Based in Zurich
Marea has been directing the project since its beginnings in late 2016. With an established background in arts education, she earned a BA in Art Education and an MA in Transdisciplinary Studies, from Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK).
Marea maintains a focus on the future of education, peer learning, transdisciplinarity and method transfer between disciplines. Marea is committed to increasing accessibility in learning environments, and is currently undertaking the Mercator research project, “Accessibility and Inclusion in Digital and Hybrid Learning Environments”. Alongside her research and practice, Marea is a ceramic artist and runs Studio_MAH.
Re:make Diversity
Zugänglichkeit und Inklusion in hybriden und digitalen Lern- und Projektumgebungen. Find out more
On Commons: Pedagogy as Medium
13.07.2023, 13.07.23, 3-4.30pm (BST)
Can design education ever be truly accessible and inclusive? Find out more
hold, place, transfer ↵ repeat
29.02.2024 — 06.03.2024, 29.02.24, 16:00 – 06.03.24, 17:00 Opening: Thursday, February 29, 18:00
Betül Aksu’s first solo exhibition titled hold, place, transfer ↵ repeat opens at Material in Zürich between February 29 – March 6, 2024. Curated by Marea Hildebrand from The School of Commons, the exhibition brings together two series of works on paper accompanied by an installation that displays the artist’s printmaking materials. Find out more
SoC x SACO: Ways and Workings
22.09.2023, 22.09.23, 15:00 – 16:30
An introduction, by Dagmara Wyskiel, to the International Biennial of Contemporary Art, SACO, followed by an in-conversation with Marea Hildebrand, Founder of SoC. Find out more
SoC Gathering, 2024
27.06.2024 — 30.06.2024
Reflecting on the SoC Gathering this past week at Zurich University of the Arts. Find out more
SoC Assembly 2025
‘How to Assemble in our current social, political, economic, ecological times?’ Find out more
Learning Commons 2022: SoC Podium with Kameelah Janan Rasheed
- School of Commons
- Kameelah Janan Rasheed
- Muj Abdulzade
- Marea Hildebrand
- Kit Kuksenok
- Engy Mohsen
- Eleonora Toniolo
- Lili Huston-Herterich
On Mutual Support
Building Frameworks
Building Frameworks for Alternative Educational Environments. This Masterclass introduces key ways and workings for formulating frameworks that construct alternative learning and educational environments. Find out more
FOOTNOTES 2045
Annotating the Futures of Arts Education: A summer school that imagines, rethinks and shapes the futures of arts education. Find out more
The Learning Commons: Experimental Pedagogies in Practice
04.12.2022, 04.12.22, 17:00 – 19:30
We invite you to join us for this podium conversation, bringing together a number of current and former participants of the School of Commons. Find out more
An Infinite, Incomplete Series: On ways of working within the School of Commons
26.01.2022, 26.01.2022
Marea Hildebrand will speak on the concept of School of Commons, the future of learning and international peer-to-peer learning from her experience as the founder of School of Commons. Find out more
SoC Gathering, 2023
21.09.2023 — 24.09.2023, 21.09.23, 16:00 – 20:00
We are thrilled to host the #SoC2023 Cohort in Zurich this week, for our very first in-person gathering! Find out more
SoC Cohort End of Year, 2023
03.02.2024 — 04.02.2024, 03.02.24, 10:00 – 04.02.24, 23:00
Exhibition, Performances, and Workshops by the School of Commons 2023 Cohort *All workshops and events are free of charge and open to everyone Find out more