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When you walk up the stairs at Good Things Studios you may be greeted by the rumbling, hum drum of a curious machine, leading you to a small room with colourful prints and posters spilling out all over the walls. If you ventured to take a peek inside the door, you would no doubt find yourself astonished and in awe at the vibrant splendour of The Morecambe Riso Press. At least this was my experience when first encountering the riso room. When I first came to Good Things Collec

A few weeks back we had Georgia, a student from QES come and do work experience with us, on day one we were impressed at how Georgia got stuck in and didn't shy away from a challenge. No matter how tedious - like dismantling the smoke sensor to clean the optical sensor after a bit of messy DIY. After a lot of moving things and fixing things we thought it was only fair to let Georgia loose on something more creative. And we're really glad we did. Thanks for sharing a week

We’re excited to share a glimpse into our vision for the rest of the year and beyond as we celebrate a successful project application to Arts Council England. As we look ahead, we’re preparing to launch the Art of Cooperation (AoC). A clear focus for both our community facing and members' programmes and a brand new chapter for the Good Things Collective as we begin to launch our new space this Autumn. For over a decade, the Good Things Collective has been a grassroots hub her

Excellent question. We don’t necessarily fit the picture many folk have of Collective members: our medium isn’t sculpture, or sewing, or any of the many other media used by the fabulously creative Good Things members. Our medium is humans. Bear with me - it’s not as weird as it sounds! Primarily working with qualified Massage therapists (although increasingly there are opportunities for non-therapists too) we share the knowledge and tools we’ve tried, tested and now trust to

I’m Hannah Robinson, an illustrator who is both a studio and collective member of Good Things. I’m writing this blog post as I’m very excited to be introducing you to the ‘10 Years of Good Things Collective’ live portrait zine. What is this live portrait zine I hear you ask? Well, it’s a visual documentation of a moment in time, showcasing just some of the amazing people that have helped to shape Good Things Collective over the past 10 years. I was invited along to Good Thi

There’s been so much happening at Good Things Collective in 2025… you might already know about our big plans to launch a new community hub and cafe, which we’ve been fundraising for over the last few months. But you might not know that we’ve also been working hard on our “House of Cooperation” programme, which is funded by Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants. We’re always thinking about how we balance individual artist practice with collective projects and