Timeline
Applications due: Monday, Nov 10 Apply Here
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, Nov 26
Festival Presenters Info Session: Friday, December 5
Pre-Festival presenter prep meeting: Early February (TBD)
Festival Symposium and Showcase: March 5 & 6
Who can apply?
Everyone in the university community is encouraged to participate. Whether you're an artist, designer, performer, researcher, storyteller, organizer—or somewhere in between— you are invited to share how care is or could be manifested, embodied, and enacted in your world.
We invite individuals or groups from any discipline or background within The New School to submit proposals.
What kind of projects are we looking for?
Possibilities include: workshop, presentation, panel, showcase, community activation, performance. Do you have something else in mind? We’re open to forms that don’t fit neatly into the categories above.
Projects can be already completed, in progress, or something entirely new or experimental.
We welcome prototypes, early ideas, and evolving works that benefit from dialogue and interaction.
How will projects be selected?
Submissions will be reviewed by a committee made up of students, faculty, and staff. We will prioritize proposals that: highlight care within systems, communities, relationships, or the self; encourage reflection, healing, compassion, or connection; catalyze dialogue or bridge divides; explore care with imagination, curiosity, and depth.
Where will the festival be held? Which rooms or spaces?
We have space already reserved in the UC (Starr Foundation, smaller auditoriums in the UC, and Event Cafe) but once we review the applications we will reserve additional spaces to reflect the needs of selected projects.
Will the Festival Symposium and Showcase be open to the public?
Yes and you’re encouraged to invite people too!
I am in the early planning stages, but would love to use this platform to get my initial research findings to a larger audience. Is this possible?
It is! Works in progress are permitted.
Can we submit multiple ideas?
Of course you can! However, we suggest no more than 3 proposals per person to ensure diverse voices get heard.
Will there be funding?
We have applied to the Provost Office for funding and will know at the end of October whether we can provide small amounts for materials.
Will there be event support?
Yes! The Festival team will provide several forms of support including, space reservation and set up (AV, room set up), communications for Festival Events, and an opportunity to feature your work on the CareLab website. You can see a collection of student work from courses last year. The format of these pages gives you a sense of what could be created for your project.
What if I’m not sure if my project is about care?
You can reach out to us and we’ll help you identify if it is related or not to care. Our email is carelab@newschool.edu.
What format and duration does my project need to have?
Possibilities of format include: workshop, presentation, panel, showcase, community activation, performance. Tell us what range of time and format you prefer. We will try to accommodate.
What if I’m still deciding who I work with?
Applications can involve collaborations or solo work.
