Refraction &
@dod_berlin
Open Call for Art
@ETHBerlin
Berlin has a global reputation for its impact on collaborative creations across various media, throughout history. In this context, Refraction and
@dod_berlin
are presenting the art programming at this year’s
@ETHBerlin
from…
We've been quiet lately, working on something big...💜We're heading to New York for NFTNYC + we're bringing friends 🌎
↳
@ZeroSpaceNYC
↳ 6.22.22 / 6-12.30pm
↳ Curated by
@thedinachang
+
@mal_levy
↳ RSVP:
↳ Limited capacity, RSVP while you can! ✨
The Refraction x
@LensProtocol
Artist Fellowship Collection is live! For this special drop, we curated artworks from 8 amazing artists in web3 - with a focus on concepts of ownership, narrative + one’s identity on the blockchain.
Collect the works here:
Been working hard behind the scenes with our friends at
@lensprotocol
to award select artists with an exciting new fellowship! The awarded funds will go to emerging digital artists, hand-selected by Refraction curators (keep an eye out for the list of awardees, coming soon). 👀🌿
The first wave of Refraction 02's lineup is here! We’re so excited about these incredible visual artists and electronic musicians who are pushing the envelopes of art and culture across the globe, and who are now a part of our DAO and community...and this is only the beginning.💜
We're excited to produce and co-curate Tezos @ South Beach this December! ☀️
It’s been a dream collaborating with some of our favorite organizations, communities, and artists on the Tezos ecosystem. We can't wait to share what they’ve curated!
@EyejackApp
,
@Obkjtcom
,
@fx_hash_
,…
Attention artists! We're teaming up with
@lensprotocol
to award fellowships through a worldwide open call to the digital art community.⚡️
12 artists will get the funded to create new work and learn how to best use the platform to release art on Lens. 🌿
As per NFT NYC tradition - we are releasing our Free General Admission for Proof of People x Refraction to the community!
A huge thanks to the artists and curators and team who have been part of putting this together so far:
Excited to announce the 2nd Twitter Space in our Creative Conversations series! ✨
Join us on 11/9 @ 2pm EST for a talk about digital art, web3 and the possibilities of NFT utility, with
@lm_netwebs
@SkyGoodman4
@Sko_hr
+
@occult3d
, hosted by
@mal_levy
Last week, we announced our return to Public Records
@233butler
in Brooklyn, with
@townsxyz
.
Today, we’re pleased to bring you the full music & visual artist line-up.
The Soundroom is headed up by the inimitable
@TheRealBenjiB
, with support from
@maachewbentley
and…
Today is your last chance to mint our Season 0 NFT!! The site will be closing at midnight PST tonight. After minting at 0.202 ETH + gas, we'll be airdropping each of the individual seven works to you for free. Here's
@ClaireSilver12
's contribution, 'Anthropogeny' 👇
Focusing on the relationship between pixel and screen,
@Nicolas_Sassoon
has been making internet and digital art since 2002. He quickly became involved with online communities (particularly Computers Club), and minted his first NFT in 2021.
Major update! 🎆
The REFRACT Pass is the 1st mint in our creative partnership with
@ourZORA
✨
Generative artworks, tons of utility !! More in the 🧵
↳ Allowlist mint 11/10/22 @ 12pm EST | 0.2 ETH
↳ Public mint 11/11/22 @ 12pm EST | 0.25 ETH
Allowlist⬇️
BIG UPDATE!💫
Due to a huge demand, we're migrating to a bigger venue! Come throw down with us on 11/29 and 11/30 at Future of Cities Innovation + Climate Hub, Little Haiti | 225 NE 58th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137
RSVP:
Our Refraction Collection (expertly curated by
@thedinachang
+
@mal_levy
) has been rapidly growing since January. We feel bad keeping it from y'all — so here are some recently collected gems 💜
———————————————
‘postitive tension’ by
@FEELSxart
One night only! 12/01/22 🎆
🧿
@DannyDaze
at
@FrostScience
Planetarium
🧿 A highly-anticipated immersive visual experience 💫
🧿 In partnership with
@NEARProtocol
🧿More info ➝
We formally apologize for the display issues experienced by some members of the community. There were certain conditions - both physical and technical - outside our control that limited the presentation in the front lobby - nonetheless as producers and curators we take…
We deeply regret the recent display issues at the Miami event. As one of the co-curators, our role was limited, but we understand and share the frustration caused by the poor presentation of such incredible art. We apologize to the artists and our community.
