River Valley Radical Futures

Abstract

River Valley Radical Futures is a gallery exhibition that will be shown at A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton from May 2-25, 2025. This exhibit builds on 2 years of work, supported by a CEEDS Faculty Fellowship, the Humanities and Social Science Labs, and the Design Thinking Initiative. The exhibit will display an illustrated map of the Connecticut River Valley in a future 100 years beyond the fall of capitalism. This map has been co-created with about 13 local groups who build alternative economies in the Valley today. The exhibit will also include work from six local artists who are making artifacts that are excavated from the future envisioned by the map