The Criss Museum of  Contemporary Art  

     Scotj Criss and Katerina Burner met on SL in November of 2008 and married in February 2009.
     The Criss' have a real love of the arts. Since they have been together, they have been exposed to people's creativity in SL with friends, and friends of friends. They feel the talent in SL is "awesome, yet often people are unable to show their talent or perhaps unsure as to how."  The Criss MCA was built in four weeks with the help of friends and colleagues they met along the way.
    Scotj Criss says, "The MCA has potential in multi-cultural artistic growth exposure. We have so many ideas and are also open to ideas from the public, as it is the public that will keep the artists and the MCA popular and in demand."
     The grand opening was a resounding success, which was contributed to by many friends, helping in a lot of ways. Preparation took over four weeks of planning and delegating different tasks amongst those friends. Some of the friends who should be recognized for their hard work are Chule919 Mayo, Pyrotechnician, who set up the fireworks as a gift to the museum for the opening event;  Giancarlo Takacs, Costa Rica sim owner, who was terrific in helping landcape the gallery grounds to fit with existing gardens and blend in, and Scope Cleaver, the talented architect who designed and redesigned the MCA building, a masterpiece in itself.
      The Criss' like to contact artists immediately when they see an artist's work that they are interested in showing at the MCA. Each artist is showcased for approximately 30 days to give them ample exposure and opportunity.
     They feel that "art holds no boundaries", so they look for original and adventurous ideas in the artists they show, and use the display as an extension of the art itself. Katerina Burner says, "The artists chosen for the opening were those we found that did not hold to one theme. They created pieces that made you want to sit and look and think; maybe stir is the best word."
    "We hope the experience (of visiting the MCA) will give viewers the opportunity to see great art of different styles at different times and to be able to enjoy it as much as we do; also to bring cultures together and groups of interesting people to one focal point and add cultural diversity and intergration in areas we all love." says Scotj Criss. "Art, music, fashion and expression of thought in writing."

Our Business

     The Criss Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art from across second life galleries and  continually changing program of exhibitions there’s always something new, exciting and inspiring to see at the MCA.
     Since The Criss is a living museum  in a great location, it breathes with life of artists and guest with ongoing weekly activies,relaxation areas, Tai Chi, great music for all group members and the public to enjoy.
     We will also be providing educational classes on the lawns with guest speakers on different topics throughout the week.
     It  is also a venue which can be hired  for private functions such as conferences, weddings, Business meetings, concerts etc.
     At The Criss we want to make everyone's experience enjoyable, varied, interesting and for you to be able to meet people of different cultures and backgrounds and  to keep you coming back for more.

The Criss Museum Of Contemporary Art Rules

    The Criss Musuem of Contemporary Art is open to all age 18 (in RL) and over.  We welcome all of different national origins, races, gender and sexual orientation.
    Please keep in mind that all role-playing stops once you are on museum property, as does escort services and "vampire" bite requests.
    We'd like to also remind you that the Criss Museum of Contemporary Art is NOT a clothing optional area. 
    Please treat all staff and guests with proper respect and refrain from unnecessary vulgar language.
    Any infractions of the above rules will result in a warning, and after two warnings, the abuser will be banned.
    If you have any issues, concerns, comments or questions, please feel free to IM an on duty museum staff member for assistance.

Who We Are

   Scotj Criss is the CEO of the museum, working to organize all team members in all aspects of museum business, and planning and organizing events. Katerina (Katie) Burner is the Director of the MCA, in charge of assisting the CEO. She also assists Cai Denimore and Lana Simondsen, Curators, with finding the best of SL's contemporary artists to show at the museum.
     Larkbird Parx is the Business Manager, heading administrative aspects for the museum. Allycat Foxtrot is the Assistant Business Manager.
    

CMCA Mission Statement

• Is to exhibit talent from across Second Life from real life and Second Life artists, musicians, dancers, poets. All talents and forms of expression.
• To be able to bring the public to a focal point of interest where the above talent can be seen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• To rotate the exhibits and to allow  a variety of artists to be exposed to a multicultural audience.
  
• To have affordable quality art/events  for everyone.
  
• To give all ages groups the opportunity to mix and mingle and have an educative perspective of Second Life talent.
  
• To be indiscriminative of race, gender, colour, sexual  inclination, language barriers,social status.
• To have fun doing all of the above by getting people involved in The Criss events.
• To be able to provide an environment in Second Life where people are happy to  drop in at anytime and feel comfortable and welcome.
  
• To be creative, imaginative and socially responsible when bringing exhibits to the museum.
  
• To nurture upcoming artists in Second Life and provide resource areas for them to be able to fully develop their talent.
  
• To be able to show the public how art is created in Second Life and by providing opportunity for the public to meet the artist.
• To be attentive to detail and have consistency with the exhibits.
  
• To use honesty and integrity when liasing with the public,   artists, gallery associates  and members of the community. 
• To be well organised and communicate with team members to make the Criss MCA the best and our goal to make it number one on search  and on the showcase search page within the year.