Moving forward, we…
We’re incredibly excited to announce our inaugural exhibition of the year as part of the Shibuya Crossing project in Tokyo. The works will be screened on 2 nights at midnight on the iconic screens that makeup this seminal intersection of daily travel. ->
One of our mind-blowingly talented curators,
@thedinachang
, couldn't be in NYC for this event. But her Season 0 NFT artwork (created with
@timothysaccenti
@SettaStudio
) is here + looking very sexy indeed! 💜😎
We are looking for a digital arts editor for the DAO!! ✨ The focus of the position is working with writers and artists on our upcoming blog and community chats. This is a paid position within the DAO. If interested or have suggestions DM us, comment below and share widely! 🌎🔥
Tune in to hear
@thedinachang
+
@wideawakebeets
chat 'HERE & NOW: The Passage (Edition 5)', an interactive virtual art experience showcasing emerging and established artists. Set those reminders 👇️
We have selected 12 artists of the Artist x Refraction Fellowship from over 150 talented applicants! 🎨
Congratulations to the artists whose extraordinary perspectives and creative approaches stood out among many submissions.
@abieyuwaart
,
@Laine_Butler
,
@photoevapo
,…
🚨TIME CHANGE🚨
Join us at 4pm ET on February 1 for the next REFRACT PASS drop featuring
@SkyGoodman4
&
@CaballeroAnaMa
Get excited and set your reminders 👇
NYC, that's a wrap for
@prooofofpeople
x
@RefractionDAO
!
Thank you to everyone who came and visited us at
@ZeroSpaceNYC
, the artists who made it all possible, our incredible speakers, our partners and our teams coming together to bring this all to life ⚡️
📸 by
@CourtneyKinnare
🚨🚨 Our Snapshot vote was unanimous! The community has voted to fund 24 applicants to our inaugural Creative Grants Program. HUGE congrats to all of these folks — we'll be sharing details of their projects over the coming weeks, stay tuned! ✨🎆⚡️
Big day at Refraction! We're launching our Creative Grants Program!🌎
🌌 Awarded across 3 funding tiers (micro, mid-weight, heavy lift), totalling up to 100k $USDC
🌌Divided between events and commissions
🌌Open call until July 31st, fill out the form ⬇️
🚨🚨🚨
Snapshot live! ⚡️ $REFRACT holders have until 23:59 EST on 9/21 to vote to fund our Creative Grants shortlist of 24 proposals! Once again, thanks to our Curatorial Team and all applicants 💗 🧵
VOTE ↓
Happy Valentine’s Day!! 💜 Today feels like a good day to tell you...since Refraction 2020, we have been working on ways to structure decentralized curation, using a set of shared values and principles. 🧵
˚˙.☽˚.˙✧ Take us back ✧˙.˚☽.˙˚
Still dreaming about
@ZeroSpaceNYC
, incredible art, sick beats, etc. If you fancy even more fomo, hit the link to read our NFTNYC week recap.
From a very young age,
@p1xelfool
was fascinated by digital art. Obsessed with the idea of the internet, his curiosity led him to website design, which in turn led him to art school at the age of 16. 🧵
.
@sara_ludy
works across an array of digital art media to examine notions of space and immateriality. This is “Untitled (Night Roses)”, a unique 1/1 NFT and physical painting, minted on
@PalmNft
as part of the “Digital Baroque: History Meets Algorithm” exhibition.
Guess who’s back in Miami. 👉🏻👈🏻
We’ll be in Miami for a day-to-night event filled with discussions, music, and art at Understory in Little River.
Teaming up with the new music streaming platform
@sonastream
, and
@FWBTweets
, we're set to take over the venue and celebrate the…
So amped for our curatorial collab with
@townsxyz
and
@FWBtweets
at FWB FEST next weekend! Refraction community can use our code to receive an exclusive discount on a weekend pass! Head to our discord for the scoop.
Or buy passes here!💖
See you there! 💫
Set a reminder for next week’s special Twitter Space!
@dfnbrown1
and
@AbuQadimHaqq
will be in conversation discussing Haqq’s creative lineage and how he’s approached his upcoming “The Book of Drexciya, Vol. 1” NFT Drop.
Join us for the 1st REFRACT PASS drop of 2023 with
@SkyGoodman4
&
@CaballeroAnaMa
Their pieces debut Feb 1 @ 2pm ET + REFRACT PASS holders will be able to claim on
@ourZORA
!
Mint a PASS 👉
Set a reminder 👉
🪩 We are LIVE! Excited to finally reveal the artwork for 'Monument' by
@JIMMYEDGAR
! Inspired by a trip to Egypt it explores the obelisk as cultural object, and the play between the digital and physical. 🖤 24 hour mint!
Welcome to our
#high4tezos
curated special ✨
Peep some of the gems
@thedinachang
scooped for our collection, from the
@hivemind_xyz
project that helps emerging
#XTZ
artists gain visibility and increase their prices.
‘39. Stargazer’ by
@sabatobox
—————
Excited to announce that we're ✨ extending ✨ the application deadline for the Creative Grants Program. Y'all have until Wednesday (8.17) to get your proposals in! Apply 👇
Just looking at the lineup from
@SEED_dao
for this Saturday's event in São Paulo is giving us goosebumps! Proud to have supported their amazing community through our Creative Grants🤝Cannot wait to see this happen!
⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬
NYC— Thanks to our friends at
@Orb_Club
&
@LensProtocol
we’re raffling 7 pairs of tickets to our upcoming event in Brooklyn at
@233butler
.
