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A Stitch in Time – Community Embroiderers from East London, 2018. Photo: Marcia Chandra

Social art practice for a
post-pandemic world

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Introduced by Beyond the Now
15/02/2021
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11/06/2021
  • Season 2
Contributed by Beyond the Now
11/06/2021
This recording, originally part of Mozilla Festival 2021, builds upon Beyond the Now’s Season 2 theme of Mutual Aid.
11/06/2021
  • Season 2
Contributed by Rana Yazaji (representing Ettijahat Independent Culture)
11/06/2021
The Arts and Uncertainty toolkit consists of theoretical and practical content designed to benefit artists at the level of practical experience first, as well as in their involvement in wider cultural discussions
11/06/2021
  • Season 2
Contributed by Ismail Einashe and Geesje van Haren
11/06/2021
A cross-border journalism project that investigates the disappearance of child migrants in Europe, one of the most pressing issues in the so-called migrant crisis.
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‘Beyond the Now’ is a syndicated social practice platform, founded by partners based and working in locations across the globe, which aims to open up new creative, cultural and political affinities for a post-pandemic world.

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One Image: 2560px x 1440px (or bigger) – Max file size 7MB

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Square Image: 500px x 500px (or bigger) – Max file size 5MB

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Contribution Guidelines

‘Beyond the Now’ aims for an accessible written style. It is not an academic journal and the written contributions may include first person accounts and reflections. 

Contributions should be approximately 500-1000 words in length. 

Where the content of the submission involves theoretical or other specialist content, please aim as much as possible for exposition that will be accessible to a general reader (i.e. across academic disciplines and to non-academics). 

The language of the site is English (UK spelling). Please use ‘z’ spelling for words ending in ‘-ize’, ‘-ization’ (Example: organize, organization). Alternative spellings in quoted material, book and article titles should not be changed, however. 

Referencing should be included in the MLA format: MLA Citation Guide

References to webpages may be included as hyperlinks. 

For Written Submissions

Please clearly indicate the title of the submission and provide, if possible, an image to accompany it with required acknowledgement / permission for use. 

Please provide any social media or other contact details that you would like included with the piece when it is published. 

For Multimedia Submissions

Please provide a title for the piece and a short (50 word) outline of content for publication.  

If possible, please provide a still from the video for use on the ‘Beyond the Now’ site. 

Please provide any social media or other contact details that you would like included with the piece when it is published. 

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Author Biography

The Bio should be 100-150 words long to ensure a standard appearance across the site  (100 words minimum and 150 words maximum).

For Titles

Please capitalise each of the main words of the title. Avoid using capitals throughout. (e.g. ‘Beyond the Now’ is good. Not ‘BEYOND THE NOW’ or ‘Beyond the now’ unless there is a compelling reason)

For Subtitles

Subtitles must be consistent across the publication. Please do not underline subtitles.

Main Body

Please use single spacing throughout. Do not include text in bold (except for subtitles).
Where the content of the submission involves theoretical or other specialist content, please aim as much as possible for exposition that will be accessible to a general reader (i.e. across academic disciplines and to non-academics).

The language of the site is English (UK spelling). Please use ‘z’ spelling for words ending in ‘-ize’, ‘-ization’ (Example: organize, organization). Alternative spellings in quoted material, book and article titles should not be changed, however.

Captions for Images

Please follow this format when including captions for images. Not every image will need all of these entries. Select those that are required and use the order indicated:
  • Artist / Image title /  date / photo credit.
Alternatively, for images that are not artworks:
  • Image caption / photo credit.