Welcome to Miralume, a region-wide art exhibit by Scarlet Fey, Delain Canucci and Gem Preiz on the Akimitsu region. The exhibit takes full advantage of the new PBR textures, reflections, and mirrors to create a fantastic and magical experience. The latest addition to The Borderless Project: Miralume derives its name and inspiration from the 2024 Fantasy Faire region by Scarlet Fey. You will need a PBR enabled viewer 7.1.x.
Come enjoy the gallery and its grounds, which change with every passing season. Here you will find for your enjoyment, digital art, a zen water garden, poetry readings, a film study featuring the top movies of the last 100 years, an ongoing seminar series featuring Latin American music genres and key composers, and live music from time to time. This is a place to relax and enjoy the arts in multiple forms. You are invited to come and join in the activities here.
MakAna Studios at Valo offers a 3D art gallery installation featuring interactive art by Makay Scribe and Anastasia Thexton. Visitors are encouraged to enable PBR and mirror settings to fully experience the digital and 3D artworks. The gallery includes photography and video, providing a unique blend of creative expression.
Harmonic Sanctuary is a serene and enchanting gallery and art park that blends stunning digital art with lush, immersive landscapes on two levels, offering visitors a tranquil escape. Experience the harmony of nature and creativity, and let the captivating ambiance soothe your soul.
Kultivate Arts features four art galleries that showcase the art of both new and established artists in the virtual world of Second Life. The arts center also has two venues and an attached scenic region for photographers and artists to explore. For more info: www.kultivatemagazine.com
The Annex is an extension to the main hall of the Nitroglobus Roof Gallery. It is a place for starting artists to show their work. The current exhibit is SPLASH THE GOUACHE by Manoji, known in SL by the name Onceagain, an exceptional artist whose talents span across creating stunning 2D art and meticulously designed virtual landscapes. The gouaches she created specifically for this exhibition are really impressive. Onceagain took some photos of her avi on SL and then post-produced them with software and printed them on watercolor paper.
The Eden Grove Galleries and community is currently featuring the works of Suzen Juel and Trip. Suzen Juel's vibrant digital art is a mesmerizing blend of vivid colors, whimsical characters, and surreal landscapes that evoke a sense of dreamlike wonder and playful imagination. Trip’s amazing art is a multifarious exhibit of two dimensional photographs taken in virtual settings combining wondrous creations by talented artists who live, play, and work in this magical Second Life. Eden Grove resort-style living where you can watch the beautiful sunsets and sunrise with a friend, and explore the many amenities, beaches, galleries, and more. Relax in your own luxury cottage, bungalow, or 2 story home. All homes are fully furnished. Welcome home!
Dream AI Photography specializes in crafting awe-inspiring AI-generated photos within the immersive realms of Second Life. Nimue Silvercloud is a skilled photographer and graphic artist using state-of-the-art AI technology to create images that will leave you mesmerized. Visit the gallery and wander around this beautiful photogenic destination.
The Kondor Art Center is a place for Art, Photography, Installations, Music, Dance, Theatre, and other cultural events in Second Life. Composed by the Kondor Art Gallery (1 and 2), the Kondor Art Garden, the Kondor Art Square, the Kondor Art Club, the Museum, and other small art galleries, the Kondor Art Center has one cultural event each week.
As a conclusion of the Virtual Exhibition 101 series, part of the GBTH Mutual Aid Program, the GBTH Selected Works Showcase ‘24 was put together to dive further into considerations of exhibition setups in Second Life. This process was documented in the video series.
The Studio Collection invites visitors to explore an art gallery showcasing a private collection of works from esteemed artists. This exhibition includes two unique installations: "Black Box" and "All the Songs We Never Sang." This destination offers an immersive experience for art enthusiasts to enjoy at their leisure.
Mandel Solano Workshop is a dynamic creation space where Mandel Solano crafts various items, exploring the potential of this virtual world. Visitors are encouraged to use teleport points to access different levels within the workshop. For optimal viewing of the intricate lighting, guests should adjust their settings to Midnight. This ever-evolving workshop offers a glimpse into the creativity and technical skill of its maker.
