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Agents of Transformation in Art and Design: Second cycle, second conversation
 

Agents of Transformation

Second cycle, second conversation
Friday 10 June 2022
10:00 – 11:30 CEST

 

Agents of Transformation is a student-driven platform for systemic change through art and design.

Art and design play an important role in societal transformation, cultural identity and cross-sectoral innovation. They help create shared visions and utopias, foster empathy, change attitudes and mindsets. Art and design provide emancipatory potential, open new perspectives and foster purpose-driven impact. Agents of Transformation helps to leverage the potential of art and design for a sustainable, inclusive and pluralistic society. The initiative was started in 2021 by ELIA and Berlin University of the Arts to engage students around the topics of the New European Bauhaus. The activities continue in 2022, with a yearly cycle of different episodes, covering student engagement, expert consultation, public dialogue and follow-up.

The second AOT conversation on Friday 10 June aimed to bring together students and representatives of European institutions to discuss questions regarding the sustainability, inclusivity, well-being and impact models for climate-neutral cities. Following the first conversation and workshops on topics of: protocols of care, challenging role of arts in an era of populism, climate awareness in arts education, impact models and circularity for climate-neutral and smart cities, the students presented their first visions in how to make steps forward.