B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance
Our Purpose
°Õ³ó±ðÌýATLAS B2 Center for Media Arts & Performance is a community of radical researchers working at the intersection of art & technology. Part of the ATLAS Institute, B2 encourages collaborations, methodologiesÌýand productions that traverse borders and disciplines to build/unbuild the unimagined/re-imagined.Ìý
Equipped with an ambisonic sound array, motion capture studios, fully immersive green screens, and so much more, B2 offers research-artists the most innovative playspace in the region.
Partnerships
We value community as the key to what makes the B2 special and strive to build partnerships with likeminded organizations, creative collaborators and patrons.Ìý
If you'd like to support the B2 mission, consider donating to the Center For Media, Arts and Performance Gift Fund through the .
Office Hours
Ask questions, learn about B2 programming, and explore ways to participate.
Joel Swanson, CMAP faculty director, holds weekly walk-in office hours:
1-2pm Mondays Ìý | Ìý Room 204
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2026 TANK Residency Applications Now Open
B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance at ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ and the TANK Center for Sonic Arts invite applications for two residencies in Rangely, Colorado as part of the 2026 Connecting Colorado program.
ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ the Residency
Each residency is a 3-day immersive experience at TANK, a decommissioned 60-foot water storage tank renowned for its extraordinary acoustics (a 30-second reverb). Residents will have access to TANK's recording facilities and a professional recording engineer. Residents will also engage with the Rangely community through a collaborative public-facing project developed in partnership with TANK.
Support
Selected artists or artist groups will receive an honorarium of $2,000 plus up to $1,750 reimbursement to cover, travel, lodging, and meals. Artists are responsible for making their own travel and lodging arrangements, to be paid for out of the reimbursement. Recording engineering (up to 20 hours per residency) is provided.
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Application Deadline: April 24, 2026
Questions: Email b2@colorado.eduÌý
B2 Events
Spring 2026 Creative Residencies
Fall 2025 Creative Residencies
Past Residencies
The B2 has a long history of artist residencies across many disciplines, which you can explore in depth on our Past Residencies page.