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Care Festival

Through design, policy, psychology, arts, media and performance, The New School community is exploring and creating a caring society. Each project featured here reflects a unique perspective on care, shaped by deep inquiry, collaboration, and creativity.

The Festival includes over eighty projects and we are sharing illustrative examples below (more to be featured soon)!

Festival Projects

MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS GENERATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GEOGRAPHIES

CARE LABOR, VALUE, AND COLLECTIVE WELL-BEING

PRACTICES OF REPAIR, REUSE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

CIVIC AND CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURES OF CARE

PARTICIPATORY RITUALS FOR HUMAN CONNECTION, BELONGING, AND SELF-CARE

Everyday Things

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Bibliography: Speculative Design & Methodology Matters of Activity. Co-Creating Futures: A Practical Guide to Speculation Workshops Connecting Research, Design, and Society. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/16605/co-creating-futures-a-practical-guide-to-speculation-workshops-connecting-research-design-and-society One Thing Design. Speculative Design. https://www.onething.design/post/speculative-design Futurescouting. Alternative Futures. https://futurescouting.com.au/alt-futrs/ Dunne, A., & Raby, F. (2013). Speculative Everything. MIT Press. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262019842/speculative-everything/ Museum Collections Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Chafing Dish. eMuseum. https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/17518/chafing-dish Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Eel Gig. eMuseum. https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/49024/eel-gig Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Foot Warmer. eMuseum. https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/19291/foot-warmer Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Sucking Glass. eMuseum. https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/33435/sucking-glass Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ceramic Bottle. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/309503 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Comb. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/474441 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cosmetic Box. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547031 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cradleboard. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/751510 Metropolitan

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MATERIAL NARRATIVES OF IDENTITY, MEMORY, AND COMMUNITY

SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

CARE AT THE NEW SCHOOL

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