Newmindspace

Newmindspace was a New York- and Toronto-based urban arts collective founded in 2005 by Lori Kufner and Kevin Bracken and last active in 2016. The pair organized free, monthly events in cities throughout North America. Using a mailing list and their website newmindspace.com to communicate with their community, Newmindspace hosted all-ages events that generally attracted teenagers, twentysomethings and people in their early 30s. Their events inspired other groups to undertake similar projects in cities around the world.

WWW newmindspace.com

Events

Subway Parties
Urban Capture the Flag
Public pillow fights
Bubble battles, where hundreds participants use bubble toys simultaneously
Massive murals
Blacklight-lit cardboard tube fighting Lightsaber battles

Ideology and inspiration

Newmindspace was loosely connected to the Toronto Public Space Committee, and considered reclaiming public space the most important goal of their activities. They also claimed they are committed to "inventing new ways of having fun", pointing out that most cities lack free, quality entertainment for young people. Other events, such as their urban easter egg hunts or Night Lights, were intended to be public art installations modeled after the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.