The Meta Biennale

Get Ready for a Month of Exhibitions in Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 19, 2021

About

Art Gate VR announces the Meta Biennale The first of its kind, the Meta Biennale will take place from November 18th – December 19th 2021 in  a virtual metaverse. Inviting public and private galleries, art institutions, independent artists and artist collectives to participate, the Meta Biennale will be presented in the interconnected gallery spaces located in virtual reality on the platform Art Gate.

Whether you’re interested in finding new clients, exploring new galleries, or treating yourself with new artworks, now is a great time to check our programming and attend our events: http://3.231.148.19/events/

Art Gate VR is open 24/7, and free to download from Oculus App Lab (Oculus Quest 1 or Quest 2), PC or Mac. 
Install instructions here: artgatvr.com/download

Theme

The Meta Biennale is centered on the idea of the Metaverse— where virtual worlds expand to become mainstream hubs for social interaction, exchange and entertainment.  The Metaverse is our evolution beyond globalism as we move into a climate-concerned, virtually interconnected world. The Meta Biennale invites contributions that confront futuristic visions of technologies head-on – holographic, virtual, motion captured, live-streamed and augmented.

Understanding that most humans will participate in virtual worlds and how social media impacts society, the Meta Biennale reflects on our transition to metaverses as  a merging of gaming and socializing that connects new models of virtual worlds directly to our physical existence, instead of isolating from it. The Meta Biennale invites projects and exhibitions that are centered on reflections that lean into our interconnected futures – let’s bring our ideas and minds together to decide how it will evolve.

Panels Discussion

 

 

 

  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | FOUNDERS FIRESIDE CHAT 
    Brendon McNaughton, CEO, Art Gate VR
    Justin O’Heir, CTO, Art Gate VR

        Art Gate CTO Justin O'Heir Headshot Team   

  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EST) | NFTs for Artists 101 
    – This talk presented by digiart.ca and funded by the Canada Council for the Arts will provide an overview of NFTs 101 for artists to help you better understand how to incorporate and leverage NFTs as an artist, curator or gallery.
  • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm EST | #postinternet
    Panel Discussion hosted by Hong Kong’s Founder and Director of the Divide By Zero™️ Collection, Jacobo Gracia Gil.
    Guest panelists include curator and cultural mediator, Dr. Francesca Valente and more.
  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (EST) | BARON GRAFTON ARTHOUSE, OPENING RECEPTION, Artist Talk for The Future is Green Exhibition – Maite Baron and Keith Grafton, London based artists and Co-founders of Baron Grafton Arthouse
  • 21:00 pm – 22:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Mental Health and the Metaverse
    – California based art dealer Ali Jay of Ali Jay Fine Art
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    NFTs in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by Matt Vegh, director of Middle Kingdom Studios Gallery with panelists Daniel Vu, aka BPRNFT, art and NFT collector, Graeme Luey, #Hashtag Gallery owner, and Vandana Taxali, blockchain lawyer and founder of Artcryption
  • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Equity in the Metaverse, hosted by L Michelle, CEO at LMichelleMedia and curator of Mothers in Motion Gallery with panelists Will Roberts, Founder of Augmented Pictures and Oculus Launchpad Alumni, Brendon McNaughton, CEO of Art Gate and Contemporary Artist
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    NFTs in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by Graeme Luey, #Hashtag Gallery owner, and Vandana Taxali, Blockchain lawyer and founder of Artcrypton

     

  • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Collectors and the Metaverse
    – Hosted by Hong Kong’s Founder and Director of the Divide By Zero™️ Collection, Jacobo Gracia Gil with Managing Editor of Cobo Social, Denise Tsui, curator and cultural mediator, Dr. Francesca Valente, and collector and co-founder of the DSL Collection, Sylvain Lévy.
             
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSIION
    Environmental Considerations of an Art District in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by JW Muller with guest panelists including Dr. John Dahlsen Enrironmental Contemporary Artist
         
  • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Mental Health in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by California based art dealer Ali Jay of Ali Jay Fine Art with artist Jai Mitchel Ali
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Smart City Art Districts in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by Ralph Overbeck, international executive based in Rome and New York, championing smart cities, travel, art exhibitions, and festivals., with panelists Vitor Pereira, Executive Director and Co-Founder of ZOOM GLOBAL SMART CITIES ASSOCIATION; Co-Founder of SMART CITIES PORTUGAL CLUSTER, Karin F Giusti is an artist who holds masters in Sculpture from Yale University and a Bachelors of Fine Art from University of Massachusetts in Amherst Ma., and Brendon McNaughton, contemporary artists and co-founder of Art Gate.

    Art Gate

  • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION
    Equity in the Metaverse
    – Hosted by L Michelle, CEO at LMichelle Media and curator of Mothers in Motion Gallery with panelists Will Roberts, Founder of Augmented Pictures and Oculus Launchpad Alumni, Brendon McNaughton, CEO of Art Gate and Contemporary Artist
        
  • 10:00 pm – 10:30 pm (EST) | CLOSING CEREMONY
    Meta Biennale Closing Remarks
    Closing remarks by Art Gate co-founders Brendon McNaughton and Justin O’Heir and award presentations.
      Art Gate CTO Justin O'Heir Headshot Team  Art Gate
Media partners

We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their confidence in our work. Our vision for the Meta Biennale would not have become reality without the huge commitment and active contribution from our community, sponsors, patrons, and media partners. We look for more collaborations in the future.

Discover more

What does the metaverse looks like?
Introduction by Brendon Mc Naughton, Co-founder and CEO of Art Gate VR

How to use Art Gate VR?
2021 Art Gate District, How to Open a VR Gallery Tutorial