Opening Strategy: Three-Month Sequence
NODE opens gradually over three months, allowing our team to learn visitor patterns, adapt operations, and build momentum. One gallery opens per month rather than launching all four simultaneously.
PHASE 1
January 23
Gallery 1 opens with 10,000 (CryptoPunks). Initialize—our rotating stream of short-form works across 50mm² of LED walls—begins (12-4pm daily).
PHASE 2
February
Gallery 2 opens. Pebbles programming activates. Operations adapt to visitor flow.
PHASE 3
March
Galleries 3-4 open. Beeple exhibition. Full building activated.
2026 Programming Calendar
Programming Framework: How to Fill a Jar
Like filling a jar, you start with the Rocks (major exhibitions)—they define NODE's spatial voice each quarter. Then you add Pebbles (monthly artists, talks, workshops) that fill the spaces between. Finally, Sand (Initialize: daily/weekly programming) flows into all remaining gaps, keeping the building alive continuously during open hours (12-4pm).
Confirmed (1)
✓ CONFIRMEDNODE Grand Opening
10,000 CryptoPunks
Matt Hall × John Watkinson
Jan 23-25, 2026
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In Discussion (5)
POSSIBLE ROCK
Beeple: Diffuse Control
Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)
Mar-Apr 2026
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POSSIBLE ROCK
Sam Spratt: Story of Luci
Sam Spratt
Nov-Dec 2026
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POSSIBLE ROCK
Digital Materiality: The Pixel World System
Kim Asendorf
Jun 2026
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POSSIBLE ROCK
MARKS
Matt DesLauriers × William Mapan
Fall 2026
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POSSIBLE ROCK
Context Protocol
Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
Fall 2026
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Note: Possible rocks are under discussion—may be scaled as pebbles depending on scope and production needs.