The City of Arcadia
The 2023 writers’ strike unveiled the belated need for a new creative haven and a better system to facilitate its production. Formal art colonies have been established since the 19th century. The arts deserve a new ecosystem rooted in holistic artistry and creative sovereignty that challenges the commodified nature of traditional creative systems.
Arcadia is building a new city for the arts. We are curating the centerpiece for a new creative era, akin to how Los Angeles and Hollywood defined the entertainment industry or Florence shaped the Renaissance.
Our city exists to establish decentralized and bespoke infrastructure that fosters an unparalleled cultural revival, drawing the most flourishing artists and creative institutions in the world.
Arcadia is building a new city for the arts. We are curating the centerpiece for a new creative era, akin to how Los Angeles and Hollywood defined the entertainment industry or Florence shaped the Renaissance.
Our city exists to establish decentralized and bespoke infrastructure that fosters an unparalleled cultural revival, drawing the most flourishing artists and creative institutions in the world.
Arcadia will rise in Puerto Rico, shaped by the island’s cultural depth and historic resilience. This is a shared effort to build a lasting foundation for creative and artistic leadership—a new standard for what a city for the arts can be.
We’re creating the cultural engine of a new creative era. Just as Los Angeles became the epicenter of entertainment and Florence ignited the Renaissance, Arcadia will be the global capital of the arts.
Arcadia is a creative force—part community, part ecosystem, and the foundation for a new kind of city built entirely for artists. This fall, we’re launching Arcadia Studio Atlanta, our very first space designed for artists to connect, create, and collaborate. It’s the first step toward building a global community and culture that will one day shape our city.
Our studios are home to:
- Emerging artists seeking community and momentum
- Established creatives looking for inspiring environments
- Freelancers and gig workers in need of flexible workspaces
- Patrons and art lovers eager to support and engage with the creative process
- Cultural innovators who are redefining what’s possible
This summer, we’re hosting a series of gatherings—dinner parties, live performances, film screenings, and conversations that bring Atlanta’s creative community together under one roof. These events are the first pulse of Arcadia.
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Arcadia Capital Partners
Arcadia Capital Partners is a global alliance of pioneering companies and institutions committed to shaping the world’s first Special Economic Zone built for the creative economy.
Just as Silicon Valley became the epicenter for technology and Dubai redefined finance, Arcadia is building the global capital of the arts. Our city—designed from the ground up to serve creators—is unlocking a new frontier of economic potential by aligning cultural production with regulatory innovation and global investment.
Arcadia Capital Partners includes forward-thinking companies that recognize the unique advantages of anchoring early in a city designed to empower the creative class. These partners gain priority access to Arcadia’s economic zone, bespoke incentives, strategic placement in our district, and direct influence over the foundational ecosystem of our city.
The Arcadia Residency is our largest cultural initiative. An invitation-only program supporting visionary artists and thinkers building the creative DNA of Arcadia.
Our city won’t be built by architects alone—it’ll be built by artists. The Residency brings together diverse voices across creative disciplines to produce original work, spark collective dialogue, and co-create the cultural fabric of Arcadia.
Residents receive:
- Funding and resources to develop ambitious creative projects
- Full intellectual property ownership of all work produced during the residency
- Access to Arcadia Studios and events for collaboration, exhibition, and community
- Editorial and creative support from the Arcadia team to ensure artistic excellence
- A platform for global reach, with select work featured in Arcadia campaigns, media, and institutional partnerships
Arcadia Fellows are cultural founders. The work they produce will shape not only our city, but the next chapter of global art history.
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Arcadia Creators Circle
Arcadia Creators Circle is an open network of artists, storytellers, and builders helping shape Arcadia’s creative identity from the ground up.
Before Arcadia exists in physical form, it must be dreamed into being. The Creators Circle is for those whose work helps define that dream—through visual art, film, writing, music, design, and other creative mediums. It’s an invitation to contribute to the cultural architecture of our new city, alongside a growing community of aligned visionaries.
Members of the Circle collaborate on special projects, contribute to Arcadia’s creative campaigns, and gain early access to opportunities, amplification, and future programs. It’s a place for those who feel called to help build the soul of Arcadia—one idea, one image, one story at a time.
Before Arcadia exists in physical form, it must be dreamed into being. The Creators Circle is for those whose work helps define that dream—through visual art, film, writing, music, design, and other creative mediums. It’s an invitation to contribute to the cultural architecture of our new city, alongside a growing community of aligned visionaries.
Members of the Circle collaborate on special projects, contribute to Arcadia’s creative campaigns, and gain early access to opportunities, amplification, and future programs. It’s a place for those who feel called to help build the soul of Arcadia—one idea, one image, one story at a time.