For our second session, we will be (re)assessing the historical legacy and ongoing practices of Situationist approaches to creativity, social intervention, and anti-art practices more broadly. This discussion will be kickstarted by a roundtable of artists, researchers and donors to the collection, and then open out into a collective interrogation of the anarchic possibilities of Situationist practices. From lettrist interventions and May 68 insurgency to three-sided football and psychogeographic wandering, Situationist practices can teach us a lot about what it might mean to create anarchically.

'Creative Anarchy' is an event series exploring the relationships between anarchist thought, organising, and creative practice. Resulting from a placement at the Mayday Rooms, researcher Ruari Paterson-Achenbach will host a series of discussions around materials in the archive, alongside creative practitioners, trying to explore what it might mean to 'create anarchically'. What might it mean to consider creative practice a form of direct action, or vice-versa? How can artists incorporate the principles of mutual aid into their work? Is the notion of 'art' compatible with anarchist thought? Across these three events, we will answer these questions together using historical examples, with all the possibilities and limitations they might offer us.*

Forthcoming events on the series (tickets available end of March):

• Creativity and Mutual Aid - 9th April 2026 7-9pm