• Apply Now to be part the SoC learning environment from April 2026 - December 2026. Find out more

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

What's On

SoC Open Call, 2026

30.05.2025 — 10.07.2025

SoC Open Call, 2026

School of Commons (SoC), a global learning community, is looking for individual and collective projects to form the SoC learning environment from April 2026 - December 2026.  Find out more

SoC Alumn* x Miss Read x OSL x Station of Commons

10.06.2025 — 12.06.2025, 2–10 PM CEST

SoC Alumn* x Miss Read x OSL x Station of Commons

This three-day event features on-site workshops, presentations, publisher lectures, book launches, and sound art performances, streamed lived. Find out more

SoC Alumn* Network June Gathering

19.06.2025, 18:00-20:00 CEST

SoC Alumn* Network June Gathering

Mark your calendars for our upcoming SoC Alumni Network gathering! Find out more

Projects

IdeaSquare x SoC

IdeaSquare and School of Commons are collaborating on a series of workshops exploring 'The Future of Collaboration'. 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

To-Gather: SACO Contemporary Art Festival x SoC

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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