Making Space

"Making space" is an experimental program designed by the Social Research and Public Policy Program (NYUAD) and the Department of Art and Public Policy at the Tisch School of the Arts (NYUNY). In this essay, I describe how the "Making Space" workshop allowed participants to think with each other about challenges in their work or creative processes and share their experiences with collaboration across diverse methodologies. The conversations unfold in a series of contexts that stimulate a reflection on the social categories that each participant navigates in relation to their research/creative practice. The program is part of "Critical Collaborations" a three year project funded by NYU's Global Institute for Advanced Study that investigates the relationship between creativity, collaboration, and social change.