Gm! Our recent acquisition of @punk6529 Gradient #96 meant to orient our mission going forward, after 5 years of grassroots building. Today, we announce our biggest Common Good project yet, Formosa 6529, a permanent IRL exhibition of The Memes and 6529 network NFTs: Catch our founder @HugoFaz on @justinaversano's Moments of the Unknown to hear all about it, visit the website above or read more below. Common Goods are meant to reach and benefit the masses. The 6529 network has been funding and buidling over the years a massive public cultural archive of CC0 Art — intellectual property that belongs to all — in a revolutionary change of paradigm. However, the scale and cultural significance of The Memes as an art collection/movement has so far remained largely untapped. Beyond our core web3 communities, few ever get see, interact, much less use this vast archive to... spread the memes of decentralization, foster local creative economies, educate about crypto, monetize with branding, repurpose content, teach and learn creative techniques, or even just to enjoy amazing, groundbreaking art. There is no other CC0 contemporary art project of this scale and importance and the world needs to use it. It's time then we give 6529 its first permanent IRL home so it can be truly appreciated. Enter Formosa, a prime public gallery space built during Brazil's golden modernist years in the first half of the 20th century to host art events that aimed to deconstruct and repurpose the imported, colonialist artistic trends coming from Europe and devise an original brazilian art movement. From fusion restaurants to art schools to performative theater installations, Formosa Gallery thrived through successive occupations until finally enduring decades of abandon and misuse around the turn of the century. Recently, it was set to be restored and given purpose beyond its former glory, and we were there to propose the best possible turnaround for the space... Over years of negotiation with private and governmental parties, we managed to approve with public authorities a double use for the space: a private high-fidelity vinyl listening bar and restaurant — which is already operating — and a 100% public domain digital art gallery. Featuring up to 25 state-of-the-art digital screens ranging from 85 to 50 inches, Formosa 6529 will be the best and largest dedicated permanent exhibition of any web3 project. With rotating exhibitions of The Memes, NextGen and all future 6529 projects, Brain will have direct input on exhibitions via decentralized voting on curatorial proposals made by the community. To give us institutional freedom and censorship resistance, we decided to fully decentralize the funding for Formosa Gallery's installation and operation. Let's find out together what happens when we unleash CC0 art to the public! Daytime, Formosa 6529 will be fully open for free visitation. Occupying a busy public passageway under the historic Tea Bridge linking the Municipal Theatre to the City Hall, intentional visitors and hundreds of passerbys alike will be impacted by the exhibits. We will host many activities to showcase the power of The Memes and CC0 art: royalty-free merch sales by local craftspeople, artist rememe competitions, school guided tours, meme fashion shows, art and tech workshops, and many other activations the network can help us come up with. And every night, the Hi-Fi audience of 300-400 affluent Paulistas and tourists occupy Formosa Gallery sipping drinks and (now) discussing the latest Memes exhibit while waiting for their place in the listening bar. The Fundraiser for Formosa 6529 is open now and runs until November 15th. At a glance : The initial funding will require a minimum of 24 Ξ, which will cover: - All necessary infrastructure and interior adaptations - Equipment purchase and installation - Overhead costs for the grand opening event and for the entire 1st year of operation, opening day and night (mostly human resources – guides, security, tech, comms – and taxes) Funding will happen in 2 stages, the first of which is now open: 30 Meme Card Artists have generously committed to create and donate a new piece for this fundraiser; their names will be announced over the course of these 2 weeks. The unrevealed 1-of-1s are available here: Contributions are fully refundable if the fundraiser does not reach minimum threshold. If we succeed, the works will be revealed live in a randomized draw during the Grand Opening in January. The second stage will consist of a Meme Card, to allow for wider network participation, and only happens after the first stage is successful. Please visit for more information on funding rewards and goals, the FAQ, or reach out here or dm us at 6529 with any questions! This project is only possible due to the power of web3 and the network of believers in a decentralized future powered by NFTs. We can't wait to bring Formosa to life, and to have you here IRL with us for the exhibitions and to have a great time.