Events
Since 2009 Sarah has led over 400 events to over 30,000 participants around the world. Some events set up by Sarah and some she has been invited to be part of to co-create with clients.
Highlights include working with V&A, Tate, Barbican, SXSW, Hay Festival (Wales and Colombia), Maker Faire (California), Art Division (Los Angeles), Craft Scotland, The Climate Coalition, Ben and Jerrys ice cream, Secret Cinema, Helsinki Design Week, Parsons New School (NYC) too many to share!
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2026
28th January: Guest lecture for Textiles MA students. Chelsea College of Art, University of Arts London.
1st February: Guest speaker at Sunday Assembly Folkestone. 10:45am doors open. 11am start. Open to the public.
10th February: Speaker and workshop facilitator at Art Workers Guild ‘Useful Parallels’ training day with Royal College of Art (RCA) students.
23rd February: Guest Lecture and workshop for students of The London Interdisciplinary School.
4th March: All Party Parliamentary Group For Craft (Sarah is an Associate Member) meeting
10th March: Guest Speaker at Wholehearted monthly online series by The Methodist Church. Open to people from all traditions and countries here.
12th March: ‘Blue Has No Borders’ film screening + Sarah in-conversation with Director Jess Dutch. Open to the public. Fact, Liverpool. Tickets here
18th March: Gentle Craftivism training sessions for Greenpeace UK staff
19th March: 11am Sarah P Corbett’s ‘Expert Talk’ at Stitch Stage, The Stitch Festival, London. Open to the public.. And judge on Dressmaking catwalk show (Lead Judge for Upcyling and Repurposed category).
24th March: Speaker and Workshop facilitator at Goldsmiths, University of London MA Design Education symposium. Open to students and staff.
25th March: Speaker, national project and workshop facilitator at the NACCOM Annual Conference. Leeds. For all members.
27th March-29th March: Keynote Speaker and more to be confirmed: The Unitarian General Assembly Annual meeting. Derbyshire. Open to delegates from across the Unitarian movement.
19th March: Target demographic are members of Progressive Jewish congregations, engaged with social action/craft projects or groups. This work is sometimes done under the banner of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. Participants may include rabbis and lay leaders as well as activists and interested congregants.
19th April: Training workshops at Leo Baeck College, open to members of Progressive Jewish congregations including rabbis and lay leaders, activists and interested congregants wanting to do gentle craftivism in their communities. .
25th March: 11:30am: Sarah in-conversation with Paul Chambers about The Craftivist Collective Handbook. at The Guernsey Literary Festival. Open to all. Tickets here
25th March: 4:30pm Craftivism ‘Dream-making’ cloud workshop at The Guernsey Literary Festival. Open to the public. (15years old+). Tickets here
9th June: Evening Talk at Chester Cathedral. More details to be added here soon.
10th June: 2 craftivism workshops at Chester Cathedral. More details to be added here soon.
25-28th June: Craftivism activities weaving through The Realisation Festival, Dorset. More detail to be shared soon.
17th-19th July: Gentle Craftivism short course, West Dean College, Chichester, Sussex (accommodation available). More information to be added soon.
10-12th July. Idler Festival. More TBC soon.
4th-6th September: Nairn Book and Arts Festival events TBC. Scotland
22nd October: Chelmsford Cathedral. More details to be added soon.
2025
March
22nd March 12:45pm-1:15pm in-conversation with Mr X Stitch about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Stitch Festival, London.
23rd March 12pm Judge on Dressmaking catwalk show at Stitch Festival London (Lead Judge for Upcyling and Repurposed category). 2pm Winners announced at the Stitch Stage.
April
8th-10th April Keynote speaker on campaigning with resilience + craftivism workshop + workshop on mitigating polarisation at Campaigning Forum (Oxford) for professional campaigners in Europe.
May
6th May 10am Talk on The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Literature Festival Chipping Campden.
16-19th May Exhibitor and drop-in workshop as an Art Workers Guild member/brother as part of London Craft Week, Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury
June
1st June: ‘Sermon’ at the Sunday Assembly London ‘Service’
7th June Talk and climate workshop for St Mary’s Church congregation and local community workers.
July
10th July 6pm-9pm In conversation with Tim Bolton – Head of the School of Art at West Dean College at Festival of Chichester
20th July Stitchable Changemakers workshop at The Good Life Society’s Summer Camp, Harwarden Estate, North East Wales
August
21st-24th August Craftivist in Residence at Greenbelt Festival including talks, workshops, drop in sessions, panel discussions, interviewing craft superstar Patrick Grant and more. All TBC soon.
September
18th September Speaker and drop-in craftivism workshop at Ashoka’s Summer Gathering. The Energy Garden, London. Private event.
28th September 10:30am Sermon at ‘Food for Thought’ gathering. Union Church, Margate.
October
1st October: Full day gentle craftivism training session with 33 professional campaigners working on the issue of homelessness. Shelter HQ, London. As part of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation ‘Connect’ campaign training programme. Funded by Oak Foundation.
4th October: Craftivism workshop facilitator (AM and PM) and panelist: at Christian Aid’s ‘Powered by Hope’ day of inspiration, encouragement and equipping for global justice. Friends Meeting House, Manchester.
5th October: BBC Sunday Morning Live - 5minute interview (see here at 28:08minutes), London studio
17th October : MCing and co-producer of Fête of Liverpool , Rough Trade Liverpool as part of Hard Art Collective’s ‘Fete of Britain’ tour and partnership with Rough Trade.
18th October: Facilitating the post-film feedback activity and interviewing the filmmaker at private screening of ‘The People’ documentary for Hard Art Collective members and friends. The Garden Cinema, London.
20th October: Keynote Speaker at Royal Collage of Art for the ‘Across RCA’ module that all 2000+ students have to pass. - focusing on different ways of creative collaboration for positive social change.
November
14th November: workshop for impact founders from across Europe and North America who are part of the Amplify Accelerator. Hosted at The Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury, London.
27th November 6pm-8pm, keynote speaker at Ashoka Demokratie Mut-Tankstelle, the Social Hub, Vienna. FREE, open to all. VIENNA, AUSTRIA
28th November Speaker at Ashoka Visionary Program
December
4th December 6:30pm ‘Blue Has No Borders’ Post-film screening Panelist. Rio Cinema, London. Open to public. Tickets here