Letters from Albania: The Manifesto Collective on Art, Politics, and Trust: Discussion at the Jackman Humanities Institute
On September 18, the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto will host a discussion panel on the experience of the MANIFESTO of the DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art (D.C.C.A.)—a collective of artists, filmmakers, curators, poets, hacker-activists, and scholars that has reimagined art and collectivity through three multidisciplinary projects held between 2022 and 2025. Join MANIFESTO members—renowned Albanian artist Armando Lulaj and art historian/curator Raino Isto (editor-in-chief of ARTMargins Online)—for an interdisciplinary conversation on how contemporary art can build trust amid neoliberal erosion, digital surveillance, forced migration, and the rise of populism.
Time: Thursday, September 18, 2025 3:00 pm … Read more



