SUMMER SCHOOL AT R-URBAN POPLAR AND TATE EXCHANGE
FRIDAY 13 JULY TO WEDNESDAY 25 JULY
 

The School of Civic Action is hosting a two week summer school in London, at Tate Exchange and R-Urban Poplar. Under the theme of ‘Prototyping the Civic City’ we’ll explore how artist, design and activist practices can empower citizens to remake the city.

The schools curriculum is centred around ideas of ‘civic action’ allowing participants to develop new skills, strategies and practices to directly affect changes in the city. Core to this is the idea of prototyping open source designs and rethinking organisational structures.

The summer school draws on two test sites; firstly at R-Urban Poplar in East London where we will build prototypes in support of local actions for environmental change such as air quality, food waste and sustainable energy production. 

In parallel we will transform the space at Tate Exchange on the 5th floor of Tate Modern into a public classroom which brings together activists and practitioners engaged in civic movements (UK Commoners Network, Just Space, Spatial Engagement Network). The summer school itself prototyping a collective education platform for civic action, through the building of new networks which share situated and expert knowledge with the public.

We are offering 10 free places for people to join us starting on the 13 July and concluding on the 25 July 2018. The summer school will take place in it’s entirety in London, places on the school are for free but food and accomodation is to be organised by school participants. The invitation is open to all disciplines and backgrounds, professional or amateur we strongly encourage members from voluntary groups across London to apply. 

Teaching on the course will be made up of a mixture of hands on building and making, alongside discursive seminars, workshops and events. Time will be split evenly between our site R-Urban Poplar (E14 0SP) and the Tate Exchange (SE1 9TG).
 

Application deadline is on 27 June 2018

Applicants will be notified on 29 June 2018

Summer School starts 13 July until 25 July 2018

For more information and details on how to apply 

visit the School of Civic Action 

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