Community Partners
Our community partners play a pivotal role in shaping the MUD Foundation’s mission. By working together, we create opportunities to integrate art and technology, expand educational initiatives, and nurture a vibrant creative ecosystem. These partnerships amplify our impact, connecting diverse voices and fostering innovation that drives inclusive growth within our communities.
Miami MoCAAD
The MoCAAD Miami online museum brings the art experience beyond the gallery, into everyday life. It showcases the creativity of the African diaspora and invites the public to explore, learn, and return. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to accessibility, education, and culturally rooted innovation.
Miami MoCAAD
The MoCAAD Miami online museum brings the art experience beyond the gallery, into everyday life. It showcases the creativity of the African diaspora and invites the public to explore, learn, and return. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to accessibility, education, and culturally rooted innovation.
Creative West
At Creative West (formerly WESTAF), we build equitable systems to support and amplify creative capacity — because creativity is essential to us all.
Space Is Weird, So Are We
Space Is Weird, So Are We is the fifth exhibition in a series of online showcases sponsored by CaFÉ, a program of Creative West. This initiative aims to honor and celebrate the artists within the CaFÉ community.
O Cinema
A premium art cinema experience
O Cinema is an independent, community-based, mission-driven, nonprofit arthouse cinema in Miami-Dade County and the Beaches featuring first-run films, programs, and events. Our mission is to provide intriguing, entertaining, and superior quality films that audiences will otherwise not see in South Florida.
We work to ensure that the films we present are a reflection of our diverse community and that prices are accessible to the broadest possible audience. We believe in the power of films to change communities and change lives. Through a robust platform of creative, innovative, and engaging programs, we strive to Entertain, Educate, and Inspire.
O Cinema
The O Cinema community partnership with MUD Foundation focuses on creating a virtual XR version of O Cinema to expand its reach and accessibility, allowing community members to connect with its programming online. Using the MUD platform's XR tools, the digital twin of O Cinema will provide immersive access to events, screenings, and interactive spaces that mimic the physical experience. This initiative enables O Cinema to connect with new audiences, foster digital inclusion, and extend its influence within the arts community.
LOOP ART CRITIque
Loop Art Critique hosts art critiques and experimental exhibitions.
Loop Studio Hub
Loop Art Critique is a residency and exhibition program that selects artists through an open call and an anonymous evaluation focused solely on the artwork. It operates in a virtual environment, prioritizing digital works while also accepting physical works in digital format.
ZEUXiS VR
Zeuxis was a celebrated painter from Ancient Greece who was renowned for his ability to replicate the world around him. According to Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia, he painted a bowl of grapes that was so lifelike that birds flew down and attempted to eat them. Zeuxis used his skill to create art that was so convincingly real, he had fooled nature itself.
We are following in the footsteps of Zeuxis as we use photogrammetry and virtual reality to recreate art historical sites. We invite you to explore these digital reconstructions and allow yourself to believe in these illusions as we learn and traverse art history together.
Zuexis-MUD XR
As the director of ZeuxisVR and an Art History professor, I use MUD XR to bring immersive art history education to life, creating virtual replicas of significant historical sites. This platform enables students and educators to explore these spaces as if on-site, enhancing cultural heritage accessibility. MUD’s cross-platform reach democratizes art education, allowing students to interact with art beyond textbooks and experience each site’s architecture and spatial context firsthand, fostering deeper engagement and retention through immersive learning. Eric R. Hupe, PhD (he/him/his) Assistant Professor of Art History Lafayette College
ARTEA
The MUD Foundation, in collaboration with Next Reality Digital and Artea, created an immersive space for the exhibition Oro do Peru, produced by Artea for the CCBB (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil). The digital twin exhibition is currently being used by CCBB as part of their digital outreach, allowing communities that cannot physically access the exhibition to experience it. Additionally, it serves as an XR repository of past exhibitions.
Ancestral Treasures of Peru
Immerse yourself in Peru's rich history with "Peru's Ancestral Treasures." A fascinating exhibition with 162 pieces of gold, silver, ceramics and textiles that transport us from ancient pre-Hispanic civilizations to the Inca Empire. At the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro, this exhibition connects us with the past and mastery of Peru's ancient cultures.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Connecting resources, fostering growth, and empowering tech-arts creativity.