Art Riot Collective Digital Manifesto

A Gallery Without Walls

Our Vision

We believe that art belongs to everyone. It should be seen, shared, and experienced in ways that are inclusive, empowering, and accessible.

Through digital tools like Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR), we are dismantling the barriers that have historically excluded disabled and neurodivergent artists from traditional exhibition spaces.

Anywhere Can Be a Gallery

Art doesn't need walls. It doesn't require white cubes, silent rooms, or inaccessible thresholds.

Using cutting-edge technology, we create immersive galleries in living rooms, public parks, street corners, community centres, and on kitchen tables. This means:

  • Art can go where people are, not the other way around.

  • No travel, no tickets, no stairs, no judgment.

  • A playful, immersive, and personal experience of art.

Access Through Autonomy

Our digital exhibitions are shaped and curated by the artists themselves. This isn’t about fitting into a model — it’s about reshaping the model.

Artists:

  • Decide how their work is seen

  • Scale their pieces beyond physical limits

  • Present in new formats: in 3D, in space, in motion

  • Invite audiences into their creative worlds from every angle

This is self-directed curation in its truest form.

Reclaiming Public Space

Placing artworks in digital public spaces and virtual worlds asks a radical question:

Who gets to tell their story?

Whose art do we see?

And where?

By inserting disabled and neurodivergent artists into shared spaces — real and virtual — we challenge the norms of visibility, value, and cultural authorship. These works are not hidden in institutions. They belong to everyone, and they speak in public.

Beyond the Exhibition

The digital format extends the life of each artwork. After the show is over, it lives on:

  • Downloadable works can appear in your home, your screen, your street.

  • Art becomes part of your environment, embedded in everyday life.

  • Each piece is an invitation to interact, reflect, and connect — wherever you are.

This is a living archive. An ongoing exhibition. A future-facing practice.

Our Digital Commitment

We will:

  • Prioritise accessibility-first design in all our digital spaces

  • Continue to experiment and learn from artists and audiences alike

  • Develop AR exhibitions that are free, open, and inclusive

  • Treat digital as a creative tool, not just a convenience

  • Celebrate the agency, imagination, and leadership of disabled and neurodivergent artists