COSMIC ORIGINS

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Reimagining Identity and Belonging Among the Stars

In 2026, humanity will return to the Moon — including the first Black astronaut to fly around our closest celestial neighbor. As the horizon of home expands, we ask: Where do the stars end and we begin?

We are made of stardust, yet many are taught to dim their light. Black communities in particular have long experienced alienation — feeling othered in our own communities, cast as “alien,” displaced within dominant systems. Celestial Heritage explores this tension between cosmic origin and social exclusion.

This exhibition invites artists to reflect on identity, ancestral memory, cosmic origins, and planetary responsibility — on Earth and beyond. What does it mean to truly belong to the universe?

We welcome submissions including (but not limited to):

  • Film / Video (under 12 minutes) 

  • AI-generated artworks

  • Photography

  • Illustration

  • Collage & Mixed Media

  • Music / Sound

  • 3D Models (GLB/GLTF under 500,000 vertices; preferably under 100,000 for environments; textures under 2048x2048)

  • Immersive or spatial digital environments

This exhibition is presented by R3imagine Immersive, a digital museum of Art + Technology, curated by Anatola Araba, in partnership with XR Women. Selected works will be exhibited digitally from March–June 2026 and featured across R3imagine and XR Women platforms.

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In case you were wondering…

  • The exhibition is easily accessible online. Visitors can simply click a link to enter the virtual museum experience. It can be viewed on any web browser using a laptop or mobile device, and is also accessible with a virtual reality headset for a more immersive experience.

  • Of course! You retain 100% of the IP.

  • While this is a non-commissioned showcase, selected works will be shared across R3imagine and XR Women platforms and will remain publicly accessible in the digital museum for the duration of the exhibition. Artists will be credited and featured within the museum experience and may also be invited to events that highlight and showcase the work.

  • Feel free to reach out to Anatola at anatola@r3imagine.io