Washington Project for the Arts

Community-sourced solutions on intentional gathering as devised by artists, writers and activists

The publication How can we gather now? documents an experimental symposium that took place from March 31 to April 2, 2023, in Washington, DC, around the topic of gathering. Produced by Washington Project for the Arts and codirected by Asad Raza and Prem Krishnammurthy, it brought together hundreds of artists, creatives and organizers from all over the world. This publication acts as a performance of the event, collecting a rich variety of modes including transcriptions from conversations, poetry, essays, film stills, recipes and artworks.
Contributors include: adrienne maree brown, Asad Raza, Ayana Zaire Cotton, Cynthia Connolly, Ed Halter, Emily Verla Bovino, Fabiola Ching, Farrah Skeiky, Hope Ginsburg, Jonathan Yu, Leigh Ledare, Lenka Clayton & Phillip Andrew Lewis, Mayah Monet Lovell, McKenzie Grant-Gordon, Melani N. Douglass, Mindy Seu, Mojdeh Rezaeipour, Naoco Wowsugi, Philippe Parreno, Prem Krishnamurthy, Renée Green, Richard D. Bartlett & Natalia Lombardo, Sarah Morris, Shiraz Abdullahi Gallab, Stefanie Hessler, Tiffany Sia, Tony Cokes.