Art for Futures

The workshops of the AFFL aim at developing convincing utopian-based narratives and collages by drawing on the three core principles of co-creation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and learning about artistic interventions and scientific innovations.
The students have learnt how to help each other with challenges, generating knowledge, stimulating change, and co-creating new types of sustainable development opportunities.

Course Description / Introduction

Course Description: Innovations for sustainable positive futures – Link (PDF)
Background Information and Literature List – Link (PDF)
Presentation: Introduction IFAI and Sustainable Futures Camp – Link (PDF)

Learning Material

Preperatory Courses: All Learning Material and Templates – Link (PDF)
Sustainable Futures Camp: Daily Workshop Plans with Instructions – Link (PDF)

Additional Learning Material (provided during the camp)

Art for Futures Lab – Link (PDF)
Sustainable Design Exercise – Planet as a Persona – Link (PDF)
Climate Change – Deutscher Wetterdienst – Link (PDF) / Link (POWERPOINT – with Animations)
Knowledge Design, Data Visualization / Part1 – Link (PDF)
Knowledge Design, Data Visualization / Part2 – Link (PDF)
Animation Principles – Link (PDF)

Documentation and Evaluation

Course Concept and Experience Report – Link (PDF)
Course Evaluation – Link (PDF)

Materials for Camp Organisation

Camp Recipes – Link (PDF)
Five day guide for vegan and gluten-free cooking on a camp

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Photo 1: Exploring nature, © Florian Rudolph / Filmuni
Photo 2: Animal neighbours, © Tuomo Joronen / Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Photo 3: Gathering impressions of the surroundings ©Sophie Tummescheit / Filmuni
Photo 4: VR presentation, © Minna Elisa Saalasti / Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Photo 5: Group photo of participating students, © Florian Rudolph / Filmuni
Photo 6: Excursion in the surrounding area, © Sophie Tummescheit / Filmuni
Photo 7: Animal feeding / © Björn Stockleben / Filmuni
Photo 8: Presentation of group work / © Björn Stockleben / Filmuni
Photo 9: Joint kitchen work / © Nicole Loeser/ IFAI
Photo 10: Group work in nature / © Nicole Loeser/ IFAI
Photo 11: Cooking together / © Hamzah Farooque / Tampere University
Photo 12: 360-degree photography © Florian Rudolph / Filmuni

The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant
no. 2022-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000088645.

Neither the European Commission nor the project’s national funding agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.