A*VOID is the latest London Junkers' installation at the Eye Arts Gallery. The topic of this work is important and full of feelings. Experts say that by the year 2030, there won't be more elephants in the wild. This piece is a poem to these magnificent creatures and a voice in the air for humanity to make such a prediction wrong.
The VALO (Virtual Art Live Observatory) Gallery Residence offers a unique and immersive experience that combines art, culture, and residence. The gallery-residence concept creates a harmonious blend of stunning art and carefully curated exhibitions and is the catalyst for artistic growth, networking, and professional development.
Welcome to Kerupa’s World at Akimori, an extraordinary region-wide art installation by the visionary 3D artist Kerupa Flow. Every month you will find new artwork starting on the first Saturday of each month when famed pianist Rulie Cisse joins Kerupa for a new concert of music and lights. Currently on display is: “Invisible“ an interactive exposition on the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami.
HaXue is an international art gallery and haven spanning six floors, all crafted with Second Life's integrated tools. It's a place for dreams, friendship, and artistic exchange, complete with gardens, events, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Your creative spirit is always welcome here.
The Macabre Collection at KAMMIO is a chilling anthology that delves into the darkest corners of Second Life's imagination, offering a curated selection of spine-tingling tales that explore the macabre, the eerie, and the inexplicable. From Lightning House to cursed artifacts, each story within this collection invites readers to journey into realms where the line between the living and the dead blurs!
Visskisa's Visions Photography provides profile pictures, portraits, and model portfolios that blend fantasy with realism. This studio is a hub for artistic photography, adept in crafting ads, logos, and posters that capture the imagination. Their work, perfect for magazines and personal portfolios, turns each photograph into a narrative, showcasing a unique blend of artistic flair and digital mastery.
Emotions paint a vivid spectrum, each hue shaping the canvas of human experience. Explore the intimate narratives within Ren Matsura’s CHROMATIC DREAMSCAPES - where joy, melancholy, and the complex threads of human connection intertwine in every brushstroke and pixel. For more info gbth.org/Unit-5
What lies beneath and what rises to the surface? Echo Beneath Surface Tension is an art exhibit at Morris Code Studios that examines the perceptions, reverberations, and influences shaping dialogue and seeks to viscerally highlight the condition of living in late Western modernity.
GBTH x Rachel Breaker collective 3D exhibition, a collaboration initiated in 2019, is back! The project's evolution has seen a theme emerge for its fifth and final round, inviting participants to answer the question, "How are you now that it is over?"— a deeply subjective and interpretive journey. When one chapter ends, another begins. For more info gbth.org/GBTH-x-Rachel-Breaker-EPILOGUE
Explore "Abstracts & Artifacts" by Lee Boot, a virtual art exhibition at The Peale in Second Life. Lee Boot spent 25 years merging artistic thought with scientific research to address societal challenges, emphasizing the unique perspectives artists offer. He believes in artists' potential not just for their creations, but for their mindset, asserting that our biggest hurdles stem from a lack of imagination and cultural understanding.
NUNA is an arts ecosystem, a region of themed galleries with experimental works by living artists, real world and virtual, and a collection of culturally significant pieces. NUNA has an education focus. Artworks on display are captioned and contextualised; the goal is to display art in context so that it can be better understood.
