Eyebeam

Mission // Eyebeam is a nonprofit studio for collaborative experiments with technology toward a more imaginative and just world. By providing generous support to artists for research, protection and education, Eyebeam makes ideas real. Values // Openness: All the work here is driven by an open-source ethos. Invention: Build on old ideas to generate new possibilities. Justice: Technology by artists is a step towards equality and democracy. 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 of public campaign finance data. Many more firsts were had at our studios over the years, including the C-based creative coding platform, OpenFrameworks,...