Collaborative Futures: Youth-Led Co-Design on Governors Island

Col­lab­o­ra­tive Futures draws from a series of youth-led co-design work­shops facil­i­tat­ed by the Pratt School of Design Co-Design Stu­dio in part­ner­ship with the Stephen T. Math­er Build­ing Arts and Crafts­man­ship High School and Nation­al Park Ser­vice. This ret­ro­spec­tive looks back on a year-long col­lab­o­ra­tion to offer a glimpse into the future of com­mu­ni­ty-engaged design prac­tice. View­ers are encour­aged to engage with the exhi­bi­tion and to con­tribute through par­tic­i­pa­to­ry action.

The exhi­bi­tion will be on view to the pub­lic from Octo­ber 10 – 23, 2024, with an open­ing recep­tion on Octo­ber 10 from 4 – 6pm. Tick­ets are free and open to the pub­lic and can be secured through this web­site.

*Atten­dees are encour­aged to take the 3:45 fer­ry from the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing to attend the Exhi­bi­tion Open­ing. The last fer­ry to depart for Gov­er­nors Island will leave at 4:15.

Col­lab­o­ra­tive Futures is curat­ed by Iri­na Schneid, Chris­t­ian Adamik, Olivia Julich, and Jose Inclan with spe­cial thanks to Pratt Insti­tute School of Design, Pratt Cen­ter for Art, Design, Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment K‑12, Provost Office of Research and Strate­gic Part­ner­ships, Stephen T Math­er Build­ing Arts & Crafts­man­ship High School, The Nation­al Park Ser­vice, and Swale NYC.

Swale is one of the 2024 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Residence