Vincent Priesley’s most recent exhibition at the GBTH is an ode to hair. In its infinite variety, the love of hair reveals our capacity to find beauty in the simplest of things and our enduring quest to express our inner selves. DÉCOIFFÉ is a celebration of love and acceptance. Hair is more than just follicles and keratin. More info at gbth.org/Exhibition-Pavilion-3
The doors swung open, revealing a vibrant world pulsating with energy. Neon lights bathed the entrance in a kaleidoscope of colors, casting a surreal glow on the eager crowd. The bass of disco music throbbed through the air, vibrating with an irresistible rhythm. Glitter rained down from the ceiling, catching the light and creating a sparkling rain. The atmosphere was a mixture of euphoria and freedom, as the revelers moved to the music with carefree abandon, lost in the magic of KLUB 15. KLUB 15 by Keiko Clementine is an art exhibit at GBTH. Learn more at gbth.org/Unit-6
Dancers are not made of their technique, but their passion. We express our feelings through our love of dance. Burlesque is an old art never aging through the years. Sensual Entertainment can bring novelty and vitality to everyday life, including one's sexuality. Many seek out burlesque for the same reasons. It is an outlet for the erotic sensual self.
Welcome to the Palace of Fine Art, on the canals in the heart of beautiful Bay City. The Palace is home to the Evergarden Gallery and All the Best café where you can enjoy an afternoon in the luxurious art museum, explore the gardens, shop, and relax with friends. Take the Bay City Ferry, ride the bus, or take the teleport. Only the finest make it to the Palace!
Digital Dream Studios is home of the photography of Whiskey Ravenhurst, Annibelsilverwood, Chloe Gassner and Ashramnightwiny. The gallery photographs range from G-rated all the way through Adult, as well as artistic composures. Located on a moderate region, the destination is set in a tropical night-themed environment. They offer events and contests in a relaxed all-inclusive setting. All are welcome!
Within the depths of Walton F. Wainwright's psyche, a fascination with the macabre and the realm of death unfurled like a dark tapestry. It was from these haunting manifestations of blurry memories that the sculpture set known as "AMALGAMATION” was born—an exhibit at GBTH that dared to peel back the veneer of societal taboo and confront humanity's primal fear. Content Warning: Gore!
PRIMITIVE marks Grant Valeska's debut solo exhibition at the GBTH and provides a captivating introduction to his artistic vision and approach. Challenging the pre-existing notion that intentionality is not possible in work where aesthetics and visual impact take precedence, Valeska masterfully transports the viewer into a world of striking poses, intricate textures, and arresting compositions. More info at gbth.org/Unit-1
Art gallery located in Terra Mirabilis featuring the SL photography and digital art of resident Alyss Whitewood, including her "Celebrating Uppity Women" series an exhibit featuring SL portraits of women throughout history who refused to stay in the confined boxes that society put them in.
Fashion designer Sascha Carvalho presents the NO ONOFF #4 metaverse installation salon, which seeks to bridge the gap between physical and metaverse environments. The works on display at this multimedia salon address reality, sex, gender, personal identity, and the way we view ourselves and each other in our globalized world. Featured at the largest design event in northern Europe: DDW
The Hexagons is a place dedicated to those who produce and play their own music, a catalogue of musicians who produce or have produced their own music in Second Life. The Hexagons also has a stage on the roof where occasionally events can be organised. If you are a composer, do not hesitate to contact Livio Korobase to be added to the exhibition.
TerpsiCorps ARTWerks is a premiere, Second Life performance art, dance troupe, which hosts two spectacular shows per month at 7pm SLT, on two different stages, offering a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for everyone. Come and be dazzled by the talents of their amazing artists, performing choreographed dance routines, using the most innovative and advanced tools to enhance your viewing enjoyment.
