Updated 28 August 2025

AW25 begins with Emergency’s day out for the curious at Contact on Sat 27 Sep — continuing with a Social Experiment on Thu 27 Nov and more events TBA…

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Advice for Artists: hÅb offers free 30-minute sessions on Mondays via Zoom.
Open Call to test out Live Art + contemporary performance: our semi-regular Social Experiment at Contact seeks proposals on a rolling basis.