Conversations about Art, Urgency, and Collective Practices

ZERO TALKS is a public program of conversations, open discussions, and informal gatherings that dive into the artistic urgencies of our time, from the realities of freelance life, to inclusive practices, to the ethics of creation and the necessity of art within community.

Hosted by Oficina Zero, ZERO TALKS creates space for artists, thinkers, and community members to come together and ask:

Why are we making art? For whom? And at what cost?

It is not a lecture series. It is a space to listen, speak, reflect, and connect, across disciplines, experiences, and perspectives.

Why "Zero"?

Because we begin each talk at zero.

No hierarchy, no assumption, no performance.

Just presence, dialogue, and a shared commitment to rethinking how we work, move, and create.

Sustainability, Autonomy & Precarity

• What does it mean to be a freelance artist today? Between unstable income, inconsistent opportunities, multiple side jobs, and constant self-promotion, freelance artists often live in a loop of creative intensity and systemic burnout.

• This conversation opens up space to talk honestly about the economic, emotional, and logistical complexities of freelance life — while also looking at the freedoms, strategies, and alternative models that artists are inventing to survive and thrive.

Burnout in the Performing Arts

• Emotional, physical, and financial exhaustion — who’s talking about it?

• What support structures do we need to build?

Why Are We Making?
Artistic Necessity vs Artistic Market

• What drives creation today: urgency or visibility?

• How to sustain an artistic practice that resists commodification?

 
Care as Method

• How do we integrate emotional, physical, and relational care into creative processes?

• Can care be a tool of resistance?

• Creator vs Co creator vs Performer

• What is working as a co creator?

• What makes me an author of an artistic work?

• Director vs Co creator

• Alternative Economies of Art

• Surviving beyond funding systems and institutional expectations

• Models of collaboration, co-production, resource sharing

• My dreams, my needs, my wishes, my advices

• What do i miss in the community to keep growing or developing as an artist

• What can I do?

• How do I look for it?