The Meta Biennale 2021 ║ Art Gate VR

The Meta Biennale

Get Ready for a Month of Exhibitions in Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 19, 2021

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

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.

Opening Night, Thursday Nov 18th:

7:30 pm – 8:00 pm (EST) | OPENING REMARKS
– Brendon McNaughton, CEO of Art Gate VR
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm (EST) | PIANO PERFORMANCE IN VR
– Chase Chandler, composer/vocalist

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (EST) | PHOTOGRAPHY NFTs and METAVERSE 2021
– Online exhibition of leading edge photography and photographers exploring the NFT & Metaverse space, sponsored by Metaverse News Network.
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (EST) | GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION: Jeremy Rotsztain, Walking a Turtle
– Hosted by Sky Fine Foods
– A featured participant in the Meta Biennale, Sky Fine Foods presents new exhibition and artist talk event with Jeremy Rotsztain Walking a Turtle, join us November 25, 2021 7:30pm

Opening Weekend Day 1, Nov 19th:

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

Opening Weekend Day 2, Nov 20th:

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EST) | PANEL DISCUSSION Environmental Considerations of an Art District in The Metaverse – hosted by Maite Baron, London based artist and co-founder of Baron Grafton Arthouse. Guest panelists include JW Muller Environmental Art Producer, Dr. John Dahlsen Environmental Contemporary Artist and Keith Grafton Contemporary Digital Artist.

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

Opening Weekend Day 3, Nov 21th:

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

Closing Weekend Day 1, Dec 17th:

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.

Closing Weekend Day 2, Dec 18th:

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

Closing Weekend Day 3, Dec 19th:

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.
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.

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.