Living Better Together conference concludes the Spatial Practices in Art and ArChitecture for Empathetic EXchange (SPACEX) project; a cross-continental and cross-disciplinary effort bringing together academics and cultural organisations to build stronger networks and maximise the ways in which art, architecture and design promote empathetic ways of living together.
Thursday, November 13, 9:30am – 6pm GMT
Friday, November 14, 9am – 6pm GMT
Book tickets: Day one, Day two
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well Coventry CV1 5QP
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is wheelchair accessible, further information on accessibility can be found on their website.
This event is free to attend, booking essential, donations welcome.
Day one
Publishing in the Counterpublic Sphere interrogates how spatial practice of art, design, film and architecture can create counterpublic spheres where participants mobilise collective discourses of imagination, care and resistance to resist neoliberal and authoritarian rationales.
Walking as Resistance examines the role of walking practices as critical spatial practices that can address social, geopolitical and environmental issues, support spatial justice, engage in multi-sensory experiences of the everyday, and amplify unheard stories.
Spaces of Knowledge examines the role of urban walking as a methodological approach to foster social change and policy development.
PhD Experiences shares the experiences of being PhD students within the SpaceX consortium and how the secondment process informed and supported our research.
Introduction to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges initiative is an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the funding call and project delivery processes.
Day two
Town Hall Reporting introduces dissemination events in Austria and Cyprus designed to communicate spacex activities with a wider audience and extend discussions to a specific locale.
The Digital Counterpublic Sphere interrogates the challenges these technological developments have given rise to, including surveillance, AI, and the manosphere.
Unsettling Institutions responds to a cultural context increasingly shaped by neoliberal and authoritarian value systems, and tests alternative approaches centred on collectivity, care, and commoning.
Gaming the System: Understanding the role of games in creating generative and empathic spaces of exchange explores ‘serious’ game design as a creative participatory practice that fosters discussion and engagement with social and spatial justice issues while exploring creative solutions to these challenges.
Gameplay Event: CRITICAL URBAN PLAY: SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE, invites you to play one of the serious board games designed by students at the Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus, during 2023-2024.