V21 Artspace co-founders: Joe Clark and Claire Cutts 3D scanning ‘Our Silver City, 2094’ exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary. Artwork: Céline Condorelli, Resuscitated Aural Study, 2021 Courtesy the artist, commissioned by Nottingham Contemporary
Producing 3D Virtual Exhibitions since 2017
Accessibility • Audience • Archive
Pioneers V21 Artspace continue to lead the way since disrupting the arts and culture sector in 2017 with their application of innovative technologies in capturing real-time exhibitions to produce interactive 3D Virtual Tours for showcasing online, providing an engaging digital solution for accessibility, archiving, and audience development. V21 Artspace continue to evolve their processes and methods to remain at the forefront of their craft.
In 2020, V21 Artspace unveiled its bespoke 3D Virtual Gallery platform, which allows for the creation of a fully immersive 3D Virtual Gallery environment in CGI based on curators and artists' design concepts. This platform provides an excellent alternative when physical exhibition spaces are not feasible.
Additionally, V21 Artspace presents numerous 3D Virtual Exhibitions on its website, v21artspace.com, which is free to access and enjoys a global audience from 135 countries.
V21 Artspace's clientele includes notable institutions such as the Arts Council Collection, British Council, La Biennale di Venezia, Museum of London, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, British Library, Serpentine Gallery, Longside Gallery at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, WWF-UK, World Photography Organisation, Firstsite, Pitt Rivers Museum, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia and many others. Its partnerships also extend to blue-chip mega gallery Hauser & Wirth and the American Hardwood Export Council at The Design Museum.
From its humble beginnings, V21 Artspace has grown to become a global company with a focus on sustainability and increasing access to art and culture for all audiences. Regular 3D Virtual Exhibition projects have taken place in London, New York, Virginia, Los Angeles, Zürich, St Moritz, Menorca, Monaco, and Hong Kong.
Services
3D / 360º Virtual Tours
V21 Artspace use a mixture of innovative laser scanning and multimedia technologies to capture real-time physical art exhibitions and museums to produce interactive 3D / 360º Virtual Tours for showcasing online, providing an engaging digital solution for accessibility, audience development and archiving.
Virtual CGI Galleries
Designed and curated by you, built by us, in early 2020 as a response to Covid-19, V21 Artspace introduced a bespoke 3D CGI Virtual Gallery platform. With over 50 Virtual Galleries produced, this medium continues to provide an impactful experience for when a physical space is not an option for showcasing an exhibition.
3D Digital Fabrication
Working with artists, curators and cultural institutes, we are able to provide a solution for transforming artworks and artefacts into a digitally accurate 3D facsimile with millimetre precision, or collaborating to create an artwork or bespoke project in CGI using our extensive knowledge of 3D digital technologies.
V21 Artspace also provides a range of artwork and exhibition documentation technologies including high resolution medium format photography, drone photography and 3D scanning, lidar scanning for large scale installations, handheld object 3D scanning, video production.
Co-Founders
Claire Cutts
In 1999, Claire Cutts embarked on her career in publishing and media production for the fast paced newspaper industry. With this wealth of knowledge and experience she embraced the opportunity to evolve her ideas and Co-found V21 Artspace. Claire has found an enjoyable balance between work and a newly discovered passion for wildlife and nature photography.
Joe Clark
Joe Clark has a background in photographic practice, deciding at an early age to skip conventional means of studying at university, Joe found a desire to incorporate his interest for contemporary art and photography into his working practice, Co-founding V21 Artspace when he was aged just 18. Joe combines his work at V21 Artspace with managing his growing private collection of contemporary artworks.