The future is not something we simply inherit. It is something we imagine, shape, and create together.
Yet the impact of trauma can fracture imagination, limiting what we believe is possible for ourselves, our communities and the generations that follow. It can distance us from our stories, our identities and our capacity to envision a different tomorrow.
REIMAGINE is an invitation to move beyond those limitations. It calls us to repair what has been fractured in our relationships, our communities and within ourselves; to reclaim the voices, identities, cultures and dreams that define our shared humanity; and to renew our commitment to hope, to one another and to a future grounded in dignity, belonging and possibility.
As the theme for the 2027 Ubumuntu Arts Festival, REIMAGINE invites artists, audiences and communities to explore how creativity can help us heal, reconnect and envision new possibilities. It is a call to imagine not only a different future, but a more compassionate one, shaped together through the transformative power of art and our shared humanity.
To apply to bring your work to the 2027 festival, apply here.
