The Design Science Studio (DSS) is a cultural and educational incubator that supports creators in shaping futures rooted in regeneration, justice, and belonging. We are a living ecosystem of artists, designers, systems thinkers, story-weavers, and movement builders committed to creating a world that works for all of life.

DSS holds space for interdisciplinary collaboration, creative capacity-building, and community-rooted innovation. Our work is deeply informed by the legacy of Buckminster Fuller and carried forward through decentralized and decolonial ways of being, imagining, and doing.

At the heart of our ecosystem is the coheART program—a 7-month journey of creative emergence and collective transformation that centers artists as cultural stewards and worldbuilders. It weaves together art, storytelling, systems thinking, and regenerative design, offering an invitation to grow alongside others who are working to create futures rooted in care, justice, and imagination.

Each program cycle includes:

144 participating artists
30+ mentors
50 visionary guest speakers
4 global salons for deep learning and connection
Digital and in-person exhibitions
A global commUnity of creative peers

Many artists carry ancestral wisdom, community-rooted stories, and visionary offerings that the world deeply needs. At the same time, systemic barriers continue to limit access to creative spaces and resources, especially for those whose communities have been historically excluded or marginalized by colonial systems and systemic injustice.

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Scholarship Fund helps shift that reality. It supports artists from communities that have been historically excluded from creative leadership and access to education. These include Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, disabled and neurodivergent people, low-income creators, and visionaries from the Global South.

This fund supports reciprocity and invites shared responsibility for resourcing the collective future we’re all a part of.

We are seeking to raise $547,200 to make coheART 4 fully tuition-free for all 144 participants. Contributions directly fund access, care infrastructure, mentorship, and learning resources.

Your support would help the DSS provide:

Full tuition scholarships ($3,800 per artist)
Language interpretation and captioning
Accessibility accommodations
Stipends for mentors, facilitators, and cultural elders
Tools for time-zone equity and international participation
Community care and trauma-informed facilitation practices

With enough support, we can ensure the coheART 4 experience is accessible to all who feel called to join.

$3,800 sponsors full participation for one artist

$1,900 supports a half scholarship

$760 provides one month of engagement

$95 helps cover a week of access and mentorship

“Design Science Studio has emerged for and by the architects of the future. It was the singular most profound turning point in my career.”

- Umair Zia, Evolutionary

“Creating space for collaboration is a radical form of artistry. The Design Science Studio is a rare and wonderful gift, a public commons for cross-pollination combined with a private incubator to nourish new works”

- Evo Heyning, Evolutionary

There are many pathways into this work. You are welcome to support in whatever way feels best aligned.

Make a one-time or recurring contribution
Sponsor an artist’s journey through coheART
Share this campaign with your networks, communities, or aligned organizations
Follow and uplift the stories and projects that emerge from the coheART experience

Each act of support helps build the foundation for a more just and creative world.

We envision a future where DSS artists are not only resourced with tuition-free access but also with fellowships, paid residencies, and community infrastructure that can support their work in the long term.

The IDEA Scholarship Fund is part of that larger vision. Thank you for tending this with us.

Design Science Studio: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Scholarship Fund

By Buckminster Fuller Institute

Design Science Studio: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Scholarship Fund

Amplify the Voices Guiding Us Toward Regeneration