school of commons (SoC) is a community-based initiative dedicated to peer learning, and the study and development of self-organized knowledge production, located at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) but the program takes place mostly online.

What's On

SoC Open Call, 2025

01.10.2024 — 01.12.2024

SoC Open Call, 2025

The application deadline is 23.59pm CET 01. Dec2024. Find out more

Led by a Whale. Lina Zeller

22.09.2024 — 21.12.2024

Led by a Whale. Lina Zeller

The online show centers on cultivating awareness of the body, inviting reflection on the joy of being alive, having a body, and the privilege of moving among other forms of life. Find out more

House it going

14.11.2024, 18:00 - 19:00 (CET)

Photo Credit https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Lochergut_Zürich.JPG

Informal gathering hosted online, open to the public. Find out more

Open Call: IdeaSquare & School of Commons

05.12.2024 — 12.12.2024

DEADLINE (extended): Thursday, 21 NOVEMBER 2024 Find out more

Current Cohort

Projects

The Commons Online

https://www.cubecommons.ca/

One platform, with community at its core—our culture is collective sustainability. Find out more

To-Gather

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The project sought to increase the flow, dialogue, and exchange of experiences between curators and artists from Switzerland and the South American Altiplano, connecting with specific territories through artistic residencies. Find out more

FOOTNOTES 2045

FOOTNOTES 2045: Annotating the Futures of Arts Education

Annotating the Futures of Arts Education: A summer school that imagines, rethinks and shapes the futures of arts education. Find out more