2026 NYCXDEISIGN Festival Networking, Founders × Creators × Artists
Sat, May 16
|Sanders Studios NYC
The year’s most anticipated cross-disciplinary gathering during NYCXDESIGN. Art × Cross-industry networking × Performance, join us! The year’s most anticipated cross-disciplinary gathering — where art, culture, and creative minds converge.
Time & Location
May 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sanders Studios NYC, 525 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
About the event
To celebrate the opening of “Becoming” Exhibition — NYCxDESIGN Festival, NotYetArt invites you to an exclusive opening ceremony where exhibition, atmosphere, and human connection merge.
For one night, the gallery transforms into a living environment —
part exhibition, part social salon, part sensory experience.
Not a typical opening.
Not a conventional networking event.
Something softer.
More fluid.
More alive.
An immersive, high-density social experience at the intersection of
Art × Cross-industry networking × Live Performance
Featuring:
• A curated group exhibition presenting multidisciplinary works across art & design
• Live music and immersive performance
• A thoughtfully designed dessert selection & beverage experience
• A spatial environment encouraging Cross-industry networking
• A soft, aesthetic atmosphere for meaningful and unexpected connections
🧠 Who You’ll Meet
A carefully curated room of people shaping culture, business, and ideas:
🎨 Art World — artists, curators, collectors, critics
🧠 Academia — scholars, professors, researchers
💼 Creative Industry — designers, photographers, brand founders
💰 Capital — investors, VCs, art funds, wealth advisors
👔 Professionals — executives, consultants, legal & strategy leads
🌐 Creative Tech — AI / XR / new media practitioners
Through shared space, quiet moments, and spontaneous conversations,
connections don’t feel forced — they happen.
Connect. Experience. Become.
Dress Code: Formal / Elegant