# Callaway Digital Arts

> Callaway Digital Arts - operating today as Callaway Arts & Entertainment - is a New York media and publishing house founded by Nicholas Callaway that designs and produces museum-quality illustrated books, luxury limited editions, award-winning children's apps, and immersive cultural experiences. The company is known for landmark titles including Madonna's Sex, The Beatles: Get Back, Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine, and a three-volume Sistine Chapel edition shot in gigapixel detail with the Vatican Museums.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nicholas Callaway (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~6 (Callaway Digital Arts entity, per Apollo)
- **Products:** Fine illustrated and limited-edition books, The Sistine Chapel (gigapixel edition), Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine, Children's apps, Immersive experiences & lifestyle products
- **Notable:** Multiple children's apps reached No. 1 in their App Store category (Miss Spider, The Monster at the End of This Book, Thomas & Friends, Endless Alphabet)., Miss Spider's Tea Party has sold roughly 5 million copies and spawned 70+ titles and a Nick Jr. animated series., Published landmark titles including Madonna's Sex, The Beatles: Get Back, Mark Rothko, and OBAMA: The Historic Journey (with The New York Times).

## Products & services

- **Fine illustrated and limited-edition books** — Museum-quality art, photography, design and music titles, including luxury limited editions such as the three-volume Sistine Chapel set ($35,000, limited to 600 copies).
- **The Sistine Chapel (gigapixel edition)** — A five-year collaboration with the Vatican Museums and Scripta Maneant; more than 270,000 digital images shot over 67 consecutive nights from a 33-foot scaffold, reproduced at near 1:1 scale.
- **Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine** — A 608-page magnum opus with over 1,100 images and 30 original essays, produced with the Bob Dylan Center over seven years.
- **Children's apps** — Award-winning iPad/iPhone apps including Miss Spider's Tea Party, The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street), Thomas & Friends, and the Endless Alphabet learning series - several reached No. 1 in their App Store category.
- **Immersive experiences & lifestyle products** — Family entertainment, branded lifestyle products, and immersive cultural installations built around its publishing properties.

## Achievements

- Multiple children's apps reached No. 1 in their App Store category (Miss Spider, The Monster at the End of This Book, Thomas & Friends, Endless Alphabet).
- Miss Spider's Tea Party has sold roughly 5 million copies and spawned 70+ titles and a Nick Jr. animated series.
- Published landmark titles including Madonna's Sex, The Beatles: Get Back, Mark Rothko, and OBAMA: The Historic Journey (with The New York Times).
- Produced a gigapixel three-volume Sistine Chapel edition with the Vatican Museums.
- Raised $6M Series A from Kleiner Perkins to launch Callaway Digital Arts in 2010.

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — Announced a new distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group.
- **2023-10** — Published Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine with the Bob Dylan Center.
- **2026-03** — Callaway Arts & Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.

## Links

- Website: https://callaway.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/callaway-digital-arts
- Twitter/X: http://www.twitter.com/CallawayDigital
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callawaymedias
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CallawayMedias

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Last updated: 2026-06-15