When was the last time you saw 180 older people cutting loose on the dance floor?
For me, it was at my first Posh Club in June. Rachel Dawson, Common Wealth’s new Communications Associate, reflects on her first experience of The […]
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Fast Fashion and Slow Activism
Fast Fashion and Slow Activism: Alison Jeffer’s reflections on Common Wealth’s Fast Fast Slow at the 2023 British Textile Biennial, Blackburn. From October-November 2023, Common […]
Finding Our Common Wealth
At the start of 2024, Common Wealth began a new venture, employing a Performance Collective, a group of young, working-class creatives who are paid two […]
Language, Class and Cywilydd
By @DiffwysCriafol Thank you to Peter Davies for the insightful editing of this piece. Thank you also to Rhiannon White & Ffion Wyn for creating […]
The Welsh language and Class: Paradoxes and Contradictions
This blog is hard to write. Not just because it’s a rare paid opportunity, and I’m worried it just won’t be good enough, but because […]
How to build a movement – sharing a talk on class & the arts
On Thursday 7th October 2023 academic Jenny Hughes, Common Wealth’s Rhiannon White & Ffion Wyn Morris (collaborator on We No Longer Talk) were invited to […]
Reclaim the Space – a mural for our times
Us Here Now exhibition was only ever temporary. The buzz had been so great local people got in touch with us & the surrounding businesses […]
SEEKING MEMBERS FOR OUR NEW PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE (Bradford)
Common Wealth are looking for EIGHT creative people aged 18-30 to join our new Performance Collective. The Performance Collective will collaborate with us to make […]
Re-imagining Us Here Now: come, chill together and be part of the next artwork!
This summer, Common Wealth are working with local people in East Cardiff and artist Helen Bur to bring a new artwork to St Mellons, next […]
Llanrumney-isms
Llanrumney (Welsh: Llanrhymni) is a suburb in east Cardiff. Isms – A distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement. […]
Goodbyes & a new chapter for our board
We are very emotional to say goodbye to the excellent Lisa Mallaghan and Jenny Hughes who have been our brilliant Chair & Vice Chair for […]
The Posh Club
I was in the office, at my part-time arts marketing job, when I checked my phone. I saw a flash of images. Rows of empty […]
Schools, Squirrels, and Some Sort of Success
Epic Fail was a starting point. It was the first time Common Wealth worked with Glan-Yr-Afon Primary School in Llanrumney, a school known for campaigning […]
A Year at Common Space
A Year at Common Space In 2021, there has been lots going on at Common Wealth Theatre, but one thing we would like to […]
New Chapters
Some news from us, Company Manager Tracy Basu is leaving Common Wealth for pastures new to take up the role as Executive Director at Eden […]
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