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What Is Eyebeam?

Eyebeam serves as a powerhouse for artists’ ideas by providing financial support, network, mentorship, and visibility to today's leading artists. Acting as a globally distributed catalyst, we help ideas actualize into projects that subvert the status quo and serve as radical change-agents.

This unique, values-driven approach to centering artists’ ideas is predicated on the belief that artists’ critical engagement with digital tools and their vis...

Our Values

Eyebeam acknowledges that both the art world and the technology realms are inequitable environments for marginalized communities. We aim to combat that injustice by executing our mission through a values-driven approach.

Our History

Eyebeam was established in 1998 by John S. Johnson as a resource for artists to engage creatively with technology in an experimental setting. Originally located in a warehouse in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, Eyebeam supported makers and thinkers who spearheaded game-changing projects like reBlog, the first-ever online “sharing” protocol, and Fundrace, the first geocoding o...