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Tag: co-operation
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Film Screening: Can We Do It Ourselves?
Friday 3 July 2015 7:00 pm
We are going to watch new documentary films about worker co-operatives at Ceramics co-op studio at New Cross. Join us to have a discussion, hang out and meet co-operative folks afterwards.
Can We Do It Ourselves (60 min)- new 2015 documentary from the Swedish media cooperative Fria Tidningar.
Own The Change (20 min) – new documentary by GRITtv & TESA, the Toolbox for Education and Social Action.
This is the first one in series of film screenings about co-operative organising. We start from worker co-operatives. Housing, food and maybe other co-ops to follow.
Thanks to Sanford Housing Co-op members for lending their projector to us, and Guillermo Justel for facilitating this co-operation.
Address:
Ceramics Studio Co-op
17, Block C, Juno Way, SE14 5RW, New Cross, LondonHow to find us – travelling directions
>The image above is from Worker Owned Coops Poster by Josh MacPhee. Based on image of worker-owners at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco.
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Ceramics Studio Co-op among YCP Prize winners!
We are very happy to share with you that we are one of the 5 winners of AltGen and Cooperatives UK prize that would support us with funds and training to become a better co-operative!
Thank you all for being with us on this journey, following news and attending classes! We look forward to working with AltGen and Cooperatives UK on building young co-operators network, and becoming better ceramics facility and a co-operative!
Winers if Young Co-operators Prize announced – AltGen
New prize reveals that collaborative entrepreneurship thrives among young – Cooperatives UK
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How can you help us?
We have been running our ceramics coop studio for 5 month from our new premises at New Cross, and managed to make substantial first steps in making our dream of a professional collective ceramics studio come to live. There are currently 8 inspiring makers working in the studios. There is a growing demand for our classes and services. We have started carrying out commissions for bespoke ceramics and our Open Studios event on December was very well attended! Thank you for buying all little presents from us, and inspiring makers in the studios to do more and go further with their practice.
Here are few things that could help us to grow a professional ceramics studio and a better cooperative:
– If you have a friend or acquaintance who may be interested in having a space for their ceramics practice in South London, please let them know about us. We are an affordable studio with good values where young up and coming ceramicists can gain access to equipment allowing to produce their work.
– If you know South East London based ceramicists, they may be interested in firing service we provide. Kilns are not always easy to access. Please let them know about us.
– If you have a friend who would like to join our People’s Pottery classes, please send them a link to our website. We have spaces at short classes available for booking from February!
– If you know someone who can donate us old or unneeded equipment to improve our ceramics facility, please let them know it would help our good cause in bringing this ceramics studio to higher professional standards.
– If you are a funding body or individual interested in supporting crafts in Britain, and helping innovational makers gain access professional facilities please get in touch with us. We aim to build economically sustainable enterprise, but since it is the start we would appreciate your help in supporting ceramics artists working in London by funding new equipment and specialised artist projects and exhibitions.
We are very grateful for all help and inspirations in making this ethical studios come to live. Thank you all.
Anna and Tatiana.
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Re-building the studio
This is a recent album with photos from our building process. It’s never enough to celebrate our co-op team and friends involved in the studio! We have amazing helpers and work gets done so quickly with a good chat about art and politics. Looking forward to opening the studio for all artists, students and clients.
