Access & Membership Policy
Our Access and Membership policy is designed to serve our values of openness and inclusion, while providing our Members with real benefits and privileges.
Access
Rhizome's content and resources are accessible in three ways:
Individual Membership
Rhizome Members have unlimited access to Rhizome's resources. Content older than one year resides in the Rhizome Archives and is accessible to Members only. To become a Member, you must simply consent to our Member Agreement and make a contribution of $25 which is good for one year. Contributions from Members provide valuable support to our operation and programs.
In return, Members are able to:
- 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 TextBase similarly contains 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 course, institution, or residency listed in our New Media Art Resources.
- Receive, on request, a copy of GROK, our education initiative designed to introduce youth to new media art and digital culture.
- 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.
Organizational Subscriptions
We offer group memberships to universities, libraries, art schools and media centers to offset costs to individuals - be they students, faculty, artists or administrators. Members of organizational subbscriptions enjoy all the same benefits of individual members as outlined above. See our Organizational Subscriptions page for more information.
We also offer free group memberships to organizations and schools in underprivileged and excluded areas. For more information, contact laurencornell@rhizome.org.
Rhizome Users
Rhizome Users can post content and submit art to the ArtBase. It is free to become a Rhizome User. Anyone can view the past year's worth of Rhizome's content including opportunities, announcements, texts, the ArtBase, commentary, listings and archival materials.
To sign up, you must simply enter your email address and password, and consent to our User Agreement. If you'd like to sign up now, you may do so here.
Artist Access to the ArtBase
All artists may access their own work in the ArtBase regardless of the year it was originally entered.
Privacy Statement
Rhizome.org is committed to protecting your privacy. If you have provided us with your name, email address or other personal information, we will hold that information in the strictest confidence. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. Read more about the Privacy Statement here.
DMCA Notice
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") provides a mechanism for notifying service providers of claims of unauthorized use of copyrighted materials. Read more here.