“Imagine a society in which financial institutions gamble away our money and blame us when it’s gone; where profits are privatised but risk and real cost is socialised. A society in which the arts sector bears the brunt of public-spending cuts because the public are to be anaesthetised and atomised, facilitating complacency with authority and the standardization of labour. Imagine a place where inequality thwarts social mobility and where privilege creates lasting class divisions. Imagine an age of austerity…

“How could the independence of creative expression be asserted in such a dystopia? Interested artists from across disciplines may respond by submitting works and ideas. Between July 1st and July 8th, artists wishing to collaborate will have the opportunity to use the 2 floors of exhibition space; sharing knowledge and working together to imagine and realise alternatives. Works and ideas will be compiled in an attempt to issue a manifesto that broadcasts the multitude of your visions. On the evening of Friday July 8th and through that weekend these works and ideas will be made public alongside a series of related events and screenings as Economies of Resistance doubles as both exhibition and celebration of Liverpool City of Radicals 2011.”

Deadline for expressions of interest: Wed 29th June

For info email: freespaceprojects@gmail.com or visit
http://www.freespaceprojects.org

Wolstenholme Creative Space, Liverpool
http://www.wolstenholmecreativespace.com