Cloud Galleries is a lovely sky area above Corsica in the Corsica South Coasters area right near NovaOwl. Nine artists have studio Galleries here and visiting guest artists are featured every two months. Artists share their artworks in a lovely relaxing setting. Cloud Galleries has events and you are welcome to come by anytime. Learn more at throughowlseye.com/cloud-galleries
C E N I T's debut exhibition at the GBTH is a visual journey through the highs and lows of love. LET ME IN, LET ME OUT tells a story that is both personal and universal, exploring the complexities of the human heart. Through her imagery, C E N I T invites us to reflect on our own experiences of love and loss, and to find solace in the beauty that can emerge from even the darkest moments. The times we share with each other are a gift that cannot be taken back. More info at gbth.org/Unit-2
Artist Marina Münter revisits NON-PERISHABLE for a third time, the exhibit that inspired the founding of GBTH in 2017. Presenting a series of stand-alone photographs and shipping container installations, the artist pairs color-associated scenographic assemblages with evocative references in a visually stunning display. NON-PERISHABLE invites the viewer to consider the ways in which we attach meaning and value to the objects in our lives, and how these associations shape our understanding of the world around us. More info at gbth.org/NON-PERISHABLE-by-Marina-Munter
Heartseed is the creation of Jedda Zenovka, who also built the landscape of Happy Clam Island where it resides. Its psychedelic mix of form and color are, in Jedda’s words, “Tripped out designs that naturally fuse organic forms; water, sounds, plant-creatures, that blend into a mythical protopean environment.”
Digital Dreams is an immersive region-wide art gallery made entirely by AI at Akimitsu. When you arrive, please accept the Elite experience and the multilingual TourGuide HUD provided, or you can just walk and explore. The Guide will show (or teleport) you to the six themed chambers containing hundreds of photos to immerse you in magical worlds. Room description is in nearby chat followed by a gift if wearing the HUD.
The Hannington Arts Foundation at Xeltentat Enterprises features Second Life artists at their Memory Gongs collaborative galleries. It's three galleries built together, each with their distinctive style, to show Second Life pictures, First Life pictures, and Erotic pictures. It's a collaborative effort that features photographs from Sweet Susanowa, Violaine, and Therese Carfagno. The pictures are for sale at different prices. The galleries are built to be walker-friendly, and in between, there are places to sit down and relax.
What would you leave behind, if you decided to lose yourself? For the final round of this collective exhibition at GBTH, 16 artists were invited to answer this question through the occupation of two apartment buildings. More info at gbth.org/GBTH-presents-Colonia-2-0
Resolve to visit NEW YEARS EVE, a video installation at Unit #8 GBTH, that plumbs the depths of personal experiences since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. UK artist Amanda (aht1981) employs pop art sensibility to aim her documentary lens and capture the honest responses of her social milieu. More info at gbth.org/Unit-8
Join the inquiry at DISTANCE, by Mich Michabo, a photographic installation at Unit #7 at GBTH, that invites us to question how our virtual selves can be extensions of our real selves. Michabo positions herself in a virtual environment, recalling scenes from the urban life of a young woman, and reinforces the connection between the virtual and the physical. More info at gbth.org/Unit-7
Pore over the imagery at Vessels by Rob Danton Unit #4 at GBTH, a photographic exhibit that is the result of the artist’s long interest in our avatars and how we choose to represent ourselves virtually. Illuminating the individual details and unique aspects of avatars, Danton’s pictures try to answer the question "What would you choose to look like?" It seems to be, in many cases, "Something like me." More info at gbth.org/Unit-4
GANADARA presents artists’ work in a manner that encourages both newfound appreciation and deeper understanding, focusing on the finest art created in Second Life. This rich, vivid context serves to expand the field of Second Life art and the significance of its most stellar artists and has encouraged collaborative relationships with talented people.
A Beautiful Seaside Gallery in which the main building exhibits Photo Art of Lizbeth Morningstar and the Annex exhibits different Featured Artists’ works monthly. Gallery owner Lizbeth appreciates how diversified SL artists are and hopes that with more venues available for artists' exhibitions, the more fertile SL art is. Come chill with art, a lovely beach, a fascinating sea view, and soothing music.
XSPACE is an interactive region-wide installation made by Betty Tureaud and AI at Akimori. A space and light art with interactive elements where you can fly in space on a skateboard and experience a place with distant galaxies seen through a space telescope. Find the space crab to ride and have fun!
The Metaverse NFT Gallery presents cutting-edge NFT, Blockchain, and street art. They also feature the cozy Satoshi's Cafe for relaxing and the High Floor rooftop bar for parties and events. Come explore the two gallery buildings, the Gallery Square Subway station, and Back Lot street art venues.
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