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Virtual Art Space

New Art City Membership

New Art City is equal parts exhibition toolkit and born-digital arts institution. Individuals, organizations and institutional members gain access to the toolkit while supporting these programs:

  • Technical development of New Art City, including accessibility features and tools for improving general expression.
  • Our residency program, which dedicates financial and technical resources to artists to realize worlds in virtual space.
  • Our accessibility program, which offers these resources specifically to people and organizations working in disability arts.
  • Out artist commission program, which supports work by individuals and collectives that align with our mission.

Current & Past Supporters

In addition to individual memberships, organizations and institutions support New Art City through partnerships. These supporters include:

Cultural & Arts Organizations

  • Format Festival & Derby QUAD
  • San Jose Museum of Art
  • Gray Area
  • bitforms Gallery
  • Lumen Prize
  • SciArt Initiative & CLOT Magazine
  • NEW INC & Rhizome
  • Ear Hustle Podcast, PRX
  • Abuja Art Week, Nigeria
  • Corsica Studios

Universities & Education

  • San Jose State University
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Southern California
  • Kunst Hochschule Kassel
  • University of Arts London
  • Parsons School of Design
  • University of North Texas, Austin
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Ryerson University

How the toolkit works

  1. Create an account and begin uploading media files.
    (What types of files are supported?)
  2. Enter artwork metadata, such as title, artist name and external links.
    (What metadata can I add to an artwork?)
  3. Use the 3D drag & drop editor to arrange your virtual space.
    (How do I use the 3D editor?)
  4. Add metadata about your space, including a statement and an opening date.
    (How do I launch an exhibition?)
  5. Share your public link or invite friends in to continue building collaboratively.
    (How do collaborators work?)

For a comprehensive guide, visit our Info Center.

Want to try a demo?

Click this button to log into the demo account. The spaces in this account automatically reset every hour, so feel free to upload and move things around.

Need Something Else?

Consulting and Creative Production

We have advised dozens of individuals, organizations, and institutions across the spectrum of art since our founding in March 2020. Institutions with higher production requirements hire us to strategize and build virtual space.

Hire Us

For Teams, Classspaces and Organizations

If you're working with a larger group we can set you up with a flexible membership with as much virtual space as you need.

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