The last-minute decision to throw in an application into the Ars Electronica Creative Producer Program has only reaped rewards. It brought together 22 practitioners, artists, curators, designers, architects who are creating, making and breaking things/systems/processes. My key goal when joining these kinds of programs is to stretch myself, learn from others and find ways to collaborate. The 6-week program was led by Lizzie Crouch (UK) and Nicholas Medvesck (USA). It involved deep conversations about the state of the world, how we want to relate to it and the people we work with, what do we want to advocate for and how do we process diverse views to create an equitable world/vision.
The Miro board below presents a bite-size beta version of the manifesto.
A Manifesto for Creative Producing was presented during Ars Electronica festival on 8th September 2021.
The manifesto further featured as part of the Science Gallery’s (EN)COMPASS talks.
The manifesto is the work of Allison Costa (US), Ana Prendes (GB), Christiana Kazakou (GB), Cui Yin Mok (SG), Hyash Tanmoy (IN), Illya Szilak (US), Ilona Puskas (HU), Justin Berry (US), Kavita Gonsalves (AU), Kazz Morohashi (GB), Kofi Oduro (CA), Komal Jain (IN), Lizzie Crouch (GB), Madhushree Kamak (IN), Maria Kuzmina (RU), Mark Bolotin (AU), Matt Gingold (AU), Nicholas Medvescek (US), Ravin Raori (GB), Robin Reid (US), Viviana Quea (AT) & Zeynep Birsel (NL).