Envisioning Indigenous Futures: Contemporary Art, Decolonization, Climate Justice
With Cannupa Hanska Luger and T. J. Demos
Tue, May 3, 2022, 4-5:30pm PST
Foregrounding the power of art to imagine futures of liberation, this timely event will address the recent turn toward science fiction as a mode of emancipatory collective thinking, including in Indigenous creative practices. Deeply connected to the politics of decolonization, land back, and climate justice, art offers a methodology of future dreaming, one that can carry us through and beyond the social and environmental crises of the present.
Spring 2022 CCE Newsletter. On our recent activities—from Climate Emergency > Emergence, Climate Reparations, Ecologies of Repair, Beyond the End of the World, Just Futures, and more...
We are excited to announce that Just Futures, a highly anticipated exhibition featuring the works of Arthur Jafa, Martine Syms, and Black Quantum Futurism, opens tomorrow February 1st 2022 at the the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery. Curated by CCE Director T.J. Demos, the exhibition highlights poignant creative experiments in futurity and justice, directed at emancipatory worlds-to-come. 📷 @anamibia #loveisthemessage #futures #justfutures #creativeecologies #beyondtheendoftheworld
Join us Thursday May 20th @ 12pm (PST) for the final virtual lecture of the #beyondtheendoftheworld Melon-Sawyer Lecture series by Jonas Staal titled “Deep Future Propagandas” co-hosted by @cce.ucsc and @ucscthi . Jonas Staal is a visual artist whose work deals with the relation between art, propaganda, and democracy.
The event is free and open to the public, please register using the link in our bio. #futures #liberation #creativeecologies #futures #thifutures #santacruzevents #beyondtheendoftheworld #centerforcreativeecologies
Please join us for our next virtual lecture by Jodi Dean on Thursday April 29th @ 4PM (PST) “Anti-Communism and the Barriers to Liberation” which is part of the #beyondtheendoftheworld Melon-Sawyer Lecture series co-hosted by @cce.ucsc and @ucscthi
The event is free and open to the public, please register using the link in our bio. #futures #liberation #creativeecologies
Saturday (April 24th) join 'Beyond the World’s End' exhibiting artists and members of the Rasquache Collective, Ann Altstatt, Federico Cuatlacuatl, Karina A-Monroy, and Kyle Lane-McKinley as they share the story behind their piece Borders/Bordados: A Rasquache Time Machine.
Follow @santacruzmah for more information and to register for this FREE virtual artist talk. Then, on Sunday, May 9th join the Rasquache Collective and the MAH for a socially distanced public procession and afternoon of kite-flying out at Cowell Beach. Learn more about the artist talk and the protest via @santacruzmah .
#santacruzmah #beyondtheworldsend #museums #santacruzart #kites #rasquache #artistcollective #beyondtheendoftheworld #futures #creativeecologies #art #activism #environmentaljustice
The Beyond the World’s End exhibition is still up at @santacruzmah and is now open to the public again on Fridays and Saturdays from 12-6pm with suggested admission. Guest curated by T.J Demos, this exhibition features art from and about the end of the world. Stay safe and enjoy the exhibition.
Repost 📷 @santacruzmah #santacruzmah #downtownsantacruz #reopening #museum #beyondtheendoftheworld #futures #creativeecologies #art #activism #environmentaljustice @ucscthi@santacruzmah@tjdemos
On Friday April 2nd 2021 the Center for Environmental Futures (University of Oregon) is hosting a book launch with @cce.ucsc director T.J. Demos. The new edited collection brings together leading and emerging scholars working at the intersection of contemporary art, visual culture, activism, and climate change. Use the link in our bio to register and learn more about this exciting new contribution to the environmental humanities. #visualculture #creativeecologies #climatejustice #environmentalfutures
Please join us for our next event in the Beyond the End of the World lecture series: A virtual lecture and discussion with Natasha Dhillon and Amin Husain of @decolonizethisplace . The event is free and open to the public. Please use the link in our bio to view the full event details and register to save your spot!
#centerforcreativeecologies #thifutures #creativeecologies #radicalfutures #socialjustice #DecolonizeThisPlace
We are kicking off the new year with an exciting line up of events. Please join us for our first event on January 21st 2021 @ 4:30pm (PST) a virtual lecture and discussion with Nick Estes (Lower Brule Sioux) and Melanie Yazzie (Diné) of @therednationmovement who will be responding to the prompt: What lies beyond dystopian catastrophism, and how can we cultivate radical futures of social justice and ecological flourishing? The event is free and open to the public. Please use the link in our bio to view the full event details and register to save your spot!
#centerforcreativeecologies #thifutures #creativeecologies #radicalfutures #socialjustice #therednation
Check out our Fall 2020 Newsletter, reporting on our recent and ongoing activities--including CCE's participation in the ongoing Manifesta Biennial in Marseille, France, and forthcoming programming in our Beyond the End of the World project!
Please join us next week, Friday November 20th @ 10am for a panel discussion and Q&A with the artist and curatorial @cce.ucsc team who will be talking about their latest exhibition @manifestabiennial 🌏
Use the link in our bio to view the full event details and register to save your spot!
#centerforcreativeecologies #manifesta13 #thifutures #creativeecologies #warecologies #radicalfutures
