Intervening in the Moment | 20 Questions for 20 Years

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-04:00

Hibernian Hall | Boston

Design for Social Intervention
Publisher/HostDesign for Social Intervention
Intervening in the Moment | 20 Questions for 20 Years
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Sharpen social practice with Nato Thompson for a weekend of critique and conversation on social intervention.
About this Event

About the Weekend:

Much of DS4SI’s work has been about trying to sharpen how social interventionists interested in arcing towards social change might better design their social interventions. With Nato Thompson, this theme will engage seasoned interventionists in asking the question “How might social practice continue to sharpen its practice towards social change?”



Join us at The Hub at Hibernian Hall, October 17th through 19th, to engage with Nato Thompson and fellow interventionists in dialogue about how to sharpen social practice toward lasting change. FREE and OPEN to the public.



About the Curator:

Nato Thompson is a curator, writer, and cultural strategist working at the intersection of art, politics, and community engagement. He is the co-founder of The Alternative Art School (TAAS), a global, artist-led platform for experimental art education. Through his consulting practice Dreaming in Public, he supports artists, institutions, and organizations in developing visionary projects, expanding visibility, and building sustainable careers.

Thompson previously served as Artistic Director of Philadelphia Contemporary and Chief Curator at Creative Time, where he organized landmark projects with artists such as Paul Ramírez Jonas, Trevor Paglen, Tania Bruguera, and Pedro Reyes. He began his career as Curator at MASS MoCA, curating exhibitions that blurred the lines between contemporary art and lived experience.

A widely respected voice in the art world, Thompson is the author of Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century and Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life. His writing, curatorial projects, and lectures have helped shape a generation of socially engaged art.



Everything Happening @ The Hub OCT 17-19:
  • Curatorial Conversation with Grisha Coleman | OCT 19, 2:30-4 PM
  • Curatorial Conversation with Nato Thompson | OCT 19, 4:30-6PM
  • Rehearsing & Performing the Everyday, Curated by Grisha Coleman | OCT 17-19
  • Rehearsal for Everyday Life: a Choreographed Performance | OCT 18, 6:30-7:30 PM
  • Mass Somatic Experience | OCT 19, 12:30-2 PM


The Hub Hours
Join us each weekend at Hibernian Hall from September 27 – October 19 for events as part of . The Hub is free and open to the public during the following hours:

  • Thursdays & Fridays: 2–8 PM
  • Saturdays: 12–10 PM
  • Sundays: 12–6 PM

Come explore, intervene, rehearse, witness, experience something new!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Boston, United States

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