Manifesto of the Future projects the world and human society in the year 2125, exploring the challenges and opportunities that will shape the planet.
Drawing on contemporary issues such as climate change, technology, education, identity, geopolitics and demography, it brings together artists, scientists, thinkers and the public in a collaborative reflection on the future. Through various forms of artistic intervention, it aims to create a space for imagining and debating possible futures, influenced by today. As a result, it aims to create a Manifesto of the Future, a living, collaborative document that synthesises the ideas, reflections and proposals discussed throughout the programme.
Curated by Livraria Centésima Página
Manifesto of the Future is part of Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture as part of the Todo-o-Terreno programme.
Seeking to support and contribute to the flourishing of a greater number of independent cultural initiatives in the city of Braga, the Todo-o-Terreno programme aims to support projects that envisage a proposal for regular artistic programming in venues in the municipality of Braga throughout the year 2025.
From June 19 to September 12, 2024, this programme’s call for projects took place in the following artistic areas: Music, Visual Arts, Literature, Speech and Thought, Performing Arts and Cinema and Moving Image. The call received a total of 46 applications, which were assessed by a jury made up of Elisabete Paiva, artistic director of Materiais Diversos; Marta Bernardes, coordinator of the education and cultural mediation service of the museums and libraries of the City of Porto and Luís Sousa Ferreira, deputy artistic director of TNDMII. Eight projects proposed by the city’s cultural agents were selected to form part of the official programme of the Portuguese Capital of Culture.