Travelling U Online Course on Cooperative Cultural Entrepreneurship
Duration: 5 weeks
Dates: From the 4th of May to the 8th of June 2026
Dedication: Self-paced learning content and online 90-minute-long synchronous meetings. Approximately 4 hours of dedication per week.
Format: Online
Language: English
Enrollment fee: 499€
This 5-weeks-long online course on Cooperative Cultural Entrepreneurship offers an introduction to the notions of co-op businesses in the arts and culture.
This short course targets emerging arts professionals who want to situate themselves and their cultural practice in the solidarity economy, entrepreneurship and cooperativism.
Dedication:
Self-paced learning combined with 90-minute live sessions (approximately 4 hours per week).
Participants will gain practical insights into cooperative cultural entrepreneurship, strengthen their projects, and engage with peers from diverse backgrounds.
Guest Speakers
Caroline Woolard, an artist, educator, and technologist whose work explores intersections between art and the solidarity economy. Her current roles include: assistant professor at Montclair State University, creative director at Pollinator.coop and advisor to the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project. She has co-founded: Art.coop (2020-present), OurGoods.org, TradeSchool.coop, and The NYC Real Estate Investment Cooperative.
Gregory Castera, is a curator, educator, and editor working at the intersection of visual arts, performing arts, and political ecology. He is currently curator-at-large and chief of “Learning from the Commons” at Kanal-Centre Pompidou (Brussels), adviser at the Jan van Eyck Academie (Maastricht) and advisor for Kerenidis Pepe (Paris / Athens).
Testimonies From Previous Participants
Max, Canada: “This course gave me hope and a sense of possibility. I now feel equipped with solid foundations to start a project of my own. It was a powerful reminder that there are worlds within this world—and that we have the ability to carve them together in solidarity”
Olena, Germany: “This course helped me gain practical tools to build a cultural project based on cooperative principles. The real-world examples and assignments were invaluable.”
