The Sleepover

As part of our CIVIC spirit—a sense of community—we are inviting students from around the world to take part in all of the art events on our Dreispitz campus, as well as visit Basel during a special week of art and unfortunately, priceless accommodation: join The Sleepover!

The Sleepover is a spatial experiment, a model of togetherness, a joint project at CIVIC realised by a group of students from HGK Basel. They invite you for a sleepover from 6pm (June 13, 2023) until 10am (June 14, 2023) during Art Basel! Note: The programme is for all, the night at CIVIC is for students from art and design academies, and the spatial installation welcomes everyone all week long between 9am and 5pm.

The Sleepover is based on social participation, on hospitality, on shared values of togetherness, on contact with each other. Approximately 60 overnight accommodations will be available at CIVIC.

Registration is required in advance: visit here to book your spot for the night. It is free of charge.

The Sleepover hosts: 
Agnes Leclaire (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Ambre Bork (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Andrea Glanzmann (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Basil Mayer (Visual Communication and Digital Spaces), Janusha Kenganathan (Fine Arts), Jasmine Jetzer (Fine Arts), Johanna Baum (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Judy Kessba (Visual Communication and Digital Spaces), Laura Nick (Fashion Design), Lea Schenker (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Luana Umeh (Visual Communication and Digital Spaces), Marina Klein-Hietpas (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Max Umeh (Visual Communication and Digital Spaces), Selva Meyer (Process Design at Hyperwerk), Vera Junz (Fashion Design).

Programme
Bag Drop-Off for The Sleepover: From 3pm
CIVIC

Special opening Annette Barcelo Live Your Transformation: 6–9pm
Institute Art Gender Nature (IAGN), der TANK

Check-in for The Sleepover: From 6pm
CIVIC

Birthday Apéro: From 6:30pm
Apéro hosted by CIVIC x Institute Art Gender Nature (IAGN), CIVIC + outdoors.

Opening of Appearing Rooms: 7:30pm
Jeppe Hein’s Water Pavilion in Basel (KHBL / HEK / HGK Basel), Freilager-Platz.

Reception followed by live act and party: 
8pm
HEK 

The Sleepover: 10pm
Details coming soon, CIVIC

What is CIVIC
CIVIC is a social infrastructure, a discourse and exhibition space, at Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW. CIVIC is an educational and experimental environment that provides opportunities for participation, contribution, and exchange for and with students, researchers, employees, and the public, to promote an understanding of the relevance of art and design to society. 

CIVIC is what you make of it.   For further information have a read of our “Introducing CIVIC” announcement with eflux Education and check our website. whatiscivic.com / civic.hgk [​at​] fhnw.ch / Instagram: hgkbasel_civic / #whatiscivic.

Visual: preliminary mock-up The Sleepover at CIVIC during Art Basel by Elena Palumbo / Palumbissimo.