Commissioned Artists Associates
Programme Team

Why not join us for workshops, film nights, communal lunches, public conversations & seasonal events. Alongside our programmed activities the building is available & free for groups or societies to use. 

 
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Mansions of the Future has been designed with people in mind - come and join us in shaping what happens here over the next three years. We can host anything from a coffee morning, to a book group, to arts & craft classes, to workshops facilitated by artists.

The building is designed to adapt to the communities that use it and it contains a number of multifunctional spaces. These include: a Reading Room; Work Station, Meeting Room, Commons Room; Resource Room, and a Pantry.

If you would like to volunteer with us, have an idea for a workshop or are a local creative please get in touch, we would love to hear from you. 

Or just drop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

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A very thought provoking talk today from @worm.art.ecology founder Angela Chan, the 1st of our Wednesday Sessions, a session of talks highlighting artistic practices based on collaborative & collective processes. . Join us next Thursday for PRIZZZON, a talk & discussion with artist, activist & instagrammer Lisa Selby @bluebaglife in conversation with author & activist Carl Cattermole @prisonism (Prison: A Survival Guide, Penguin). Talking from experience about the UK Prison System, they will be dismantling media myths & discussing the future for prison campaigns in 2019-2020. The talk will be followed by an open discussion with the audience. . This talk is part of Freedom: Public Conversations a programme of events and discussions organised by Ruth Beale, exploring ideas around freedom. . Link in bio
Join us next Thursday 28 February for PRIZZZON, a talk & discussion with Artist & instagrammer Lisa Selby / @bluebaglife in conversation with author & activist Carl Cattermole (Prison: A Survival Guide, Penguin). Talking from experience about the UK Prison System, they will be dismantling media myths & discussing the future for prison campaigns in 2019-2020. The talk will be followed by an open discussion with the audience. . Lisa Selby’s work explores themes of addiction, mental health and wellbeing, and seeks to support those incarcerated and affected by addiction. Carl Cattermole discovered his talent for writing while serving a prison sentence. His unofficial ‘Rough Guide’ to prison, called Prison: A Survival Guide will be out in June. He’s passionate about real prison reform and represents the voice of prisoners on the BBC, Channel 4, Guardian, Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. . This talk is part of Freedom: Public Conversations a programme of events and discussions organised by @ruth.beale, exploring ideas around freedom. This programme will be presented alongside All the Banners (Silent). Ruth’s hand-made blank banners are interpretations of real banners used in protests & rallies from protests & rallies including Justice for Grenfell, Suffragette marches & the pit closures. . Link in bio
A few great shots from our weekly Collaborative Conversations: Everyday Philosophising series. This week discussion centred around the influence of our senses and how our past experiences shape our perception of the future. I wonder what the conversation will be next time? Led by Ayisha de Lanerolle, practical philosopher and Mansions of the Future Director of Fundamental Questions.
What an experience watching @unilincoln Fine Art student women’s art collective @xyz.alpha.collective perform in Nottingham’s Old Market Square as part of the @uk.youngartists fringe. Having seen them develop the piece using @mansionoffuture as a hot bed for ideas & accessible rehearsal space we are proud to have been a small part in their journey. Their piece Transference created debate & dialogue among artist spectators & the general public. What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st Century?
We had another great session on Tuesday at our Collaborative Conversations: Everyday Philosophising series. The discussion centre around whether we are created to be brainwashed and freewill. We are looking forward to next week already.
We are thrilled to be hosting @natsatclub for two sessions taking place on 30 March & 8 June. Both are entirely free. Saturday Club provides an opportunity for its Members to develop their design identity & begin to forge a successful future. . Lincoln’s Saturday Club is run by Lincoln University’s School of Design a creative & innovative community of designers, thinkers, makers & entrepreneurs. On Saturday 30 March Saturday Club joins us here at Mansions of the Future. It’s a fantastic opportunity for young people to explore design. . The 30 March workshop will be led by internationally renowned designer Dave Bramston, participants will help to design & build a unique lighting artwork using waste products, which will go on to be exhibited in China in 2020. . The 8 June workshop will be again be led by Dave Bramston & participants will create their own electric cellos. . Sessions take place from 9.30 - 12 noon, you do not need to be a Saturday Club Member to take part on these two dates.
Over at Mansions of the Future we've been busy working on our 2019 programme, building partnerships & sprucing up the space, making some small but vital improvements. Our 2019 has kicked off with the launch of a free six-week series of Collaborative Conversations: Everyday Philosophising, led by Ayisha De Lanerolle, our Director of Fundamental Questions. Upcoming activities include our already sold out Writing & … series, delivered by writer, academic & Associate Artist Dr Ruth Charnock (email info@mansionsofthefuture.org to be put on the reserve list). . . Other additions to our events programme include the arrival of National Saturday Club, who are coming to Mansions of the Future with 2 special one-off workshops taking place in March & June. . . We also look forward to sharing more details in the coming weeks about an exciting collaboration with Lincoln Film Society & The Venue, to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019. . . Last but not least we can’t wait for the return of our free weekly Saturday Kids Club, which will be back in March. Workshops will be free & bookable, exploring themes addressed in our wider programme.
A great start to Collaborative Conversations: Everyday Philosophising, a six-week course led by Ayisha De Lanerolle, our Director of Fundamental Questions. The group will continue to explore philosophical ideas that touch our everyday lives; ideas that lie at the heart of our thoughts, feelings & actions.
Great to see the space full of talented women artists & creatives at tonight’s @isupportwita networking event.
We are pleased to announce our free six-week series of 'Collaborative Conversations:Everyday Philosophising' with Our Director of Fundamental Questions and practical philosopher Ayisha De Lanerolle. Join us for a creative conversation exploring philosophical ideas that matter to you. Sessions will commence on Tuesday 29 January, 5-7pm. For further information and to sign up for this opportunity follow the link in our bio.
Poetry Afternoon with Shirley Bell & Paul Sutherland Sat 12 Jan, 2 - 4pm Join celebrated Lincolnshire-based Poets Paul Sutherland & Shirley Bell for a celebratory Poetry Afternoon at Mansions of the Future. Shirley Bell is the Poetry Editor and Editor in Chief of The Blue Nib, a growing online and print literary magazine and small publisher (thebluenib.com), and she is a widely published and anthologised poet. Her poetry is archived in the Special Collection in the University of Lincoln's Library and, as a result, she collected together all her published poetry from 1982 to early 2016 in her book, Dark is a Way and Light is a Place. In 2018 The Blue Nib published her The Still Room, New and Selected Poems chosen by Dave Kavanagh. Paul Sutherland is Canadian-British poet/writer, in UK, since 1973. Sutherland has fourteen collections, editing seven others. He’s founding editor of Dream Catcher a national-international journal in its 35th issue. He runs creative writing workshops and widely performs his poetry; leads seminars; runs Writers Retreats and collaborates with musicians and visual artists. He appears in anthologies and journals. Spires and Minarets was published by Sunk Island Publishing and Journeying from Valley Press 2012. He reverted to a Sufi Muslim 2004; two books have followed, Poems on the Life of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) 2014, A Sufi Novice in Shaykh Efendi’s Realm. He’s won a number of literary awards and a poem of his helped promote the 2012 Olympics. This event is free & there will be light refreshments provided, no need to book.