The Studio as (un)Schooling

Artmaking is not just a process of making, but a process of learning. The studio becomes a classroom, a communal meeting ground, and a place for conversation to begin.

People can use the space to teach each other, play music, discuss local political issues, get food and other social resources and support, and showcase their art. There are no requirements for who is allowed to utilize this space–however, we envision that there is still much healing and wealth redistribution to be done in the year 2350. As a result, people with more privilege will be expected to interact with this space differently. This place begins to (re)educate those taught by colonialism, racism, capitalism, and other extractive systems by allowing them to experience existing outside these structures. This space is one of many tools that works to create lasting spaces rooted in radical care-based politics and restorative justice. Yet it is mindful of the co-opting and colonization of “mutual aid” and other political ideologies. Ultimately and most critically, this place needs to be created BY the specific community it is in, FOR the use of this community, and must build off of community support networks which will inevitably already exist there.