School of Commons (SoC) is a global community-learning space dedicated to the study and development of self-organized knowledge production through commons-based methods and practices. We are located at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK) but the program takes place mostly online.
- School of Commons 2025: Call for projects! Find out more
What's On
SoC Open Call, 2025
01.10.2024 — 01.12.2024
The application deadline is 23.59pm CET 01. Dec2024. Find out more
Led by a Whale. Lina Zeller
22.09.2024 — 21.12.2024
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
Open Call: IdeaSquare & School of Commons
05.12.2024 — 12.12.2024
The deadline to reserve a place is e.o.d, 01 November 2024. Find out more
House it going
14.11.2024, 18:00 - 19:00 (CET)
Informal gathering hosted online, open to the public. Find out more
Current Cohort
Co-Making Matters: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Commons-Based Learning in Urban Environments
Lost in Conversation: Inviting Tacit Knowledge into Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- [2024]
- Mariam Rafehi
Pattern Greens
- [2024]
- Annie Levy
Projects
FOOTNOTES 2045
Annotating the Futures of Arts Education: A summer school that imagines, rethinks and shapes the futures of arts education. Find out more
To-Gather
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
The Commons Online
One platform, with community at its core—our culture is collective sustainability. Find out more