I’m Ellie Barrett, a sculptor, researcher, writer, artist-mother and studio holder at Good Things. In 2025, I led a house commissioned project, running a playgroup for under 5s and their parents or carers called “Everyday Play”.  When I had my daughter Nora in 2021, I very quickly realised I wouldn’t be able to make art in the way I’d been used to my whole career as an artist. 8 hour uninterrupted days in the studio were suddenly impossible. I needed to find a new way of making work which...

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 development, and...