An ART themed landscape with several exhibitions and spaces on the ground floor and some skyboxes with works by Manoji Yachvili, and other artists, which might raise questions, without providing any answers, about ART and LIFE simply by looking at the projects and discovering them in landscapes from apocalyptic to natural.
The Art Garden is an initiative for brokerage, evaluation, and sales, representing an important opportunity to enhance UGC art, give visibility to artists, and revitalize the immaterial art market. This platform provides artists with an innovative way to showcase their work and reach an enthusiastic audience, thus helping to redefine the boundaries and potential of digital art.
Mystical Moments & Beyond offers a creative space for photography and profile photos, featuring an art gallery with fine art paintings, AI-generated works, and unique wall decor. It’s a destination where imagination takes you beyond the ordinary, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of art and creativity.
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.
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.
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.
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 features a curated gallery of small installations, models, and works in progress on the ground level. A collection of artwork from noted artists is displayed upstairs. Visitors can also explore “All the Songs We Never Sang,” a thoughtful installation located on a platform above.
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.
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 Major Arcana Tarot cards represent the life lesson, karmic influence, and major archetypal themes that influence life. Don’t necessarily "tell the future" but can help spiritually guide, coach, and push the reader to connect to their inner wisdom. Have fun with your friends discovering your "fate" in this place while you look at the exhibition immersed in a welcoming, mysterious, and silent garden.
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
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.
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.
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
Raglan Shire's 20th Artwalk runs from Sunday, May 18th, until Sunday, June 15th. This four-week event spans five of their eight regions. Over 100 artists from around the world participate in this annual event. Everything from RL photos, paintings, and drawings to SL sculptures will be displayed on the hedges. The Artwalk also features weekly games and poetry slams, a kite parade, DJs, and live music.
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.
Hidden within the Secret Sanctuary cliffs, DecadencE offers a thought-provoking art experience inspired by the works and spirit of Banksy. Explore immersive rooms, dynamic exhibitions by Second Life artists, and creative installations that blend social commentary with virtual artistry in an atmospheric setting.
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.
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.”
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
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.
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.
Immerse yourself in GOELA, a sculptural installation at Exhibition Pavilion #1 at GBTH, that explores consumption and its relation to our perception. Brazilian artist Públio (Bebel) uses Second Life as a “...bridge to amplify the possibility of manifesting extensions… of itself in different forms.” More info at gbth.org/Exhibition-Pavilion-1
Toy's Art Gallery is a five-floor gallery of Toysoldier Thor's eclectic styles of digital art. Tour through his gallery of over 80 works encompassing real and Second Life photography and 3d mesh sculptures. Visitors are encouraged to touch each piece, and will be presented with a notecard of the artist's comments about each one. All art is available for sale.
The Jewell Theatre has its home in Samandiriel, and has been performing live theatre in Second Life since 2007, led by writer/director Fake Jewell. The theatre is on tour now! Visit for more information or to explore the theatre, walk of fame, museum and many other beautiful areas.
GBTH - Art Incubator is an SL-based experimental arts space consisting of 8+ dedicated gallery spaces. To GBTH (Grab By The Horns) is to take courageous initiative in guiding the boundlessness of artistry, making the conceptual tangible. Here they facilitate artists and makers alike to actualize installation, photographic, sculptural, and community-based works. Everyone is welcome to visit and explore. Apply to participate at gbth.org
The Free Museum contains over 70 works by some of the best artists in Second Life, and visitors are invited to take a free copy of every work exhibited. There is nothing for sale or any solicitations. And it is newcomer friendly: there are simple instructions on how to take a work home and how to resize it to fit your home. It is a great introduction to the art world of Second Life.
The Borderless Project is a region-wide, multi-level, interactive digital art exhibition at Akimitsu, in which they play with light: reflections, structures, movement, creation, and evolution. With sounds and music to match the emotions brought to life by the multi-talented team of artists and scripters: Betty Tureaud, Gem Preiz, Delain Canucci, Thoth Jantzen, Mitsuko Kytori, Blaise Timtam, and Akiko Kinoshi. For a quick preview, play this video and skip ahead to 14:30 - youtu.be/2cViS7vJ0bU?t=870
Wander through a whimsical, magical and romantic fantasy garden filled with original artwork by real life artist, SOOSH (Rox SOOSH a.k.a. Roxlette Resident). As you explore the gardens, you will see her paintings and drawings on flowers, mushrooms, fairies, unicorns, fawns, bunnies, birds, butterflies and more.
Use the Second Life Endowment For The Arts (SLEA) experience to visit 9 regions of diverse creativity representing the many levels of virtual art in SL, including 2 & 3D, Theater, Literature, Visual, Machinima, Art Education, and Media Art. Cost-free grants are awarded! Learn more at sleagrants.com
Take a ride with I am Free’s Ducati motorbike in her personal gallery, Recalcitrante Gallery, and take a look at her photos and installations. There is always a DJ booth ready to welcome you if you want to organize an evening and new exhibitions every few months. The music is curated by The Globalconnection which is available on the parcels audio stream.
Chris Marker, celebrated French photographer and film director, invites you on a tour of his work, led by his longtime guide, Monsieur Guillame, an orange cat who pops up to assist you on your travels. This is a part of the Chris Marker exhibition at the Museum fuer Gestaltung Zuerich.
Men In Motion Campus is home to the Men in Focus Gallery, and the Men in Motion at Night Theater. Men In Motion was created to highlight male choreographers in the Second Life dance community. They have shows three times a year: January, June, and November. The November shows' proceeds go to the Movember Foundation. For more information about their shows and events, visit their site: meninmotionblog.wordpress.com
Isme Fine Arts Galleries house the sensual real-life art of Lisisme Dubrovna and 7 more galleries featuring many others. Lisisme has shown in galleries all over SL and is one of the few in SL to show RL artwork that uses traditional media of sculpture and etching, lithograph, and pen and ink. 3D scans of her sculptures are mesh in SL.
"Echoes in the Garden," is an interactive installation by Rose Borchovski on the "Susa Bubble" story. I hear echoes in the garden. Is anybody listening? I hear lost echoes in the garden! Is anybody listening? And they whisper: “The ones who are only living, are the ones who are only dying.”
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