Bloc Projects is excited to present the second instalment of Harsh Light webinars in December 2020. We will continue to examine how the art worlds have (not) coped in 2020, provide space for solace and solidarity, as well as propose some possible futures.

Harsh Light is becoming more than we could hope for. It is a platform for art workers to strategise and decompress during these sick times. We hold the space with critical and embodied care, inviting honest and at times vulnerable reflections from our peers, friends, and colleagues. Past speakers have already helped us think through anti-racist and climate justice work within institutions, and debunk the monolithic preconceptions that are tethered to disability.

The second instalment continues to use the Arts Council England (ACE) “Let’s Create” strategy as a point of departure. Amidst health, political and ecological crises, how do we feel about this vision to “transform a country by culture”? How, if at all, will ACE’s four investment principles of inclusivity and relevance, ambition and quality, dynamism, and environmental responsibility bring about the (art) worlds we want to have?