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
Equality & Letterpress Tuesday 21 January // 6:30pm – 8pm | ‘I am a Man’ posters used during the Civil rights movement used a simple message that carried great power – simply using letterpress. We’ll be inspired to make our own posters on the theme of equality. |
Right to Vote & Screen Printing Tuesday 4 February // 6:30pm – 8pm | The Women’s suffrage movement campaigned for the right to vote, often using bold and emotive posters to communicate their message. We’ll be learning screenprinting and making our own colourful posters |
Mini Clay Sculptures Tuesday 18 February // 6:30pm – 8pm | Join us for a hands-on art workshop where participants will create clay sculptures in response to the Take Over exhibition ‘The Traces We Carry’. These sculptures will then be placed in a public space chosen by each participant—one that evokes discomfort—inviting a deeper conversation about vulnerability and safety in the spaces we occupy |
Pancake Day Tuesday 4 March // 6:30pm – 8pm | It’s the time of year to feast together on pancakes. We’ll be thinking about why humans like to feast together, and how it can help us get through ‘leaner’ times. We’ll provide materials for pancakes – feel free to bring your favourite topping. |
Tuesday 18 March // 6:30pm – 8pm | Craft TBC |
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

