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Rhizome is a non-profit organization that supports the creation, presentation, and preservation of contemporary art that uses new technologies in significant ways. Read more about us.

About Organizational Subscriptions

Rhizome.org is a nonprofit dedicated to internet and new media art. Our programs support the creation, presentation, discussion and preservation of contemporary art that uses new technologies in significant ways. Find out more about Rhizome.

Organizational subscriptions are group memberships to Rhizome that allow members of institutional communities (such as students, faculty or artists) to gain access to all of Rhizome's resources and services without having to pay for membership individually. Organizational Subscriptions have been designed and priced for universities, art schools, art centers, libraries, clubs, etc. Check out a recent review of Rhizome's Organizational Subscription Program in Art Libraries Journal.

Note: If you are an individual trying to access your organization's subscription, register here

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Organizational Membership

Pricing Grid
# of Users Annual Fee
1-500 $250
501 - 1000 $500
1001 - 3000 $1,000*
3001 - 7000 $2,000
7001 - 15,000 $3,500
15,001 - 32,000 $5,000

Pricing is based upon the estimated number of users who will be accessing Rhizome.org, not necessarily the size of the institution. Our customers generally base this estimation on the size of a relevant department or school, such as a School of Art in a larger university or an Art Department.


*Organizational subscribers with a $1000 membership or more may opt to advertise their institution's programs within the publications Rhizome News or Rhizome Digest.

As an Organizational Subscriber, your community can:

  • Vote on proposals submitted to Rhizome's Commissions Program.
  • Access all ten years of Rhizome's archives of art and writing. Founded in 1999, the ArtBase contains upwards of 2,000 art works by artists from around the world. The discussion and publications archives contain new media art-related discussions, essays, reviews and interviews from over the past decade.
  • Use special site features like advanced search and personalized member RSS feeds.
  • Forge new curatorial practices by organizing new media artworks from the ArtBase in a Member-Curated Exhibit.
  • Find out about an exciting, new media related courses, academic programs, residencies and festivals listed through our extensive and continually updated directories.
  • Receive discounted admission to Rhizome programming at the New Museum of Contemporary Art and to merchandise at the New Museum Store's Bowery location and online.

*Please note: In order to access all of these features, you must sign up for a dual email and IP based account.

You can also take advantage of general features:

  • Create your own page in our Profiles section section, which includes over 3000 artists and professionals
  • Exchange art and ideas in our discussion section.
  • Browse and post events, exhibitions and calls to our international calendar.
  • Find out about calls for artwork, papers or jobs through our opportunities listings.
  • Apply for a grant from our annual commissions program, which supports original works of Internet-based art.
  • Submit your work to our curated archive, the ArtBase, for consideration. The ArtBase is a popular resource for curators, artists, students, teachers and all those interested in learning more about new media.
  • Subscribe to our blog or publications, Rhizome News or the Rhizome Digest.

Read more about our Access and Membership policy here.

How to Subscribe

In order to access the full range of Rhizome's resources, your organization can subscribe annually to an email and IP based account. Email-based subscriptions allow administrators to give out individual accounts, whereas IP access can activate entire areas such as a computer lab in a library or arts facility.* If you are interested in purchasing an organizational subscription, please contact Lea Schick for further information at sales@rhizome.org

* Rhizome is aware that, in some cases, it is impossible to control IP access by location and this hypothetically allows a large user volume. For this reason, we trust that our customers provide an accurate total for the number of estimated users who will use Rhizome.

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