fast-changing world, imagine new possibilities, and find their voices.
THE SPEAKERS
Heather Crank is an Art Director, Senior Motion Designer, and Gen AI Designer based in Bend, Oregon, known for translating complex technological shifts into deeply human creative insight. She is the founder of Crahmanti, a creative studio exploring how emerging AI systems can expand, not erase human imagination. Her practice reframes Gen AI as a collaborator rather than a tool, helping designers, artists, and organizations move beyond fear or hype into thoughtful, ethical creative practice.
Helen and Dave Edwards are co-founders of the Artificiality Institute, a nonprofit research organization focused on what it takes to stay human in a world shaped by artificial intelligence. For more than a decade, they’ve studied how working with AI changes people—not just productivity or outcomes, but cognition, identity, relationships, and agency. Their work centers on a simple but demanding question: when AI enters our thinking, are we choosing who we become, or drifting into it? Together, their work is grounded in a clear conviction: the central risk of AI is not replacement, but erosion through defaults. Staying human requires intention—and becoming more human is an active practice.
