Lumbung Continues: Online Majelis Akbar

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The purpose of this meeting is to come to a collective understanding of the Lumbung 2 decentralised harvest festival in 2027—what projects/working groups are part of it, and how to organise it collectively moving forward. We will be gathering with friends and collaborators from the Jakarta Majelis (October 2025), the Amsterdam Majelis (February 2026), as well as others involved in working groups and those who couldn’t join those in-person gatherings due to various constraints.

Job Opportunity: Creative Programme Coordinator

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Project Art Works is recruiting for a Creative Programme Coordinator. We wish to appoint a Creative Programme Coordinator to join our dynamic and committed team. The post will will work closely with the Creative Director, CEO/Artist Director, Creative Programme Manager, Artist Development Lead and the artist team. The role is to assist the Creative Programme Manager, Artist Development Lead and artist team on delivery of our established and emerging supported studio programmes for adults, young people and children.

Art Breaks in May Half Term

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Applications are open for Art Breaks at Project Art Works this May half term holiday in Hastings. Art Breaks focuses on children and young people with complex needs, alongside their parents, carers, and siblings. Sessions will take place on Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 May. Each day includes two sessions: 10:30-12:00 and 13:30-15:00. To apply, please complete the form at the link below by Monday 11 May.

Big Give Campaign Results

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Our Big Give Arts for Impact campaign has now come to a close. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we raised £9,134 to support Art Breaks – our programme of free, creative workshops for neurodivergent children and young people. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated, shared and supported. About Art Breaks Art Breaks offers free, child-led creative workshops where neurodivergent children and young people can explore materials, build confidence and participate on their own terms.

Donate, Double Your Impact

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For one week only, every donation to Art Breaks will be doubled! From 17–24 March, every donation will be matched £1 for £1 through the Big Give Arts for Impact campaign, championed by Arts Council England. DONATE HERE Project Art Works is internationally recognised for its work with neurodivergent artists but everything we do begins locally. Through Art Breaks, we support neurodivergent children and young people to access free, child-led creative workshops where they experience art making to build connection, communication, and joy!

New Podcast

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Connecting the Dots is a podcast from Amici.Art with Kate Adams, CEO/Founder of Project Art Works. Watch on You Tube here. In this conversation George Mingozzi-Marsh of Amici.Art speaks with artist and Project Art Works co-founder Kate Adams at the Project Art Works gallery in Hastings. Having first encountered the organisation through its Turner Prize nomination in 2021, George was keen to talk with Kate about the origins and evolution of Project Art Works and the community that has grown around it.

Art Breaks at Easter

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Applications are open for Art Breaks at Project Art Works this Easter holidays in Hastings. Art Breaks focuses on children and young people with complex needs, alongside their parents, carers, and siblings. Sessions will take place on Tuesday 31 March, Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 April. Each day includes two sessions: 10:30-12:00 and 13:30-15:00. To apply, please complete the form at the link below by Sunday 20 March. Apply here: surveymonkey.

Antara Layar Gawai dan Ruang Nongkrong

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Pada tahun 2018, Wiratama pergi ke Jakarta dari Medan untuk mengikuti Gudskul Studi Kolektif. Ia menjadi salah satu peserta yang lolos seleksi untuk tinggal dan belajar selama satu tahun. Sejak saat itu hingga kini, Wiratama menjadi bagian dari ekosistem Gudskul. Di ruang kolektif ini, ia kerap berperan sebagai harvester visual, memanen percakapan, diskusi, dan proses belajar menjadi graphic recording atau notulensi visual. Kemudian dia dikenal sebagai seniman yang secara konsisten membuat kartun opini di media sosial sebagai bentuk kritik visual terhadap isu-isu publik.

Mark and the Piano

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When Project Art Works were approached about the Painted Piano project by the team at Hastings International Piano Competition we knew that Mark Lockton would enjoy the challenge. Hastings International Piano is committed to artistic excellence while also enriching the local community through music. Through its Learning & Participation programme, the charity broadens access to the arts and supports local talent. This year, those aims come together in a new Painted Pianos project, with three community groups transforming upright pianos into colourful, playable artworks that will be installed in public spaces for everyone to enjoy during the Hastings International Piano Competition, 26 February to 7 March.

Show Your Love – Building Tours

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Join Hastings Commons for their Show Your Love event to celebrate their newly refurbished buildings! Wednesday 11 February Eagle House, Cambridge Road: 17.00 – 19.00 12 Claremont: 18.00 – 20.00 The launch of Eagle House on Wednesday 11 February will be accompanied by a number of events running across Eagle House, 12 Claremont and the Observer Rooftop. The Youth Council of Hastings Youth Commons, anchors of the Public Living Room, will host the launch of Eagle House, 17.

