Yes, we have huge visions.
We also have grit, stamina and friends.

LITERALLY. SOCIALLY. POLITICALLY.

And for that, we need as much creativity as possible.

And it's going to take everything and everyone.

Even if you aren't the one doing the work, you can still celebrate it, support it & be part of this.

For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives.

6 years in the city.  3 years on the land.  140+ Creative Residents.  30+ Events.  10 states & 5 countries.  4,000+ people.

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

- Mileva Marić

THE FUTURE IS MADE

BY

As artists, we are used to DOING A LOT WITH A LITTLE. 

We are used to being uncomfortable, trying something new, forming new connections, building unlikely partnerships. But to solve what’s ahead and acknowledge how we got here, we are going to need more than artists to take the creative leap. We are going to need educators and scientists and advocates and mothers and lawyers and students...
 

Are you afraid of the future

We are.

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”.

-Buckminster Fuller

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And it's going to take everything and everyone.

Even if you aren't the one doing the work, you can still celebrate it, support it & be part of this.

EVERYONE and EVERYTHING

is part of the environment. 

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You are not separate from the world you live in.

It's your environment. Which includes air, water, and the ground beneath you. Which is why although we are not a traditional environmental

organization we are still an environmental organization.

Meaning we are interested in people and the places they are in, ideas and the ecosystems they thrive in. New innovations and old wisdom.

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Holes in the Wall Collective supports creative practice in all fields and expands our definition of a creative to those working in science, policy, economics, mathematics, education, health, research, activism, pedagogy, technology, people who don't fall into any of those categories... and more. We invite people across disciplines, identities & generations to engage with their practice and share collective space.

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We believe that the environment isn't separate from us

and never has been. And if we are going to deal

with climate change, we have to change the climate.

In all ways, simultaneously.

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Bringing artists, scientists, economists, ecologists, health practitioners, educators, technologists, researchers, historians, designers, farmers, makers and... into collective space - for residencies, for fellowships, for workshops & programing, for events, for shows, for unexpected engagements & creative problem solving.

From the late great Pete Seeger...

‘Imagine a big seesaw. One end of the seesaw is on the ground because it has a big basket half full of rocks in it. The other end of the seesaw is up in the air because it’s got a basket one-quarter full of sand. Some of us have teaspoons, and we are trying to fill it up.

‘Most people are scoffing at us. They say: “People like you have been trying for thousands of years, but it is leaking out of that basket as fast as you are putting it in.”

‘Our answer is that we are getting more people with teaspoons every day. And we believe that one of these days or years – who knows – that basket of sand is going to be so full that you are going to see that whole seesaw going “Zoop!” in the other direction. Then people are going to say, “How did it happen so suddenly?” And we answer: “Us and our little teaspoons over thousands of years.”’

It's going to take all of us,

           every bit counts. 

It's going to take immense creativity to change course . . . and call us crazy, but we believe that collectively we can do it.  

IT'S HARD TO DO THINGS IN THIS STATE...

NATURE IS GIVING IT BACK TO US...

THE DEATH STAR... (MAN UNCHECKED)

THE PROPHETS HAVE ALREADY WARNED US...

For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us. For creatives of all kinds. for artists, for makers, for thinkers and tinkerers, for educators, for activists, for economists, for scientists, for health practitioners, for builders, for system designers, for musicians, for theorists, for painters, for theologians, for historians, for poets, for pedagogues, for politicians, for soothsayers, for the fool and the mime, for party planners and event producers, for actors, for puppets, for coders, for developers, for strategists, for researchers, for fabricators, for garment makers, for engineers, for physicists, for cultural practitioners, for computational strategists, for mathematicians, for dreamers, for geologists, for astrologists, for astronomers, for playwrights, for film-makers, for writers, for animators, for inventors, for designers, for farmers, for pathologists, for nutritionists, for social workers, for soil builders, for lawyers, for builders, for architects, for landscapers, for curriculum builders, for factory workers, for interventionists, for conversationalists, for abolitionists, for powerhouses, for water protectors, for domestic workers, for union builders, for questioners, for journalists, for bloggers, for online starlets & twitter fiends, for meditators, for permaculturalists, for arborists, for animal whisperers, for husbandrists, for chefs, for plumbers, for electricians, for roofers, for energy consultants, for juvenile delinquent officers, for policy makers, for shelter volunteers & soup kitchen managers, for housing activists, for public advocates, for judges, for bankers, for advertisers, for campaign managers, for accountants, for janitors, for detectives, for seers, for bodhisattvas, for movement organizers, for mothers, for fathers, for the nonbinary, for our ancestors, for the future generations, for all of us.

TO MAKE HOLES

IN THE WALL...

Yes.  We have huge visions.

But for anyone who thinks we are too optimistic,

too ambitious, too idealistic...

We'd rather risk that than being deemed

status quo, business as usual or uninspired.

And meanwhile, we'll keep bringing people

and ideas together, sparking radical optimism, and working toward building a center for creative research, reflection & action, especially with your help.

Huge visions always have big obstacles and take many hands.

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Huge visions always have big obstacles

We also have current programs & happenings throughout NYC that can use every penny and high-five. 

For anyone who thinks we are too optimistic, too ambitious, too idealistic...

We'd rather risk that than being deemed status quo, business as usual & resigned