Opus Biennial

OPUS is an interdisciplinary art and music biennial set within a forest outside Washington, D.C., focused on immersive storytelling at the intersection of science, nature, and culture.

As Founding Artistic Director and Producer, Caroline Maxwell led the creative vision and commissioning strategy for OPUS, which brought together scientists, artists, musicians, and technologists to explore urgent environmental themes through large-scale installations, performances, virtual reality, and new media experiments.

Since 2017, OPUS has commissioned over 75 international collaborators—ranging from scientists to sound artists—to premiere new works for an audience of over 30,000 people. These commissions have gone on to be presented at The Museum of Modern Art, the Barbican Centre, and Pioneer Works, and have been featured at platforms including Red Bull Music Academy, FORM Arcosanti, and Le Guess Who.

Featured collaborators include Yoko Ono, Agnes Denes, Marilyn Minter, Mark Leckey, Oneohtrix Point Never, Caroline Polachek, Genesis P-Orridge, and Suzanne Dikker, among others.

Location: Columbia, Maryland

Role: Founding Artistic Director & Producer

2017 - ongoing