Day #0

We welcomed the participants, coming from France, Colombia, U.S.A, Germany, Spain and Israel. They  just arrived and after the tour they were speechless! We had time to enjoy a delicious dinner and a tortilla de patatas made from our vegetable garden, while getting to know each other. The course is about to start, stay tuned!

Day #1

EUTOPIAS has started! During the breakfast, we had a presentation round and hear many interesting backgrounds and stories. The first lecture focused on Artistic History of Utopia and its traditions. After a great lunch in the terrace, in the afternoon, Nectar gave the workshop "Forest Wandering: Utopian views and Creations from Nature". We wandered into the wood, arrived to an Arcadia in nature and each one shared his utopia, ending the workshop by building a collective utopia with a glass of cava. After a great dinner with wine and the sunset, we can say that the first day was amazing!

Day #2

Today, during the morning lectures, Julia talked about Utopias occupying spaces under the title "Maps, cities and gardens". In the afternoon, the artist Marina Monsolís introduced us different projects related with food, activism and alternative vision of possible realities and communities. Followed by a practical workshop in which we went all together to the garden and picked-up vegetables and herbs from the forest, to prepare in the terrace, while enjoying the views and the sunset, a typical catalan dish called "Coca de recapte", and each one created its own aromatic water and oil. Tomorrow will be the tasting of the water and the proclamation of the nectar of Nectar.

Day #3

Today Julia introduced us alternative ways to approach the Utopia, such us Playworlds or Speculative fictions, followed by a very interesting debate while doing the aromatic water and olive oil tasting. In the afternoon workshop, architect Uriel Fogué presented the methodology for building a Crisis Cabinet for Political Fictions, We created a our CGPF debating on a non-reproductive future.

Day #4

The last day of the Intensive Summer Course EUTOPIAS, Julia spoke about other Institutions and other economies, finishing her lecture by presenting her book: "Utopias of Revolt. Activism and Prefigurative Politics". After some deserved free time, in the afternoon we shared projects, conclusions and feed-backs.

From Nectar we want to thank Julia Ramírez-Blanco for her dedication and passion, Marina and Uriel for their great workshops and the amazing participants that created a great atmosphere and brought so much of themselves to the course.
Thanks for the incredible experience and feed-backs, we are already thinking in  building a continuation...!