Livable Futures cultivates creative responses to unpredictability and crisis on a planet in need.

Livability instead of sustainability emphasizes social justice and an ecological ethics recentering who survives and who gets to thrive in our communities—human, biological, and artificial.

Resisting dominant narratives of apocalypse, the projects of Livable Futures foster intention and support participants finding ways into action and well-being. The tactics we offer come directly from the intrinsic practices of artists and make the leap of assuming that art matters and that creativity is a serious and meaningful response to crisis.

Instagram

**New offering on our Substack, join us by subscribing today** Resilience Redefined The election in the U.S. and acts of violence near and far have many of us on edge, teetering near tumbling. Waiting for peace. Waiting for relief. This all has us
In addition to making art in our Livable Futures community we have a shared practice of reflecting on works of art by BIPOC artists and asking how they might teach us about livability. Sustaining Practices: This kind of viewing moves beyond whether
Introducing Natasha Woods! Natasha is one of our wonderful Livable Future collaborators. Natasha shares, “Care is central to my idea of a livable future. I dream of a world that is more relational—to each other, to ourselves, to the plan
In an interview with the Wex, LF co-creator Norah Zuniga Shaw talks about how the audience is at the heart of her work and how that has manifested in workshops. Norah shares, “I find that when people have time to reflect, to relate a little, a
In addition to making art, our Livable Futures community attends performances and reflects on them in writing and visuals as resources for thinking about livability. We prioritize work and leadership by women, disabled, and QTBIPOC artists and guidin
Introducing Zaza Naylor! Zaza (he/they) is one of our wonderful Livable Future collaborators. Zaza shares that when thinking and taking action towards a more livable future, “I try to consider how any livable futures I imagine begin with me. T
Imagine how different your day could be if you were gifted an hour of deep, dreamy, healing rest, a sonic tonic and contemporary performance portal? Intermedia Collaborations Norah Zuniga Shaw and Byron Au Yong are creating a new Mixed Reality oper

Idea Archives

Blog
Learning from Pawpaw to Live in Diaspora
Learning from Pawpaw to Live in Diaspora
Reflective Visual Journaling
Reflective Visual Journaling
Mapping the Unseen
Mapping the Unseen
Toward an Expansive Solitude
Toward an Expansive Solitude
What is the palpable sense of feral fringe?
What is the palpable sense of feral fringe?
SEEDS: An Approach to Earth-Centered Design Education
SEEDS: An Approach to Earth-Centered Design Education

Events

Community