Get ready for a summer of experimental publishing at Possible Worlds, as part of our 10-year anniversary programming.

Hypercolour Futures is summer school program presented by Possible Worlds that is focused on experimental publishing. Four sessions over five weeks will be presented in July and August 2025, led by racialized artists. Each session is part artist talk/lecture, part workshop. Guest artists will share art, design and publishing practices from their perspectives and engage participants in activities for idea generation.

Participants will come away with new knowledge and skills to tell their stories and develop or refine a future publication project. Artists, designers, publishers, educators, cultural workers and creatives from all backgrounds are invited to participate and expand their creative practice. No prior experience is needed to join a session.

You can choose to attend one or all sessions. Space is limited. Two options for sessions fees are available: (1) general or (2) for those who self-identify as part of an equity-deserving group. Session fees will go towards future Possible Worlds residencies and summer schools.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the City of Ottawa Equity and Inclusion in the Arts Fund for this project.

Session #1
Psychogeography as Re-Enchantment: Exploring Landscapes through Photography, Poetics & Publishing
July 17 and 24, 2025
Guest Artist: Eric Francisco, Reflex Editions (Toronto)

In the first session of Hypercolour Futures, join artist Eric Francisco of Reflex Editions (Toronto) for an artist talk and workshop exploring experimental publishing and one’s relationship with place through the synthesis of photography, text, and abstraction.

Session #2
Wearable Words: Narratives as Personal Adornment
July 31, 2025
Guest Artist: Joi T. Arcand (Ottawa)

In the second session of Hypercolour Futures, join artist Joi Arcand (Ottawa) for an artist talk and workshop exploring language and letterforms by transforming text into unique, wearable works of art.

Session #3
A Book as a Theatre: Queer Gestures of Resistance
August 7, 2025
Guest Artists: Jenny Lin and Eloisa Aquino, B&D Press (Montreal)

In the third session of Hypercolour Futures, join artists Jenny Lin and Eloisa Aquino of B&D Press (Montreal) for an artist talk and workshop in which participants will be guided in building a tunnel book as a portable theatre, along with paper puppets and a short script / statement / poem they will collaboratively enact. Priority for registration will be given to queer participants.

Session #4
Reimagining Institutions: Publishing as a Civic Practice
August 14, 2025
Guest Artist: Melanie Yugo, Possible Worlds (Ottawa/Toronto)

In the fourth session of Hypercolour Futures, join artist Melanie Yugo of Possible Worlds for an artist talk and workshop on how printed matter - on and off the page - can act as a catalyst for collectively reimagining institutional structures and creating new community platforms.