Alhamdu: Muslim Futurism
“ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM” is a project created by MIPSTERZ that explores Muslim Futurism—a cultural and artistic aesthetic that learns from frameworks of Afrofuturism and imagines a broader Muslim future free from the oppression of today, set in a utopic tomorrow of our collective creation.
We envision a future where we are all free to create a world that is bold, radical, and uniquely our own. We hope to create conversations centered around the following themes:
Imagination | Identity | Community | Resistance | Liberation
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submit your work!
We are looking for all types of artwork, including but not limited to painting, illustration, calligraphy, collage, sculpture, photography, film/video, sound/music, textiles, poetry, and performance. Written submissions should be open to adaptation to multiple formats.
We are especially interested in immersive, interactive, participatory, experiential, and sculptural artworks, particularly those created by Black, indigenous, LGBTQ+, Muslim, Muslim-adjacent, and/or allied artists.
Deadline: May 15, 2024
This project is produced by MIPSTERZ and the Center for Afrofuturist Studies at Public Space One, with support from the Ruth Foundation for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the ArtsMidwest GIG Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts, and FilmScene.
Want to help? Contact kalmia@publicspaceone.com
