From March 2 to March 6, 2020, university and art school students take over Fresh Art International for one school week, with daily episodes and essays. Find out what issues and ideas spark their creative impulse in conversations we recorded in Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. Read University of Miami student responses to these voices of the future.

Mon Mar 2   SAIC—Imagining Tomorrow
Come with us to The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, also known as SAIC. We’re here to meet participants in Imagining Tomorrow. The yearly experiential learning opportunity brings together students from schools in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States and Pakistan. Their clients are local organizations who ask the students to imagine solutions to real-life challenges.
Students: Summer, Alejandro and Faviola
Prof. Kirsten Leenaars

Tue Mar 3   University of Miami Students Respond
Diana Borras, a senior at UM, writes about Creating a More Connected World.

Wed Mar 4  Wayne State— Designing for Urban Mobility
At Wayne State University, the curriculum is increasingly geared toward next gen art and design. Students taking the course Design for Urban Mobility work with local entrepreneurs to solve design problems. In fall 2019, juniors and seniors majoring in Industrial Design join forces with Deeply Rooted Produce.
Students: Mahmud, Benjamin, Nick, Julia and Marcella
Prof. Siobhan Gregory

Thu Mar 5   University of Miami Students Respond
Melissa Huberman, a senior at UM, writes about Accessing a Better Tomorrow.

Fri Mar 6   OCAD University—Curating in the Digital Realm
In Toronto, we meet a group of graduate students at the Ontario College of Art and Design University, also known as OCAD University. In the first weeks of the semester, we record a conversation with students in the Intro to Curatorial Practices who are defining their roles and designing their strategy for an online exhibition about intimacy on the web.
Students: Alex, Cassandra, Delilah, Jacquie, Jenna, Marilyn, Pricilla, Rebecca and Sam
Prof. Andrea Fatona

The Student Edition: In 2019, we visited art schools and universities in the United States and Canada, to begin recording voices of the future. In 2020, we present the first episodes in our Student Edition—conversations about creativity with emerging makers and producers. Given opportunities to explore and experiment, students are discovering how they can shape the world they live in.