Never Never School is a unique space for dialogical learning, utopian speculation and research about cities.
It is a prototype and concept of education for the 21st century. Since 2018, Spolka collective has been creating a unique platform for individuals and teams dealing with spatial practices from various artistic, design and social disciplines. It is built on intensive cooperation and mutual learning.
Never Never School uses design as a tool for investigation, imagination and as a means of dialogue about possible futures. At the same time, it serves as an incubator: participants have the opportunity to translate their ideas into projects embedded in local context, which they test and develop together. It brings a democratically oriented approach to learning and urban design. It transcends the traditional boundaries of education based on the hierarchies of teacher - student, expert - layperson.
Recent event:
4.–30. 9. 2023
"Housing Stories"
Exhibition of the program's resident Fiona de Heer. More information.
Recent event
3.–10. 9. 2023
Never Never School: Housing in times of crisis
Another edition of Never Never (2023) is behind us. Everything about the topic and the program can be found here.
Recent event:
1.–31. 8. 2023
Never Never Residency
Joint collaboration between the East Slovak Gallery and Spolka. More information.
Bilingual publication
Mapping the in-between: Interdisciplinary methods for envisioning other futures (2021)
Academic article in Architektúra & Urbanizmus (2020, Volume 54, No. 1–2)
Mapping with care as an outline for post neoliberal architecture methodologies – tools of the Never-never school
Part of Never Never Network are participants, experts and institutions that are collaborating or have collaborated on Never Never School or supported it financially
Thank you for your support and cooperation over the years: Visegrad Fund, Fond na podporu umenia, K13, Valyo - Város és Folyó Egyesület, Zahradnická fakulta Mendelovy univerzity v Brně, Kino Úsmev, Tabačka Kulturfabrik, Technická Univerzita v Košiciach, TU Berlin and Fachgebiet Städtebau und Siedlungswesen, Institut für Stadt- und Regionalplannung TU Berlin, VIPER Gallery, EASA.sk.
Never Never is an open platform for dialogical learning about cities. If you have an idea, commentary or want to collaborate, write us on nevernever@spolka.cc
Never Never is organised by Spolka+.
Photographs: Spolka, Poppy Illsley, Gréta Čandová
Design: Matúš Buranovský
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