2026 NYCXDEISIGN Festival Networking, Founders × Creators × Artists

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.

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.

✨ What to Expect

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