Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons

Casco Art Institute works for this vision of art and the commons by creating a space or “Casco,” meaning, in Dutch, a basic structure for change, co-exploration, and study with collective art projects as well as organizational experiments. We co-develop collective art projects out of critical questions and radical imagination. Initiatives are process-based and place-specific, forming community and generating art and knowledge as common resources. Organizational experiments take place within all these projects, including the organization of Casco Art Institute itself. We dream of offering an example of a commonly desirable institution of art and the commons that embodies diversity, equity, pluralism, and sustainability.

Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons is an experimental platform where art invites a social vision. Art and the commons are two key practices, which serve as tools and models for non-capitalistic ways of living together.

Edited by Annette Krauss and Janine Armin, Unlearning Routines of the Impossible, Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, 2025 © Edited by Annette Krauss and Janine Armin

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Climate Justice Code working group, Climate Justice Code: For artists, art workers, and arts organisations situated in the Global North, Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, 2023 © Climate Justice Code working group

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Edited by Binna Choi, Annette Krauss, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, Liz Allan, Unlearning Exercises. Art Organizations as Sites for Unlearning, Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, 2025 © Edited by Binna Choi, Annette Krauss, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, Liz Allan

The image shows a book cover with a clean design, featuring a soft color palette and a structured layout. Th image shows a book cover divided into two sections: a white background on the left and a light blue section on the right. The title, "Unlearning Exercises: Art Organizations as Sites for Unlearning", is displayed in bold black letters, oriented vertically along the blue section, creating a dynamic visual effect. The editors’ names—Binna Choi, Annette Krauss, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, and Liz Allan—are written in red, aligned vertically along the white portion. On the spine, additional text in red mentions Erminah Zeenah and the shifting team at Casco Art Institute.

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