Name: Harvesting Real Utopias by Artsadmin
Duration: 8 min 19 s
Description: This blog aims to seek out and celebrate ‘real utopias’, which use creativity, democratic processes, and/or alternative ownership models to challenge extractivist capitalism. This is the eighth blog in the series.

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This is the fifth blog in the Collecting Real Utopias series, which aims to collect, connect, and celebrate arts-based real utopian projects from around the world. It is rooted in my research, which explores the overlaps between democracy, environmental justice, and participatory arts.

A more personal utopia: the potluck.

In praise of the small & humble

This blog series, and the work of sociologist Erik Olin Wright, is about finding waystations on the way to utopia, small real utopian projects which can help to point us towards something both better and tangible. There should always be the recognition that word itself, meaning ‘no-place’, drops a big hint that it is not a destination that can ever be reached. Real utopias are imperfect, yet model other ways the world can be. The best of them acknowledge their imperfection through adaptability, plurality, and reflecting on their purpose.

Bread & Roses

An audio version of the summary report on the impact of Season for Change, a UK-wide cultural programme inspiring urgent and inclusive action on climate change from January 2020–autumn 2021. The Season connected with over a million people via press and media, engaged with 231,000 members of the public and involved over 3,000 artists, arts professionals and scientists. 
Season for Change was led by Artsadmin and Julie’s Bicycle, delivered in collaboration with partners nationwide and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Photo credit: the dream(ing) field lab. Photo by Flannery Miller. Commissioned by Season for Change.

Season for Change Report Summary - Audio Version

This blog aims to seek out and celebrate ‘real utopias’, which use creativity, democratic processes, and/or alternative ownership models to challenge extractivist capitalism. This is the eighth blog in the series.

Harvesting Real Utopias

Dr Malaika Cunningham reads 'Utopias in Hibernation' from her blog series 'Real Utopias'.

This blog series is a celebration of real utopias – with an explicit agenda of building solidarity, awareness, and replication of small projects which challenge our system of exploitative capitalism. This edition is a celebration of rest and slowness.

Utopias In Hibernation

AiR is a unique residency pilot project and employment contract for one artist to join Artsadmin from September 2023 – August 2024 for a year of deeply-embedded artistic research within our team and the local communities of East London. 

Artist Support Programme Producer Valentina Vela (she/her) describes the opportunity, criteria, and application process.

Harvesting Real Utopias

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