Tezos Art Ecosystem Sees Remarkable Growth and Institutional Support in 2025

Summary:
The Tezos art ecosystem experienced a significant year in 2025, characterized by increased institutional support and a rise in artist engagement, culminating in over 500,000 NFTs sold. This growth is highlighted by notable collaborations, educational initiatives, and major art events.

Key Takeaways

The Tezos art ecosystem reported over 500,000 NFTs sold in 2025.
Partnerships, such as with the Museum of the Moving Image, have increased institutional presence.
Major art events featured Tezos prominently, showcasing its integration with AI and technology.
Educational programs, including the FA2 Fellowship, have been launched to support artists and developers.
The Tezos Foundation's partnerships and initiatives are set to continue fostering growth into 2027.

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A Year of Growth for Tezos Art

The year 2025 proved to be a landmark period for the Tezos art ecosystem, highlighted by strong institutional engagement, artist participation, and the sale of more than half a million NFTs. One key highlight was the Tezos Foundation's partnership with the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), which transformed the museum's Herbert S. Schlosser Media Wall into a platform for showcasing innovative blockchain-based art.

Since launching their initial partnership exhibition in June 2024, MoMI has attracted over 243,000 visitors to experience digital art. This year, the institution initiated a year-long program commissioning 12 artists to incorporate FA2 smart contracts into their creative process. Additionally, MoMI introduced the FA2 Fellowship to educate artists and developers on utilizing Tezos FA2 smart contracts.

Throughout 2025, Tezos had a strong presence at major art gatherings, demonstrating its influence within the artistic community. At NFT Paris in February, digital art pioneer Kiki Picasso showcased live demonstrations utilizing an original 1980s Quantel Paintbox. The "Paintboxed – Tezos World Tour" brought this significant piece of digital art history to four major cities: New York, Miami, Paris, and Basel during Art Basel.

The pinnacle event of the year was Art on Tezos Berlin, a three-day festival that welcomed over 700 international attendees, displaying work from more than 500 artists. The festival highlighted leading figures in art and explored the intersection between art, technology, and artificial intelligence.

Education initiatives were further emphasized throughout the year. In addition to the FA2 Fellowship with MoMI, a strategic partnership with the Processing Foundation—an organization dedicated to promoting software literacy in the arts and technology—was announced in August.

The art world also celebrated numerous significant achievements within the Tezos ecosystem in 2025. Notable events included the acquisition of TeleNFT works by the Francisco Carolinum, first showcased at Art on Tezos Berlin. Artist qubibi’s live-coded generative artwork hello world was sold for 62,000 tez during the event after its debut at his solo show at Galerie Met. Earlier, Mario Klingemann’s generative music video Triggernometry sold for 43,000 tez at the Digital Art Mile, where it was curated by Anika Meier for objkt one.

With 2025 coming to a close, the foundation for further advances in the Tezos art ecosystem remains solid. The partnership with MoMI will continue until January 2027, introducing additional phases that will feature new artists and experimental approaches to blockchain integration.