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Become a Catalyst for the Regenaissance

Support visionary artists, designers and culture-shapers join coheART 4 of the Design Science Studio...

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Mark Smith
Dec 02, 2025
Cross-posted by Design Science Studio
"We need your help to ensure everyone who has stepped up and into the Design Science Studio for the next coheART can participate in creating the future we all know is possible."
- Mark Smith

Over the past month, we’ve received applications from 100+ extraordinary creators around the world to join the incubator — people imagining and creating new systems, new stories, new ways of being that serve ALL of Life. Many of these applicants are deeply aligned with the Design Science Studio (DSS) but face significant financial barriers.

Together, we want to remove those barriers.

Our Goal: Fund 10 Full-Tuition Scholarships

To ensure equitable access to the coheART 4 program, we need your support to raise $38,000 by Dec 14.

These scholarships would support 10 visionary artists, designers and culture-shapers who might otherwise be unable to participate.

This is beyond funding a seat. This is resourcing the future.

It’s investing in systems-minded creators who are ready to build regenerative solutions and cultural interventions in their communities.

Why December 14th? The program begins December 16th.

Why These Scholarships Matter

Access changes lives — and ecosystems.

Over the past three coheARTs, we’ve witnessed alumni who:

  • Developed regenerative circular design projects

  • Launched community healing spaces

  • Created art installations that spark cultural dialogue

  • Built storytelling platforms for environmental justice

  • Formed long-term collaborations across continents

  • Became anchors of creativity in their bioregions

Many of those who made the largest impacts were only able to participate because someone offered support.

This is your chance to be that support.

How You Can Help

1. Become a Monthly Recurring Patron

Joining us as a monthly supporter — even at $25-50/month — creates a stable foundation that helps DSS provide ongoing scholarships and access.

Join as a Patron

2. Donate to the I.D.E.A. Scholarship Fund

Your one-time or recurring contribution directly helps us reach our $38,000 goal to fund 10 full-tuition scholarships via our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Scholarship Fund.

Donate to IDEA Fund

3. Share the Scholarship Fundraiser

Amplify the message by posting on social media or forwarding this email to friends, collaborators, and communities who care about regenerative futures.

4. Invite Potential Sponsors or Donors

If you know individuals, foundations, or organizations aligned with regenerative cultural change, design and the arts, please connect us — personal introductions make a huge difference.

Your Contribution Creates Real, Measurable Impact

Every dollar brings us closer to:

  • Welcoming creators from marginalized or under-resourced communities

  • Enabling global diversity in worldbuilding practices

  • Expanding access to systems literacy

  • Amplifying and uplifting regenerative creativity across the planet

  • Seeding catalytic projects that ripple far beyond DSS

Supporting a scholarship supports more than one person — it transforms the communities they serve.

Donate - Support Regenerative Futures

A Call to Our commUnity

The DSS has always been a constellation — a web of creators weaving futures together. We invite you to join us in making coheART 4 the most accessible iteration yet.

Together, we can raise the $38,000 needed to support 10 brilliant minds who are ready to bring regenerative visions to life.

Let’s seed the future, together.

Donate Here


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