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Optical Society of America x ARTECHOUSE "International Light Day" 2018. Photo courtesy of gallery.
ARTECHOUSE Turns Five: A Timeline
June 30, 2022 @ 9:00am
This year marks ARTECHOUSE‘s fifth anniversary. The innovative gallery has been on the forefront of blending the latest technology with art to create one-of-a-kind immersive experiences. See how ARTECHOUSE came to be, and for our full coverage on their anniversary and current exhibit, visit here.
2009
Tatiana (Tati) Pastukhova and Sandro Kereselidze found Art Soiree, an entrepreneurial concept aiming to support local artists and businesses through multifaceted experiential programming.
Over its nine-year run, Art Soiree produces over 400 unique exhibitions, festivals, concerts and culturally driven experiences, features over 500 contemporary artists, and attracts over 170,000 attendees in D.C.
2011
Art Soiree becomes the founding partner of Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC, an all-night exploration and celebration of contemporary art attracting 7,000 attendees throughout the night.
2012
Art Metamorphosis by Art Soiree transforms the Washington Harbor at the Georgetown Waterfront with a one-night experiential exhibit, during which 26 artists paint murals live on wooden construction site panels while 4,000 guests watch.
2012-2013
Art Soiree brings a true Nuit Blanche | Art All Night DC experience to the Wonder Bread Factory, featuring projection and light artists with over 15,000 attendees each night.
2013
2013 Fete De Lumieres Art Soiree. Photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE.
Art Soiree brought the very first Fête des Lumières, or Festival of Lights, to Georgetown.
Inspired by the world-renowned Fête des Lumières, the light festival is now known as GLOW DC.
Art Soiree was also among the first to represent D.C. artists at Art Basel Miami in 2012 and SXSW in 2013.
2015
Pastukhova and Kereselidze launch ARTECHOUSE, an innovative, first-of-its-kind new age art destination dedicated to the experiential arts created through technology.
2017
ARTECHOUSE DC opens as the first innovative digital art space entirely dedicated to art, science and technology.
Pastukhova and Kereselidze also launch the first augmented reality app and XR bar, offering exhibition-inspired XR cocktails activated through a free mobile app.
2018
ARTECHOUSE x National Cherry Blossom Festival partnership, 2018. Photo courtesy of gallery.
ARTECHOUSE launches key partnerships with the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the Optical Society of America for themed exhibits.
ARTECHOUSE Miami opens as the first innovative digital art space in Florida.
2019
2019 ARTECHOUSE NYC Opening, “Machine Hallucination: NYC”. Photo courtesy of gallery.
ARTECHOUSE hits over 500K visitors, expands partnerships with Coachella and NYC, and presents the first AI data-driven exhibition featuring the work of Refik Anadol.
ARTECHOUSE NYC opens as the first innovative digital art space in New York City with commissioned work “Machine Hallucination: NYC” by Anadol.
The NYC location becomes the world’s first space with the largest, seamless megapixel count projection canvas, bringing art and digital environments vividly to life through Barco technology, and is also the first art space to integrate L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology with 32 separate channels for a truly immersive, multidimensional audio experience.
The ARTECHOUSE Live performance series is launched in the District, intersecting music and digital arts.
Pantone Color 2020. Photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE.
ARTECHOUSE partners with the Pantone Color Institute for the annual launch of the Color of the Year.
2020
2020 “Voice Our Future” XR mobile app. Photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE.
While ARTECHOUSE locations closed due to the Covid-19 shutdowns, the creative team brings art to audiences through the revamp of its XR mobile app and interactive activations.
ARTECHOUSE partners with UN Foundation and releases “Voice Our Future,” an unprecedented, extended reality (XR) experience.
“Aṣẹ: Afro Frequencies” Photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE.
ARTECHOUSE collaborates with London-based digital artist Vince Fraser to bring his Afro-Surrealist art to life in solidarity with the March on Washington and Black Lives Matter movement.
As locations reopen, ARTECHOUSE Studio is officially established.
ARTECHOUSE welcomes 1M visitors.
2021
“Life of a Neuron.” Photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE.
ARTECHOUSE launches its first experiential NFTs.
“Life of a Neuron” becomes the major premiere of the year in D.C., in partnership with Society for Neuroscience.
2021 ARTECHOUSE x Harpa “Iceland Circuleight.” Photo courtesy of gallery.
ARTECHOUSE partners with Harpa to bring the innovative Circuleight installation to Iceland.
Partnerships are formed with MGM in Las Vegas and Produkt in Montreal, giving ARTECHOUSE a global audience.
ARTECHOUSE reaches 1.5M visitors.
ARTECHOUSE DC: 1238 Maryland Ave. SW, DC; artechouse.com // @artechouse
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