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Our plans for our home on Northumberland Street are a decade in the making, but we aren't chasing perfection; we are chasing belonging. We aren't just renovating a building; we are crafting a hub that reflects the people who use it. For a long time we thought things needed to be perfect, but now we believe in letting things fly when they are “good enough”. In terms of spaces, this means creating places that are purposeful, but flexible enough to evolve as our community grows

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

Casting is often a mysterious process. Creating a mould, an imprint, a replica of something, and remaking it in a new material. There are so many moments the whole thing can go wrong. Leaky plaster. Air bubbles. Cracks. It’s offputting and difficult to get your head around. As a sculptural method, it’s often confined to specialist university teaching and facilities, not accessible beyond these limitations. But sometimes, it’s exactly the right thing to capture a moment. Trap

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