Scene | Unseen is an artist’s culture built on radical love, creative freedom, and collective imagination.

We are a community where artists across disciplines can show up fully to create, to connect, and to be supported. Our work centers bold expression, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and artistic honesty. We believe every artist deserves access to spaces that are vibrant, inclusive, and grounded in care.

As a collective, we hold space for artists to share work that reflects their truths, identities, and lived experiences without needing to explain or prove themselves. We understand that many existing art scenes come with barriers. That’s why we’re building something different.

Scene | Unseen is our vision of what the arts can be:

• A space where people feel seen.

• A community where creativity is protected.

• A culture where healing, justice, and collaboration are the foundation.

• This is a soft place to land and a strong place to grow. 

Scene | Unseen cultivates an arts culture grounded in radical love, creative freedom, and collective imagination.

We are highlighting art that:

• Welcomes artists to be seen, heard, and connected within the broader arts scene — regardless of age, race/ethnicity, place of origin, upbringing, class, gender, sexual orientation, education, experience level, network, geographical location, or accessibility needs

• Celebrates the depth and intersection of identities through stories that reflect truth, resilience, and creative power

• Centers honest, nuanced portrayals of individuals, communities, and cultures without simplification or erasure

• Uses art as a tool to provoke, challenge, and invite dialogue, building bridges of understanding between artists, audiences, and institutions

• Creates a supportive community where artists can share their work, grow their practice, and feel at home in their full expression
  
  

Scene | Unseen is reimagining what it means to belong in the arts not by fitting in, but by making space for each other.

Scene | Unseen artists are creatives who use their work to express, question, and transform.

They are grounded in their artistic voice or actively exploring it and committed to creating with authenticity, care, and courage.

At Scene | Unseen, we understand art as a diverse range of practices that reflect conceptual ideas, technical skill, and personal story, all meant to be appreciated for their emotional power and aesthetic. Our artists bring this to life through work that is honest, boundary-pushing, and rooted in lived experience.

We welcome artists across all disciplines who are driven by curiosity, expression, and connection.

Scene | Unseen artists are not defined by credentials or access. They are defined by how they use art to reflect who they are and imagine what’s possible.

We are here to uplift artists who lead with intention, tell stories that matter, and contribute to a more vibrant, inclusive, and transformative arts culture.

Art allows individuals to imagine a diverse range of activities that express conceptual ideas, technical skills, and individual stories intended to be appreciated for their emotional power and aesthetic.

At Scene | Unseen, we provide a platform that empowers artists to transformatively interpret art, in a way that is authentic to their experiences.