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Immersing in Alternative Futures:

Playful Encounters with Eco-social Art and Design

From February 2025

A monthly series of art and design activities led by some of Britain’s most inspiring creators.

Delving into the futures we might wish for (or hope to avoid), the sessions explore how the experience of imaginative engagement might help society address global challenges, such as climate care. Each session offers the chance to follow alternative paths and each process will be different from the last. The series includes talks, workshops and games led by artists and curators, including Ruth Catlow (Furtherfield), Zoe Svendsen and David Blandy.

Sign up to participate in the events and follow-up research. Activities are free, but groups will be small and so places are limited. You are invited to sign up to more than one event and to share your feedback with researchers from University of Sussex as part of understanding the opportunities that these kinds of playful encounters provide.

With thanks to UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council for support and the Sussex Humanities Lab for hosting, organised by Professor Ann Light, University of Sussex