INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ARTS ALLIANCE

What INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ARTS ALLIANCE does

The International Digital Arts Alliance (IDAA) is a Montreal-based non-profit organization founded in 2023 to address a structural gap in the cultural sector: the absence of sustainable systems for documenting, preserving, and recognizing digital and technological arts. The organization serves digital artists, cultural institutions (museums, galleries, archives), researchers, and creative industry partners across a deliberately borderless international network, with named collaborators spanning Canada, France, Brazil, and Mexico. Its core offering is a four-tier annual membership program — Individual Artist ($35), Student/Emerging Artist ($20), Non-Profit Organization ($75), and Institution/Studio/Industry Partner ($150) — supplemented by workshop programming (e.g., 'Future Narratives in Art Documentation'), collaborative research initiatives with bodies such as the Canadian Archivist Association to develop preservation standards rooted in practitioner practice, and a calendar of community events and residencies.

IDAA operates with a small team of 1-10 led by co-founders Isabella Salas (Director) and Alexandre Emond-Turcotte (Creative Director), supported by an interdisciplinary advisory group covering cultural/digital literacy, curation, strategy, technology, databases, and UX. The business model is membership-subscription at nominal non-profit price points; no external institutional investment, grants, or alternative revenue streams are disclosed. The organization positions itself as a connector, infrastructure builder, and hands-on custodian of digital memory, with the stated intent of ensuring that artists and works shaping technological culture are recognized as part of living heritage rather than lost to time.

Name

INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ARTS ALLIANCE

Legal name

International Digital Arts Alliance

Website

https://allianceartsnumeriques.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Montreal-based non-profit founded in 2023 that operates a borderless international membership network for digital artists, cultural institutions, researchers, and creative industries, offering membership tiers, workshops, and research initiatives focused on documenting and preserving digital and technological arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Arts Preservation and Cultural Heritage Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH)

Keywords

• Digital arts preservation
• Cultural heritage research
• Artist membership programs
• Arts documentation workshops
• Creative community networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Core offering

IDAA is a nonprofit membership organization that builds and sustains a borderless network for digital artists, researchers, and cultural institutions. Its core offering is a four-tier annual membership program (Individual Artist, Student/Emerging Artist, Non-Profit Organisation, and Institution/Studio/Industry Partner) combined with workshops, research collaborations, and events focused on documenting, preserving, and sharing digital and technological arts practices.

Product overview

IDAA is a membership-based nonprofit organization providing a borderless network for digital artists, researchers, and cultural institutions. The core offering consists of membership programs at four tiers (Individual, Student, Non-Profit, and Institution), supplemented by workshop programs (such as 'Future Narratives in Art Documentation'), research initiatives to develop preservation standards for digital arts, and community events programming. These offerings work together to fulfill IDAA's mission of catalyzing connections, transmitting knowledge, and promoting sustainable approaches to digital arts documentation and preservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IDAA Membership Program Annual membership program connecting digital artists, cultural institutions, and creative industry professionals through four tiers: Individual Artist ($35/year), Student/Emerging Artist ($20/year), Non-Profit Organization ($75/year), and Institution/Studio/Industry Partner ($150/year).
• Workshop Programs In-person and virtual workshops that support artists in developing documentation strategies, including archiving methods, metadata structure, and public sharing roadmaps. Example: 'Future Narratives in Art Documentation' workshop led by practitioners across visual arts, performance, bioart, gaming, sound, and digital practices.
• Research and Preservation Standards Collaborative research initiatives, workshops, and international exchanges to collectively shape preservation standards rooted in real practice for digital and technological arts.
• Events and Community Programming Calendar of events including workshops, residencies, and community programming for members and the broader digital arts community.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAT (Société des arts technologiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization listed as an ally. SAT is a Montreal-based center for artistic and technological research, providing synergy with IDAA's digital arts mission.
• ELEKTRAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontreal-based international digital arts festival listed as a collaborating ally. ELEKTRA is a key event in digital arts, aligning with IDAA's mission.
• La PiscinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution collaborator that has partnered with IDAA on preservation initiatives and research workshops. La Piscine is a museum in France.
• REPAIREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an ally and collaborator. REPAIRE is an organization focused on arts and research, contributing to IDAA's knowledge network.
• TOPOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec-based digital arts organization listed as a collaborator. TOPO supports electronic literature and digital arts research.
• SporobolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an ally and collaborator. Sporobole is a non-profit organization supporting art and digital creation.
• artenginecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian organization listed as an ally. Artengine focuses on digital arts and technology, supporting IDAA's network in Canada.
• FILE Festival (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational digital arts festival in Brazil that has collaborated with IDAA on preservation and documentation research. Key international partner helping weave a living network of knowledge across borders.
• OASIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an ally and collaborator. OASIS is an arts organization contributing to IDAA's ecosystem of partners.
• Embajada de México (Embassy of Mexico in Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican embassy listed as an ally, supporting IDAA's international reach and cross-border cultural exchange initiatives.
• Canadian Archivist AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Canadian archivist association to collectively shape preservation standards rooted in real practice.
• MUTEKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Montreal-based electronic and digital arts festival. Has collaborated with IDAA on initiatives to weave a living network of knowledge across borders.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ars Electronica: Austrian center for art, technology and society running the Ars Electronica Festival, Futurelab, and Prix Ars Electronica; directly comparable as a hub for digital arts research, festivals, and archive work.
• MUTEK: Montreal-founded international festival and organization for digital creativity and electronic music; already an IDAA ally and a directly comparable community-building organization for digital arts audiences.
• Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology: Montreal-based foundation focused on the relationship between art, science, and technology; a geographically adjacent peer with similar documentation and archival mandates for technology-based art.
• IMAL: Brussels-based interdisciplinary center for digital arts and creative technologies offering residencies, research, and exhibitions; comparable European peer with overlapping preservation and community-building goals.
• Eyebeam: New York-based nonprofit supporting artists working with technology; comparable model combining residencies, public programs, and a community for digital and new-media art practice.
• Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI): Nonprofit founded in 1971 to distribute, preserve, and contextualize video and media art; a long-running direct peer in the digital/media art preservation and distribution space.
• Rhizome: US-based nonprofit affiliated with the New Museum focused on born-digital art preservation through programs like ArtBase; directly comparable mission of documenting and archiving digital and networked art.
• FILE Festival: Brazilian organization running one of Latin America's leading electronic and digital arts festivals and archive; already listed as an IDAA collaborator and a directly comparable festival/preservation peer.
• Variable Media Network: International initiative (led by the Guggenheim and partner institutions) that developed the Variable Media Questionnaire for preserving ephemeral and digital artworks; directly relevant as a precedent for cross-institutional preservation standards work.

Emerging players

• Ada (Archive of Digital Art): Online archive cataloguing digital artworks from institutions and artists worldwide; comparable in scope of digital art documentation but focused on cataloging rather than community programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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