Fund the first Latent Hacks exhibition.
When AI can generate outputs instantly, young creators need a serious public space to make works that still require choice, memory, risk, form, and judgment.
Latent Hacks is an international Founding Open Call for creators aged 13-18, built toward a first interactive exhibition.
We are raising the first Latent Hacks Founding Production Fund to move the open call into production: creator scouting, creative direction, selected work development, documentation, technical testing, exhibition planning, and core coordination.
Donations are processed through our HCB fiscally sponsored fund. Amounts on HCB are in USD.
What this fund builds
The Founding Production Fund helps cover the production layer around the open call, from outreach and development to documentation, testing, planning, and public presentation.
01
Creator scouting and outreach
02
Creative direction and starter materials
03
Selected creator development
04
Documentation and online gallery preparation
05
Technical research, equipment planning, and prototype testing
06
Exhibition planning and public presentation preparation
07
Core coordination and operations
08
HCB/payment fees and contingency
First milestone
This first close lets us build the basic production layer before seeking larger exhibition, foundation, and institutional support.
First close
USD $5,000
Builds the basic production layer for the first exhibition.
Founding target
USD $25,000
Supports a fuller production and exhibition planning phase.
Donate any amount through HCB, or sponsor the production fund directly. The milestone gives the first production layer a clear target before larger support conversations.
Choose an amount
Fund at any scale
Each amount opens the HCB donation flow with the correct USD amount prefilled.
$5+
First signal
Adds one visible signal that this exhibition should exist.
Donate $5+
$25+
Fund movement
Helps move the first production milestone forward.
Donate $25+
$100+
Working materials
Helps cover tools, hosting, documentation, or basic materials.
Donate $100+
$500+
Prototype push
Helps fund a prototype session, production support, or documentation package.
Donate $500+
$1,000+
Selected work development
Helps fund production support for selected directions or exhibition components.
Donate $1,000+
For sponsors and patrons
Serious support for public work.
We welcome serious sponsors, patrons, studios, companies, foundations, and in-kind partners who want to help young creators build public works in the age of AI.
Sponsorship can fund selected work development, production materials, documentation, technical testing, exhibition planning, or core coordination.
Recognition follows contribution.
Sponsorship does not influence creator selection, curatorial decisions, awards, or access to minors' private information.
No venue, institution, or partner status is implied unless confirmed in writing.
Trust
Fiscal sponsorship and academic grounding.
Latent Hacks is fiscally sponsored through HCB / The Hack Foundation. Donations and sponsorship funds are handled through our HCB fund, with public financial transparency.
Academic framing is advised by Prof. Yi-Chen Guo, Ph.D from Peking University and professor in cultural and creative industries at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. His long-term research on aesthetic intelligence informs the curatorial foundation of Latent Hacks.
Recognition follows contribution. Sponsorship does not influence creator selection, curatorial decisions, awards, or access to minors' private information.
Help make the first Latent Hacks exhibition possible.
The production fund is the first practical layer between an open call and a public exhibition.