Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

• Wed 04.03 – 18:00-22:00: How will YOU save the world? – free
• Sat 07.03 – 18:00-19:00: Permaculture, Natural Farming, Guild Planting – free
• Sun 08.03 – 15:30-18:30: Seedballing – free but with subscription
• Tue 10.03 – 15:00-18:00: Guerilla gardening walk – free but with subscription
• Tue 10.03 – 20:00-21:30: Saving the world: FoAM’s approach – free
• Wed 11.03 – 15:30-17:30: PhoEf – free but with subscription
• Thu 12.03 – 18:00-20:00: Research gathering – free
• Fri 13.03 – 18:00-22:00: Garage sale – free
• Fri 13.03 – 18:00-22:00: Dorkbot – free
• Sat 14.03 – 18:00-22:00: Are we there yet? – free
• Sat 14.03 – 18:00-22:00: Deinstallation art – free

How will YOU save the world?

4th of March – 18:00-2:00 – free
visual brainstorming / mapping

How will YOU save the world – and what do you need to make it happen? Wall filling map of visitors’ contributions to saving the world (using multi-coloured, variously sized post-it notes). Hosted by the Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators.

Permaculture, Natural Farming, Guild Planting

p(credits).7th of March – 18:00-19:00 – free
presentations and discussions

Permaculture, Natural Farming, Guild Planting and other practical approaches to (urban) eco-system gardening. With FoAM Brussels & Foamlab Amsterdam

Seedballing

8th of March – 15:30-18:30 – free but subscribe via liesbeth(at)vooruit(dot)be
workshop and afternoon tea

Hands-on workshop for children and families, culminating in a seedy afternoon tea. With FoAM Brussels & Foamlab Amsterdam

Guerilla gardening walk through Ghent

10th of March – 15:00-18:00 – free but subscribe via liesbeth(at)vooruit(dot)be

Spreading seedballs on appropriate sites, mapping the sites and adding them to google maps of urban edibles. Seedy dinner for the walkers in the Vooruit cafe. With FoAM Brussels & Foamlab Amsterdam.

Saving the world: FoAM’s approach

10th of March – 20:00 – free

salon presentation by FoAM

PhoEf: The Undisclosed Poésis of the Photovoltaic Effect

11th of March – 15:30-17:30 – free but subscribe via liesbeth(at)vooruit(dot)be
workshop / demonstration

on Light enhancing techniques, dye sensitised solar cells and other energy generation techniques based on photosynthesis. With Bartaku

http://libarynth.org/luminous/phoef

Research gathering

12th of March – 18:00-20:00 – free
(remote) presentations, readings and discussions

on bridging the gap between the botanical and the electronic, with Angelo Vermeulen, Maggie Buxton & FoAM.

Garage sale

13th of March – 18:00-22:00 – free
rommelmarkt

Borrowed Scenery Garage Sale

Dorkbot

of March – 18:00-22:00 – free
presentations and demonstrations

presentations on the groWorld software & hardware connecting gardening & gaming.

Are we there yet?

14 of March – 18:00-22:00 – free
strike & cleanup

There is a possibility to do an ‘evaluation’ mapping session looking at whether the festival has saved the world in 10 days, and if not, where should we go from here…

Deinstallation art

14 of March – 18:00-22:00 – free
strike & cleanup

On the last day all the traces of FoAM’s presence will be given away or cleaned up. Vooruit furniture and materials will be left where they were found.