About Us

Learn more about who we are and our approach to addressing care issues in 21st century contexts.

Who We Are

CareLab is an interdisciplinary initiative at The New School that brings together students, faculty, and partners to reimagine care and create more just, equitable, and caring futures.

What We Do

Care in the Anthropocene

Carelab is focused on the transformation of mindsets and narratives,  social and civic infrastructures, and organizational practices and economic models to enable the equitable distribution of care in society and to overcome the belief that we are separate from each other and nature.

Image Credits: Ted Eyton

Image Credit:Katie Horvath, Judy Rohrer and Naghmana Sherazi

Why we do it

The Need for an Intervention

Evolving social norms, demographic changes, political and racial unrest, and health and climate disasters require reimagining how we care for each other within communities and organizations.

Our approach

Reimagining Care with Creativity

Carelab creatively and critically explores approaches that promote collective wellness, mutualism, and inclusion within varied 21st century contexts. Through courses, workshops, projects, and community and organizational partnerships, CareLab explores care through the intersecting lenses of strategic design, community-engaged design, and social practice art.
 Image Credits: zAmya Theatre Project/Bruce Silcox

Image Credits: zAmya Theatre Project/Bruce Silcox

Meet the Contributors

Contact Us

Get Involved

CareLab is an ever emergent initiative offering diverse opportunities for engagement: Take a course, propose a partnership, attend a workshop, join our community of practice, feature your work, communicate about related events and initiatives, or donate.
There are opportunities to engage as a student, faculty, or organizational partner.

To learn more, contact us at carelab@newschool.edu.

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