Arts For the Commons (A4C)

Description

Arts for the Commons (A4C) is a collective initiative launched by Rosa Jijón and Francesco Martone in 2016. It serves as a platform for artists and activists engaged in exploring the intersections between visual production and the struggle to reclaim the commons. A4C addresses urgent issues related to human mobility, borders, social and environmental justice, and the rights of Nature. By fostering exchange, mutual action, and collective creation, A4C operates as a space for collaboration that seeks to enable a new commons—one that synthesizes contemporary art and political engagement. A4C explores the interstitial spaces between power and communities, the traditional art system and society, and between states and territories. Its practice embraces documentation and archival critique as integral forms of artistic inquiry.