Abundant Futures is an ongoing, long-term, socially engaged project led by Dana Olărescu and commissioned by ArtHouse Jersey. In collaboration with contributing artists, academics, and organisations including William Bock, Fozia Ismail, Kaajal Modi, Mariana Pinto Leitão Pereira, Olha Pryymak, and Counterpoints, the project explores issues of food justice.

By using food as a catalyst, the project honours the diverse knowledge and skills people bring from their homelands to Jersey’s migrant and native communities. Following its inaugural year in 2024, with the generous sponsorship of Spoor & Fisher, this year the project’s theme is ‘Community Medicine’. Through workshops and public sessions, Dana invites you to reflect on what this means to you.

Kupala Festival is a traditional pre-Christian Slavic celebration marking the summer harvest. This summer, the festival brings its vibrant traditions to Jersey for the first time. Curated and led by Ukrainian-born painter and participatory artist Olha Pryymak, the festival has fostered collaborations with the UK’s growing population of displaced Ukrainians. Expect family- friendly activities, entertainment, and nourishment celebrating the abundant harvest of midsummer featuring traditional floral crown- making, craft activities, fire-side singing and dancing, Eastern European food, and installations by Abundant Futures artists celebrating Jersey’s diverse community and rich cultural heritage.

Further details to be announced soon. To learn more click HERE. If you’re interested in getting involved please get in touch with Scott at scott@arts.je