Craft Action Collective
Craft Action Collective meets together to talk, discuss and make together. We learn new art-making techniques, whilst also thinking about injustice and hope. It’s quiet activism for everyone, including introverts, using the medium of craft to think about big issues.
Craft Action meets 6:30pm – 8pm every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month (except August)
Upcoming Sessions
| Printmaking: Screenprinting Tuesday 6 May // 6:30pm – 8pm | Over the last few weeks, we’ve thought about posters which have been used at important moments in world history (the civil rights movement, women seeking the right to vote and the Dig for Victory campaign), and how these issues look in our world today. These sessions are an opportunity to think further and make prints about themes which you would like to return to. You are also very welcome if this is your first time coming along to Craft Action Collective – there will be plenty of printmaking to get stuck in with. |
| Cork Leaves for the Tree of Hope project Tuesday 20th May // 6:30pm – 8pm | We’ll be carving into and painting cork leaves to be displayed in the new Newcastle Safe Haven. The centre, run by Everyturn, will offer services for anyone experiencing mental health difficulties. The leaves will form a Tree of Hope on the walls of the centre, with leaves, flowers and branches contributed by different community groups. |
Craft Action sessions focus on using art and craft activities to think deeply and respond to injustice in a gentle and careful way. We think about stories in the news or issues that are being highlighted through SAW’s exhibitions, and be creative together. It’s quiet activism for everyone, including introverts, using the medium of craft.
The crafts we use and topics we think about are varied. Last year, we thought about: climate change and biodiversity; storytelling as an act of protest; the news and who makes decisions about which stories are headlines; the housing crisis and how to disagree well. Crafts have included: lino printing, zine making, sewing, book making, letterpress printing, and making dyes from plants.
“I have found the Craft Collective workshops so welcoming, gently challenging and personally nurturing“
Craft Action group member
