An innovative nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration of art, technology, and education. We are focused on expanding the possibilities when the internet, data, extended reality (XR), and art intersect. MUD was founded as a 501(c) 3 organization in 2018 by the Cuban-born, US-based media artist Rodolfo Peraza to create art + tech programs and foster the art and tech community in Miami and beyond.

MUD Foundation INC’s first exhibition-workshop event was The Art Hack Data (www.arthackdata.net) which defines the critical media approach and the interest in digital culture and the internet in society. From 2017 to now, the MUD Foundation programs have been featured in local, national, and international venues, including the Perez Art Museum, De La Cruz Collection, and Bakehouse Art Complex, among other local institutions. In 2022 MUD Foundation received the Knight Foundation New Work award for the development of the exhibition program Media Under Dystopia.

Other essential supporters are The Knight Foundation, The National Endowment of the Arts, Florida Cultural Affairs, Miami Cultural Affairs, and the co-founder and tech partner startup, Next Reality Digital.