● About Us
MAX lives at the intersection of artistic creation, scientific inquiry, and technology. We catalyze, produce, and deploy groundbreaking live-art (live and immersive) experiences created by collaborative teams of artists, scientists, and creative technologists at the intersection of artistic expression, scientific inquiry, and technology.
We foster collaborations between storytellers, choreographers, performers, scientists, and creative technologists to expand artistic expression and amplify scientific insight while exploring its impact on our shared human experience. We invest in these artists and thought leaders by providing financial, logistical, and community support, ensuring they have the necessary resources to execute their creative vision and bring their work to life. This includes direct funding, access to physical production spaces, and the technical infrastructure needed to realize ambitious projects.

Photo of COMMIT by Kate Ladenheim (Alycia Kravitz, 2023)
● Our Mission
We fulfill our mission with a three-pillar framework: MAXmachina, MAXlive and MAXforum
We originate and develop new and ongoing projects in our MAXmachina laboratory where artists, scientists, and technologists can experiment, refine their ideas, and push creative boundaries. This includes workshops, peer critiques, and preview showcases to provide deep feedback, iterative creation, and meaningful cross-disciplinary exchange. By offering dramaturgical guidance, production expertise, and access to collaborative relationships, we help shape ambitious, interdisciplinary works from concept to realization.
We present finished works to the public through our MAXlive series, reaching audiences across New York and beyond. These works represent the culmination of our artistic mission. We collaborate with institutions and venues worldwide to deploy and tour them, ensuring they reach broader audiences and continue to inspire critical conversation.
Additionally, MAXforum hosts an independent salon series, featuring our creators alongside industry luminaries. These gatherings amplify the dialogue surrounding the work, offering deeper reflection, discussion, and engagement with ideas and community that extend far beyond the performance space.
At MAX, we believe that the intersection of art, science, and technology is a powerful and borderless catalyst for change. Our work is driven by a commitment to spark curiosity, provoke thought, and create transformative experiences that shape our future. We seek to expand the boundaries of what art can achieve and how it can inspire meaningful action in the world and reflection on our role here.

Photo of Lizardly by Heidi Boisvert and Kat Mustatea (Maria Baranova, 2021)
● Our Culture
MAX is committed to increasing public awareness of science and technology through the arts.
We aim to reach a broad community through presentations that defy disciplinary boundaries by fostering collaboration and engaging audiences as participants. We work to cultivate an artistic workplace and presentation environment where all staff, creatives, partners, and audiences feel welcome and free to be their full selves. We are committed to supporting a community that reflects a range of spaces in which our work is cultivated and presented.
Media Art Xploration is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our organization does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, sex, age, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, socio-economic background, disability status, religion, marital or partnership status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, past incarceration status, veteran or military status and any other attributes protected by law.
Meet the Team
Our Board of Directors
David Bianciardi
Nancy Eswein
Wendy Ettinger
Carol Klein
Carl Schoonover
Dale Matschullat
Elizabeth Grayer
Eric Van Speights
Kay Matschullat
Our Board of Advisors
Dr. Carl Schoonover
Vero Bollow
Rachel Chanoff
Dr. Sanjoy Som
Dr. Jack Mostow
Lucia Pietroiusti
Robert Cowan, MD, FAAN
Dr. Penelope Boston
Dr. Felipe Orduña Bustamante
Dr. Mari Umpierre
Dr. Lila Davachi
Dr. Sam Gershman
Dr. Tom Griffiths
Sally Katz
Sam Cuddeback
Paul Roossin
Wendy Ettinger
Anne Kreamer
David Biancardi
Gabriel Gaster
Jared Goldberg
Dr. William Brady
Adaora Udoji
Dr. David Haskell
Kathryn Arffa
Dr. Andrew Farnsworth
Dr. Wendy Erb
Dr. Michelle Fournet
Dr. Vijay Ramesh
Dr. Leo Peichl
Dr. Andrew Guess
Dr. William Brady
Our Venue, Educational, and Program Partners
Thank You to Our Institutional Supporters

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

jetBlue

Ettinger Foundation

New York Council of the Arts

Science Sandbox
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