Here’s how you participate:
1️⃣ Reply to this tweet with your Orb handle, tagging
@RefractionDAO
+
@Orb_Club
.
2️⃣ Post by April 1st for a…
We're preparing a very special year-end drop with an artist we admire.
@sashastiles
—an award-winning language artist, AI researcher, and poet who explores what it means to be human in a posthuman world—has created an amazing piece exclusively for Refract Pass holders. Link below
Important update! 🚨 We're extending the deadline for our Creative Grants Program ✨
⚡️ Applications open until 15.8.22
⚡️ Final proposals will be voted upon in a community-wide snapshot the week of 12.9.22
⚡️ Read more + apply 👇
Big day everyone! ✨ We're thrilled to introduce the three newest curators on Refraction's Curatorial Team.
@elliepritts
,
@cibellecibelle
+
@ninxrattlesnake
have joined the squad + we can't wait to show you what they're cooking up 🧑🍳
We want to send a message of solidarity out in response to one of the darkest days in the history of the US. The supreme courts decision is the beginning of a war against human rights across the board. We will be staying off any socials today to focus on our community. 1/2
ICYMI: Refraction's Creative Grants are back! We've re-launched our Community Fund, with 10ETH support from our friends at BuilderDAO.
Learn more and join the fund:
"Through its boundary-pushing festival, Refraction is constantly exploring new ways of approaching live experiences, combining immersive art with music and community." Editorial highlighting some of our Miami programming just dropped! 😎
"Members in Brazil, or in parts of the world that may have been overlooked, can just as easily participate and shape the direction of where things are going to go."
@awrigh01
of
@MUSE0DAO
via
@withFND
The internet-native museum truly without limits 🖼️
What a night, NYC.
Big thank you to everyone who joined us at Public Records for an incredible evening. Special shoutout to the artists, our partners, and our teams whose work & collaboration made this night so special.
@hntlabs
@ourZORA
@LensProtocol
@FWBtweets
@Orb_Club
…
'Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.' Refraction Founding Artist
@ClaireSilver12
was already an accomplished oil painter when she became fascinated with the world of AI. ‘Artificialis, Third Trimester’ (L) is owned by
@Debussy100
👀 Attn Berlin! 👀
We'll be at
#PankeCulture
from 29/04-30/04 for two days of contemporary electronic music & visual art. Free if you sign up ahead of time, €10 on the door! Link in our bio to RSVP.
After a year of worldwide events and drops, with the launch of the REFRACT PASS, we're giving holders unprecedented access to exclusive digital artwork + IRL throwdowns. So far, people are really digging the vibes. 🔥🧵
Mint →
Drum roll please! The
@ClaireSilver12
lanyard is here! Sign up to the Greenlist with the form 👉 or by dropping your wallet address in the replies 👇. GL members can mint this Friday at 3pm ET, public sale goes live 24 hrs later (Saturday the 19th) 💜
❇️ Greenlist utility! ❇️ You'll get advance opportunity to mint an edition of this lanyard by
@p1xelfool
(+6 others). The NFT package gives you automatic access to ALL of Refraction's IRL events for the first year of the festival. Deets below ⬇️
Let's make room for an art spotlight on
@cibellecibelle
and
@tabithaswanson_
, Berlin-based visual artists whose work will be showcased at the
@LUKSO_io
x Refraction event in Austin TX.
+ a quick reminder for you to join our Wednesday X Space on the future of identity and New…
Make sure you RSVP to our next Town Hall on 7.20.22 at 2pm ET! We'll be joined by members of our curatorial team
@kaitlynmdavies
@dethesaurize
@thedinachang
+
@mal_levy
, who will be answering your q's about the Creative Grants Program 🧑🍳
Huge THANKS to our incredible community for the support of our EOY Refract Pass drop—a collaboration with the renowned
@SashaStiles
. 🌟
For those who missed the airdrop there’s still time to collect this amazing piece by minting a Refract Pass. We will be doing another airdrop…
GM! Important update about the REFRACT PASS! We're postponing the allowlist mint by 24 hrs — due to an overwhelming response! 🌞
👁️ New mint dates ↠ 12pm EST on 11/11 (allowlist) + 11/12 (public)
👁️ S00 NFT Holders will be airdropped the REFRACT PASS in the next 24 hours! 🎁
In the late 1990s,
@yoshi_sodeoka
's friend showed him how to use After Effects, and it got him hooked on computer animation. Though the Web 3.0 experience is very new to him, he can see that the community the space engenders between artists is desperately needed.
Announcing our 2nd round of Creative Grants: The Community Fund 🌏. This new fund allows grantees to apply for microgrants and work with our inaugural Creative Grants cohort.
We’re kicking things off with a Twitter Space on Wednesday, May 10th at 1pm ET
REFRACT Pass holders: check your wallet for an airdrop of our latest compilation with x
@MUTEK_Montreal
! + Huge thanks to all the collectors so far! Excited to see so much support for amazing new music from this stellar group of artists 💖💖💖