Image by Guggenheim Guggenheim New York and LG proudly announce Trevor Paglen as the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award recipient. Paglen is the fourth artist to be recognized as part of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, a five-year, multifaceted collaboration designed to research, honor, and promote artists working atContinue Reading
A new esports initiative, the NYC Collegiate Esports Circuit (NYCCEC), has officially launched, offering the first-ever competition open only to CUNY, SUNY and New York State private schools. The initiative is hosted by Video Game Amateurs (VGA), a NYC based digital games agency, and sponsored by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and EntertainmentContinue Reading
NYC Noise’ Lets New Yorkers Measure, Classify and Track Decibel Levels and Noise Types Real-Time Data Will Help Identify Hotspots and Guide Targeted Enforcement The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the release of NYC Noise, a new, innovative mobile application that will help both residents andContinue Reading
Still from Dendur Decoded. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Temple of Dendur and works from the Arts of Oceania galleries have been transformed for virtual reality (VR) experience and on the web The Met’s new features, created in collaboration with the platform Atopia, introduce a newContinue Reading
A delivery worker swaps e-bike batteries using a battery swap cabinet piloted in 2024. Credit: NYC DOT 25 Flagship Charging Sites Will Improve Quality of Life for New Yorkers by Reducing Fire Risks Related to Unsafe Charging Practices While Supporting Delivery Workers Since 2022, Lithium-Ion Batteries—Many Uncertified—Have Caused 900 FiresContinue Reading
Fees To Be Waived for OMNY Cards When Customers Transfer BalancesFirst 400 Customers to Transfer Balances at Customer Service Centers Get Fee-Waived Cards The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, the first 400 customers to transfer their balances from MetroCards to OMNYContinue Reading
Photo by MOME/Made in NY Digital Gaming Competition Encourages Students to Design More Sustainable, Future-Ready New York City Competition Comes as New York City’s Digital Gaming Industry Continues to Grow, Creating Thousands of Jobs and Generating Billions of Dollars in Economic Impact The first round of the sixth annual New York CityContinue Reading
The Distant Jump Wins Best Sci-Fi Feature Rufus Takes Home Best Supernatural Feature The New York Science Fiction Film Festival has announced the award winners for its fifth annual event, which presented a lineup of films, discussions, virtual reality, and screenplay and graphic novel competitions. Screenings were held on SeptemberContinue Reading
INFANT, still from BANNED SKILLS, 2025 Artist duo INFANT offer a portal to an aesthetic approach for exploring new understandings of cultural representations in new digital work BANNED SKILLS. The Whitney Museum of American Art launched BANNED SKILLS, a digital art project by artist duo INFANT, sidony o’neal and Bogosi Sekhukhuni, on artport, the Whitney’s onlineContinue Reading
Image courtesy of the artist On Friday, July 25, 2025, acclaimed New Orleans-based artist Marcus Brown will unveil four new interactive Augmented Reality (AR) sculpture installations across New York City. These exhibitions are part of Slavery Trails, a national public art initiative that transforms historical sites into immersive memorials toContinue Reading