news: what we have been up to and want to share with you FOR MORE INFO GO TO http://craftivist-collective.blogspot.com/
For more information contact Kelly at Kelly.joseph[at]afsl.org.uk. We are also working on setting up a Glasgow group so watch this space for more updated info on that soon!
A CRAFTIVIST IN SYDNEY USING ONE OF OUR PROJECTS AND TURNS IT INTO JEWELLRY FOR HER ART SHOW!
Georgia Graham is a student at Sydney College of the Arts doing her honours year in jewellery. She found out about us on the internet and decided to do her dissertation and presentation to her class on craftivism and the Craftivist Collective.
Her class put together an exhibition ‘Are We There Yet?’ which showed at Gaffa Gallery in Sydney during the first two weeks of July. For her piece in the exhibition Georgia made two wearable mini-protest banners, one in the form of a brooch and the other a necklace. She used the cross stitch pattern from the kit Sarah sent and stitched the slogans into copper shim (very thin copper sheet that can easily be cut with scissors, pierced with a needle etc). Georgia continues to wear her jewelry hoping it will continue to start up some craftivism conversations. Go Georgia!:)
NEARLY COMPLETED OUR FIRST CRAFTIVISM ZINE:
This will be the first ever zine which is 100% on UK Craftivism. This is a great way to showcase projects to inspire or be part of, archive craftivism in the UK and to encourage more people to become craftivists and make a positive difference in the world through craft. It should be out August 2010.
image courtesy of Microcosm Publishing
CRAFTIVISM DOCUMENTARY FILM:
We are currently working with Reel News to create a short documentary on craftivism across the world and its rise in the UK. It should be out October 2010.
LADYFEST PARTNERSHIP:
We are going to partner with Ladyfest 10 on a one day craftivism day in Women’s Library, London in November 2010. The day will include talks, panel discussions, workshops and more.
PS: MALES ARE VERY WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US AT THIS EVENT:)
WE ARE IN OUR FIRST EXHIBITION:
The lovely curators at Ink-d Gallery in Brighton invited us to be part of their exhibition 'Renegade Potters and Extreme Craft'.
5 of our mini protest banners are hung in the gallery underneath 5 framed prints of photographs of the mini protest banners in a public space that links to the issue discussed. For example we have a banner on the theme of sweatshops next to the Topshop flagship store on Oxford Circus, capitalism mini banner near Bank station, one on tax outside the Treasury and others.
The exhibition is on until sunday 11th April so please check it out if you can and let us know what you think.
You can also buy a piece on the Ink-d website here
www.ink-d.co.uk/artists/sarah-corbett-the-craftivist-collective/all
We have had 3 banners out of the 5 bought so far and 5 prints.
Craftivist Collective's presence at Copenhagen:
WE WERE THE MOST POPULAR SESSION AT PEOPLE AND PLANETS MANCHESTER ANNUAL STUDENT CONFERENCE:
our 2 sessions were sold out the quickest, we had people gatecrash our session, students want to go back to their uni's and role out some of our projects there and one student even wants to write her dissertation on us! People and Planets photographer said on our Flipcam that we were the best form of activism he has seen in the 5 years he has worked on these conferences and P&P want us back next year. woop woop!
CHECK OUT OUR FIRST INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO:
This one is on how to make a mini protest banner. we hope to do more on every project we think people might need more help with. please let us know your thoughts and comment on the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynlOINpR6k
WE ARE IN A ZINE: The lovely ladies at Craft Guerrillas interviewed the Craftivist Collective founder for their special edition colour zine September 2009. We are so proud. You can buy a hard copy or PDF version here: eastlondoncraftguerrilla.blogspot.com/2009/09/photobucket.html
OUR VIDEO PETITION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGNS: To support Christian Aid in their campaign on climate change we filmed one of our craftivists putting up a mini protest banner outside Parliament on the theme of climate change. Christian Aid will be using it as part of their video petitions and projecting their footage on large buildings such as Big Ben to remind the public to care about climate change. Sign their petition here: trespass.christianaid.org.uk/ Watch our video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=04MrYeUGGrE