Think Inside the Box

Artifice NYC is a curatorial research organization producing programs in creative science, installation, and new media performance, from prototype to artifact. WHITEBOX is the lab and BLACKBOX is the stage, and the work moves from early testing through public presentation and documentation.

RADAR is an open field for submissions. ENTER follows selected work through editorial inquiry. The INDEX documents the artifacts.

Artifice NYC, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 33-2548076.

WHITEBOX

BLACKBOX

Schema

Every artifact in the Index is described by the same fields, whatever it is and whenever it was made. These are the ones that describe the work; a few more handle rights and housekeeping. A claim you cannot check is not documentation, so the schema is public, so is the changelog, and anyone can cite against either.

What it is and who made it
- titleits name
- authorsthe makers, credited
- typeinstallation, performance, talk
- formatWHITEBOX or BLACKBOX
- descriptionwhat it is, in the maker's words
- thumbthe cover image
Where and when it happened
- eventthe programme it ran under
- event_datesthe run of that programme
- venuethe building
- locationthe room
- durationhow long it ran
Where it sits in the Index
- idthe permanent handle
- codeits number, A01 onward
- entitywhich Artifice entity it belongs to
- sourcewhere the record came from
- statuspublished, or still in review

Brand

This document defines Artifice’s formats, programs, imagery, voice, and production standards. Marks, color, typography, and their applications are maintained separately in the Artifice Brand Guidelines.