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Festival
Iceland Eclipse Festival
August 11–15, 2026
Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

Iceland Eclipse is a five-day gathering on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula during the August 2026 total solar eclipse, bringing together music, art, science, wellness, and cosmic celebration. Set against Iceland’s volcanic landscape, the festival invites artists, scientists, explorers, and eclipse seekers to gather around a rare celestial moment and reflect on our place within the cosmos.

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Solid Sound Festival
June 26 - 28, 2026
MASS MoCA, MA

Inploration is an arts initiative and book exploring space to deepen appreciation for Earth. At Solid Sound, Inploration presents a live experience with Infinite River, dancer/choreographer Jessy Dae Crist, an interactive art activity led by co-founder Richelle Ellis, and the Astronomer’s Meditation led by co-founder Lawrence Azerrad — bringing music, art, science, and the cosmos together in one immersive journey.



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FWB Festival
July 31 - August 2, 2026
Idyllwild, CA

A field trip to the future.

Join us above the Coachella Valley for the fifth edition of an industry-defining festival: part music festival, part emerging tech conference, part experiential experiences in nature.

Festival
Yuri’s Night
April 11, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA

Yuri’s Night Los Angeles 2026 at Griffith Observatory celebrated human spaceflight with astronauts, scientists, artists, and thousands of visitors. The event featured the Astronaut Reality Helmet in collaboration with Tomorrow Lab, using immersive video, projection-mapped visuals, embedded audio, and synchronized playback to share the Overview Effect and invite reflection on Earth as one fragile, interconnected whole.

Exhibition
Moon Bound
February 23 – March 15, 2026
Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, Bulgaria

Moon Bound is an exhibition presented by Moon Gallery Foundation at the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, bringing together the miniature Moon Bound Book and space-inspired artworks at the intersection of art, science, and lunar imagination. Centered on the question “How does the Moon see the Earth?”, the exhibition places contemporary space-focused work within an ancient historic setting, connecting humanity’s cultural past with future visions of space exploration.

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DASER
February 19, 2026
National Academy of Sciences

DASER: Human Exploration of Mars brought together voices from art, science, and space exploration for an inspiring conversation at the National Academy of Sciences. The panel featured Richelle Ellis alongside Dava Newman of MIT, Carolyn Russo of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Pascal Lee of the Mars Institute / SETI, exploring how creativity, research, and imagination shape our understanding of Mars, Earth, and the cosmos. The evening offered a thought-provoking exchange on exploration, culture, and the role of artists in expanding how we see our place in the universe.

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Space Beach Future Festival
February 11 - 14, 2026

Future Fest 2026 is a pop-up cultural gathering by The Space Beach Foundation in Downtown Long Beach, created as part art gallery, classroom, and community clubhouse. It brings together space, art, science, philosophy, and policy to spark public conversations about the future and the people imagining what comes next.

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Moon Bound at The Hague
January 15, 2026
Huis van het Boek in The Hague, Netherlands

Moon Bound Book Lunch was presented at Huis van het Boek in The Hague, Netherlands on January 15, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 PM. The event introduced the Moon Bound Book, a 1 cm³ artists’ book created by Moon Gallery to travel to the Moon, gathering contributions from artists, writers, and researchers reflecting on the question: “How does the Moon see the Earth?” The program included presentations by contributors and an informal conversation on the relationship between books, art, and space exploration.

Art Fair
BitBasel: Sea & Space Summit
December 4, 2025
Art Week Miami

The BitBasel Sea & Space Summit was an immersive full-day event during Miami Art Week that explored the shared frontiers of ocean depths and outer space. Curated by former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott and Space for Art Foundation, it featured expert panels and interactive installations connecting planetary stewardship with space innovation.

Art Fair
BitBasel: Astro GLPH
December 3 - 7, 2025
Art Week Miami

Human creativity, archived on the Moon. The ASTROGLPH: A Moon Archive Exhibit showcases the artworks and messages carried beyond Earth — a lasting testament to imagination, innovation, and our shared cultural legacy. Experience it live at BitBasel | Art Week Miami 2025.

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LA Tech Week
October 16, 2025
Marina Del Rey, CA

Space Civilization Builders at LA Tech Week brought together a visionary group of artists, founders, and space leaders for an evening of conversation, connection, and future-building. Hosted in Richelle’s space art studio, the event featured speakers Samuel Stubblefield, Krystle Caponio, and Richelle Ellis, exploring what it means to seed a flourishing culture for a future galactic civilization. The gathering also celebrated ongoing collaborations across space, art, and life-centered missions, including the next LifeShip Pyramid headed to an asteroid aboard AstroForge.

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Brave New Work
October 8 - 9, 2025
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA)

Bringing together the most exciting art and technology practitioners based in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, the 2-day forum targets both the southern California art community and the tech interests of Silicon Beach. The forum’s ultimate goal is ambitious: intended to become an annual event that moves along with advancing technologies, Brave New Work seeks to become an international festival that places SB at the center of avant garde art.