Crafting the Commons network

Profile image – Common Ground: Peckham Rye Token 2015 by Alice McLean and Justine Boussard // Header image – Procesión/Procession by Claudia Rodrìguez (Photo: Metztli Cerda). Both to be featured in the forthcoming @tweetcraftspace #wearecommoners exhibition

Days of Commoning 11-12 June @hubsleaford Join us for a weekend of commoning, exploring ideas of community and co-operation through craft and nature-based activities that help us to place a higher value on creative, gardening and conservation skills. bit.ly/3K52My4

Day(s) of commoning! At @BarnsleyCivic Sat 23 & online Sun 24 April, with @tweetcraftspace @Lady_Kitt @shanewaltener @RColleyArtist craftspace.co.uk/wearecommoners… #WeAreCommoners

The first episode is finally out!! Join us in the Commoning Design and Designing Commons podcast and listen to our conversation with Frederick van Amstel #commoning #designpedagogy #oppression #liberation #solidarity @sannamarttila @jsaadsu @fredvanamstel anchor.fm/commoning-desi…

Lovely to see my article on crafting and commoning (and the brilliant @tweetcraftspace #WeAreCommoners exhibition) in @Resurgence_mag resurgence.org/magazine/artic…

BLOG POST: Reflections on the network's 'Commons in Practice' group that developed within (and will soon grow beyond) our funded network project, by the wonderful @JustineBoussard commoners.craftspace.co.uk/research-netwo… #wearecommoners

Two brass tokens designed by @AliceMc_Lean based on drawings by @AllotmentCat plot holders at the Walsall Road Allotments in #Birmingham - part of a project conceived and delivered by Alice McLean and curator Justine Boussard for #WeAreCommoners - have now been acquired by @BM_AG

commoners.craftspace.co.uk Our blog records the work of the @craftingcommons network which brings together makers, curators and academics to creatively interrogate intersections between craft practices and emergent academic research on the ideas, stories and politics of the commons.

Thanks to @davidbollier for mentioning @AmyTwiggerH and our @craftingcommons blog on the fascinating Frontiers of Commoning podcast with Sara Arnold and Sandra Niessen of @FashionActNow. #WeAreCommoners #FashionCommons #Commoning #CraftingCommons

The #WeAreCommoners touring exhibition is opening at The Civic, @BarnsleyCivic from 5th February – 23rd April. craftspace.co.uk/event/we-are-c… Free Admission, open 10am - 4pm Tue – Sat #CraftingCommons #Commoning #Commons #SocialPractice #ACEsupported #CuriousAboutCraft #Barnsley

To celebrate the publication of the #WeAreCommoners catalogue and the opening of the exhibition @BarnsleyCivic tomorrow, there's still time to get 10% off catalogues in our online shop with code CAT10. craftspace.co.uk/product-catego…

The #WeAreCommoners catalogue outlines the curatorial approach to the exhibition, exploring the exhibits as projects that highlight acts of #commoning. Gain an insight into the exhibiting artists’ and their working process.... craftspace.co.uk/shop/we-are-co…

Great to have my reknitrevolution.org work mentioned alongside inspiring degrowth fashion activism in this piece by @davidbollier for @buildresilience #wearecommoners resilience.org/stories/2022-0…

New on the website! Recordings from our Crafting Worlds in Common symposium, including keynote by Peter Linebaugh, invited presentation by Torange Khonsari and four panel discussions by network members #wearecommoners @tweetcraftspace commoners.craftspace.co.uk/research-netwo…

TWO excellent recent BLOG POSTS to share, both interrogating the meaning and value of commons: 'We were commoning when ...' by @AlinahAzadeh and 'Is this a commons?' by @BenCoodeAdams @tweetcraftspace #wearecommoners commoners.craftspace.co.uk

BLOG POST: 'Choreographing the Commons' by @shanewaltener about his work with Laura Glaser as Common Agency Projects, reflecting on performances of 'Commoning Actions' in Wanstead Flats, London. Fascinating! commoners.craftspace.co.uk/research-netwo… #wearecommoners @tweetcraftspace

BLOG POST: 'commons communicator' @RColleyArtist reflects on her experiences of presenting her work in the Discuss showcase at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair commoners.craftspace.co.uk/research-netwo…

So excited to see the #fashioncommons being activated on Saturday by @tweetcraftspace at @devonguild - I'll be participating remotely #WeAreCommoners

DAY OF COMMONING ALERT! By @tweetcraftspace at @mac_birmingham, Sunday 17 Oct - workshops, talks, discussions, bring your stitches. Free! macbirmingham.co.uk/event/craftspa… #commons #commoning #wearecommoners

Craftspace: Illustrated talk & Panel Discussion by artist Rachel Colley Sun 17 October | 1.30pm | FREE, booking required Rachael Colley will give an illustrated talk about her work and material experiments on biodegradable jewellery Book now: macbirmingham.co.uk/event/craftspa…