About us.
Funded by The University of Lincoln’s Centre for Culture and Creativity, and supported by Common Wealth and the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art the co-authored programme has been developed by the Mansions of the Future team alongside social justice organisation MAIA.
Developed to promote cross-organisational learning, the programme will champion, necessarily diverse organisations across the UK that are delivering work that takes risks; is led for and with underrepresented groups and presents viable and vibrant alternatives to the statistical exclusivity of the arts and cultural sector.
Read more about Mansions of the Future’s legacy agenda here.
Mansions of the Future Communal Lunch event. Photo by Alicja Rogalska
Our Partners.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art creates and produces exhibitions, events and learning opportunities which explore the role of artists from across the world. Located on Gateshead quayside, BALTIC welcomes visitors free of charge, all year round to experience art, talks, performance and activities in a fully accessible building. Beyond its bricks, BALTIC connects and exchange with communities, individuals and groups exploring creativity, social connections and wider understanding of the world.
Common Wealth
Common Wealth is an independent think tank designing ownership institutions for a more democratic and sustainable economy. From place-based approaches to strategies to democratise capital at scale, from the commons to cooperatives, Common Wealth develops research and interactive digital projects, working with policymakers and civil society organisations throughout the UK, US, and beyond. Past work has focused on worker ownership, the Green New Deal, and democratic digital infrastructure.
MAIA
MAIA is an arts and social justice organisation, based in the West Midlands, who believe that art + artists are key to envisioning and creating the infrastructure needed for a healthy, more just world. MAIA works with artists, neighbours, partners and collaborators to understand the ways that race, gender, class, geography, privilege and power manifests both within the creative, cultural industries and in wider society.
University of Lincoln
The Centre for Culture & Creativity is a ‘think and do’ tank, researching and leading on cultural programmes and creativity. It acts as a dynamic force, generating new conversations, collaborations and creative journeys.
Mansions of the Future
Mansions of the Future was an Arts Council England Ambitions for Excellence funded arts and cultural hub in Lincoln which privileged social, site-specific and collaborative ways of working. The Innovation in Engagement Conference marks a key outcome in the project’s Legacy Agenda which is committed to sharing organisational learning and continuing to support the local cultural infrastructure.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.