![]() ![]() ![]() We were thinking about things like a new decade, the ongoing and rising climate crisis, a presidential election in an ever-increasingly divided society in terms of values, economics, and opportunity. It was developed around the spring of 2019. Where did the concept for World Building come from? #Vasd student quicklinks series#The 2020/2021 World Building series reflects on the specific methods artists and designers are implementing to actively develop radical progress and novel solutions. The most revolutionary advancements can seem like madness in the beginning, but enterprising world builders bravely navigate the murky waters of progress to pioneer changes in ethics, power, narrative, and technology, and, this series’ primary interests, in art, design, and culture.Īt the dawn of a new decade, in the midst of a pandemic and a reckoning with systemic racism, in a landscape of expansive connectivity and rapid dramatic social, political, environmental, and technological change, we are world building at this very moment in remarkable ways. World building constructs fully-formed, immersive universes that re-contextualize our past, re-orient our present, and project new, future realities. Because world building is intimately connected to world view, our decisions reveal our values and hopes as well as our struggles and shortcomings.įrom video games to voting, from story arcs to architecture, from food to fashion, from smartphones to the dark web, world building exists in the planes of both the practical and fantastical, the personal and the theatrical it provides critical real-world insight and innovative escapism. It proposes the question, “What do we want our world to look like and how do we create that vision?” Every day, within a matrix of forces and structures, we build our world by enacting decisions that reflect our understanding of existence as it is, and, as we hope it to be. VASD’s 2020/2021 theme is World Building. The Program values passionate curiosity, a diversity of perspectives and voices, mentoring, and vigorous thought. The VASD Program hosts leading, contemporary national and international artists, scholars, and designers and connects them and their work and ideas to RMCAD students, faculty, staff, alumni, and engages communities in the Denver-metro area and beyond. We chatted with Gretchen Schaefer, Director of the VASD program, and Interim Director of Student Affairs to talk about this year’s unique and relevant VASD theme, the artists, and why celebrating 10 years is a milestone. It consistently provides both RMCAD and the broader community with high quality, critical discourse in contemporary art and design through direct interaction with leading national and international artists, scholars, and designers. The VASD Program has established a reputation for being a premier visiting artist program in the region. This year, RMCAD is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of its Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer program (VASD). ![]()
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