A (r)Evolutionary incubator for ART inspiring a regenerative future that works for 100% of life
We are supporting global creators to imagine a regenerative future.
The future is always first an idea.
Our second coHeART of artists runs September 2021 - April 2022
We will have an incredible crew of 144 (r)Evolutionaries aboard.
Our first coHeART just graduated to become Evolutionaries and stewards of the Regenaissance.
Explore their work and learn from them.
We are in a time of radical systems change. It is time to align humanity with Nature once again. It’s time to reimagine everything.
Eco-systems, thinking toolkits, new governance systems, eco-village blueprints, regenerative practices, protest music, inspiring art and experiences…
We are birthing the Regenaissance.
Overview
We are calling all creators: fine artists, designers, performers, philosophers, ecologists, systems thinkers and others who resonate with this prompt to create art that explores the principles of Design Science.
Buckminster Fuller was inspired by nature, and we currently know more about living systems than we ever have. Whether you are visualizing what society aligned with the principles of nature will look like or creating technology that will help us get there, we invite you to join our community of collaborators. Through creative expression, members of this program will co-create in service of a world that works “for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone”.
We welcome creators to apply to join the Design Science Studio and embark on a facilitated journey to use principles of nature, science and design to imagine a future that is regenerative and just.
Creators in the studio apply their whole systems knowledge to create (r)Evolutionary art, experiences and messages for a regenerative future that works for 100% of life.
What is the Design Science Studio?
The Design Science Studio is an educational incubator for art created by the Buckminster Fuller Institute and habRitual, that scaffolds, mentors and funds artists to inspire and propel us into a regenerative future. The program takes artists on a learning journey through a mind bending curriculum to produce planet-conscious art.
Following the ideas of visionaries like Buckminster Fuller and many modern system thinkers, philosophers, activists, scientists and visionary polymaths, we help artists create content that can create cultural shifts.
The program culminates in a series of digital and physical showcases and large scale campaigns to imagine and facilitate the transition to a future where all beings thrive through celebration and art.
We are in a time of radical systems change as Humanity has the potential to realign itself with Nature.
The Design Science Studio will respond to this fragile and transformational moment by ARTiculating the possibility of a healthy world via a decade of non-violent, design-led, creativity-expressed revolution. The time has perhaps never been more ripe for Fuller’s vision of the Design Science Revolution. The Design Science Studio will use art across mediums to spark inspiration, conversation, reconciliation, and action so that we may all band together and evolve into a world where all beings thrive.
The Design Science Studio is comprised of the following components:
CURRICULUM:
Explore and Orient
Cutting edge education
Curriculum resources
Periodic showcases (virtual and live)
Cross-pollinate with other artists to share insights, experiences and best practices
COMMUNITY:
Deepen and Create
The amount of emergence is unprecedented. People from all around the world are uniting to rethink our structures, systems and solutions. A Regenaissance of new ways of being and doing is starting.
Artists join a creative community to imagine new ways to transform our Planet.
Be part of a Global cohort connected to partners in the movement for mutual support and collective action.
SHOWCASE:
Harvest and Amplify
WE will powerfully weave, scaffold, fund and launch art that changes history.
Throughout the decade, we will create festivals and immersive experiences to celebrate the Regenaissance and show the world that other futures are possible.
Click here to explore regen·era, the virtual regenerative city we created to give home to all the projects that we will incubate and support in years to come. You can also check out some amazing content from our previous celebratory gatherings and conversations or go directly into our virtual worlds through our launchpad.
“Make the world work, for 100% of life,
in the shortest possible time,
through spontaneous cooperation,
without ecological offense or
the disadvantage of anyone.”
-Buckminster Fuller
Vision
We are in a time of radical systems change as Humanity has the potential to realign itself with Nature. The global pandemic is shedding light on over-industrialization, alienation from nature, and othering as some of the primary root causes of global inequality, illness, poverty and environmental degradation. At the same time it unites humanity as a global community, that can quickly react with purpose to bring forth action, nurturing and generosity. The Design Science Studio will respond to this fragile and transformational moment by ARTiculating the possibility of a healthy world via a decade of non-violent, design-led, creativity-expressed revolution. The time has perhaps never been more ripe for Fuller’s vision of the Design Science Revolution, in fact it is already firmly underway and this decade of focus will delineate and amplify that path to get us there. The Design Science Studio will use art across mediums to spark inspiration, conversation, reconciliation, and action so that we may all band together and evolve into a world where all beings thrive.
Projects at all production phases from conception to completion are invited to apply join our cohort of creators.
Applications for the cohort 1 of the studio closed on June 12, 2020. Thank you to all who applied!
If you’d like to join a future cohort or get involved, click the link below!
It’s the Design Science DECADE, Remember?
Benefits
Join a creative Community of Practice
Mentorship
Access to educational resources at a reduced price
Engage in a curriculum designed for the studio
Opportunities to promote and highlight your work to the BFI audience
Selected pieces will be featured on the BFI marketplace with stipends / profit-sharing opportunities
Selected pieces will be shown at an in-person showcase with a commission split as well as stipends for performers.
Online auction of original pieces with commission from Digital Gallery
Other possible revenue generating opportunities (We are actively exploring ongoing ways to support you and encourage you to use this show as an opportunity to generate income)
“The artistic imagination allows us to have a visceral experience of possibility. In times where we understand that the future must be significantly different than the present (for the health and flourishing of 100% of life), then there are few better pathways to realizing this than art that illuminates this future. Art that gives us freedom for a moment to live within, be challenged by, discuss, and bask in possibility.”
—Tom Chi
Eligibility
This program results in digital showcases, so art that is easily accessible to viewers online (paintings, websites, data visualizations, images, video, etc.) is encouraged. However we do intend to create a physical gallery in the future, so no medium is off limits. Dancers, poets, musicians, performers, visual artists, sculptors, writers, digital artists, and creators of any other medium are encouraged to participate. We also invite collaborators for development of creative projects: designers, philosophers, architects, ecologists, systems thinkers, and anyone else interested in contributing to our themes and mission.
We're accepting projects at all production phases from conception to completion. If you are interested, but don’t yet know what you might create, we encourage you to join us and use our curriculum and community to help you develop a concept and execute it to completion.
We invite all creators to participate. We extend an invitation to established and emerging artists, artists of color, LGBTQIA+ artists, artists hailing from other countries, undocumented artists, unhoused artists, different socioeconomic backgrounds, marginalized backgrounds or communities, etc.
SUPPORT THE DESIGN SCIENCE STUDIO
The cascading benefits of the work created in the studio will be magnified through your generosity.
Please donate to support the incubator program and expand the stipends that we are able to award the creators for the development of their work.
Amanda Joy Ravenhill, BFI Executive Director
Faith Flanigan, BFI Operations Director
Roxi Shohadaee, Studio Director + ARTchitect, habRitual Founder
Nicolás Alcalá, Studio Imagineer, habRitual
Samantha Suppiah, habRitual, Interdisciplinarian
Demetrius Bolduc, habRitual, Partnerships
