Cooperative Studies Track Talks

Cooperative Studies Track Talks bring together artists, organizers, and cultural producers building alternative models for working, publishing, and gathering. Across practices rooted in collective ownership, mutual aid, and shared resources, these presentations explore how culture can be sustained beyond extractive systems. From independent publishing and community-based festivals to new forms of cultural infrastructure, the track highlights projects that center transparency, care, and long-term resilience. Together, they consider what it means to build economies and ecosystems grounded in cooperation rather than competition.