Studio Install – Process Blog

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Artists from the Project Art Works studios present Studio Install at the gallery space of Project Art Works In Residence working together to construct an evolving installation. Here we are blogging the artist residencies and process of the changing space, from front to back, to create an environment using different media, light, projections and structures. Showing Event, Saturday 31 January Join us to celebrate the installation on Saturday 31 January, 12.

Art Breaks in February

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Applications are open for Art Breaks at Project Art Works this February Half Term in Hastings. Art Breaks focuses on children and young people with complex needs, alongside their parents, carers, and siblings. Sessions will take place on Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 February. Each day includes two sessions: 10:30-12:00 and 13:30-15:00. To apply, please complete the form at the link below by Sunday 22 January. Apply here: surveymonkey.

Poiesis of Procession, 27 December, 2025

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Poiesis of Procession was presented from December 27, 2025 to March 14, 2026 at the Peace Museum (Space 99), an independent art space in Seoul that focuses on process-oriented and collaborative practices. Rather than functioning as a conventional exhibition venue, Space 99 supports projects that emphasize experimentation, collective work, and the development of artistic processes over time: https://peacemuseum.or.kr/default/intro/infor.php The exhibition was not structured as a presentation of finalized artworks. Instead,

Buen Pensar

Art, ancestral knowledge and co-creation in the Amazonian territory The Buen Pensar artistic residency, led by Fundación Más Arte Más Acción (MaMa) and IMPAKT in collaboration with the Guainía Community Museum and local and international partners, brought together cultural exchange, artistic creation and shared learning in the Amazonian territory of Inírida. Colombian artist aniara rodado, based in France, was selected through an open call to take part in the residency.

Harvest of 1st Intensive: The second year of LP has started!

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Mahmoud from We Sell Reality Collective, Celebrating starting of educational year! Introduction: Process, Structure, Tensions Last year, we experimented with the working structure of Working groups. We formed six working groups with different projects and focus points, including Lumbung Club, Pedagogy (cocos), Printing and Publishing, Land, Archive/ Documentary, and Economy (DAME DAME)During the three-day-long Majalis of reflection and check-out of Harvest Festival, we realized that the second year educational program would have three intense two-week programs in-person, and Majalis and self-organized times during the year.

Harvest of 1st Intensive: The second year of LP has started!

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Mahmoud (We Sell Reality) Celebrating starting of educational year! Introduction: Process, Structure, Tensions Last year, we experimented with the working structure of Working groups. We formed six working groups with different projects and focus points, including Lumbung Club, Pedagogy (cocos), Printing and Publishing, Land, Archive/ Documentary, and Economy (DAME DAME)During the three-day-long Majalis of reflection and check-out of Harvest Festival, we realized that the second year educational program would have three intense two-week programs in-person, and Majalis and self-organized times during the year.

Ketika Gudskul Kembali Ramai bersama Makmur and Friends

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Dalam dua tahun terakhir, jumlah orang muda yang datang ke Gudskul semakin meningkat. Gelombang baru ini tidak lepas dari peran Makmur Djaja, sekelompok mahasiswa dari Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) yang nekat menyewa salah satu studio di Gudside sejak Agustus 2023. Tak lama kemudian, mereka mengadakan open studio untuk memperkenalkan diri kepada ekosistem Gudskul. Malam pembukaan itu ternyata dipenuhi oleh teman-teman mahasiswa. Sejak saat itu, kehadiran orang muda di Gudskul semakin terasa, meski masih berlangsung secara berkala pada momen-momen tertentu.

ruangrupa 25 years anniversary, a short note by Julia Sarisetiati, 3-5 October 2025

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ruangrupa’s living room during the 25th anniversary It’s a very nice article to get an overview of it: https://artreview.com/ruru25-anti-commodity-and-collective-governance/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQbpMJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXVBiql-gysGaeAoiqKh7p10cQLkRq_pVKsKBf7KUpLIsZkmLPrAZwDuoLP4_aem_0npxeWYKFpZFRHbIGqh66A We also held a lumbung majelis with friends from lumbung one who attended. This was the first time that friends from the documenta fifteen lumbung process (lumbung one) met with SIXPACK (a collective of collectives from five different cities in Indonesia who joined the Gudskul Collective Study Programme 2025–2026) and the lumbung Indonesia network, and shared the same majelis during the three-day gathering held in parallel with the anniversary.
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