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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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 10am Talk on gentle craftivism and Gentle Protest. Margate. Information TBC

April

  • 8th-10th April Keynote speaker on campaigning with resilience, craftivism workshop and facilitator at Campaigning Forum (Oxford)

May

  • 6th May 10am Talk on The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Literature Festival Chipping Campden.

  • 18th May Sermon at Sunday Assembly, London

July

  • 10th July 6pm-9pm In conversation with Tim Bolton – Head of the School of Art at West Dean College at Festival of Chichester

  • 19-20th 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 and more. All TBC soon.

More to be announced via social media and our newsletter and here

2024

May

  • 7th May In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Roger Philips, Leaf Bold Street, Liverpool as part of Writing on the Wall literature festival

  • 9th May In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Dr Roselind Sinclair, X+Why Fivefields, Victoria, London

  • 15th May: Exhibitor and evening Panelist on ‘The Role of Craft in Action’ with Fine Cell Works and Domestic Dusters, Craft works, Shoreditch, London

  • 18th May: 11am talk and exhibition as part of The Art of Making exhibition, Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury, London

  • 21st May In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Robin Ince and Dr Danbee Kim, X+Why, Milton Keynes

  • 23rd May In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Tom Dyckhoff, X+Why, Birmingham

  • 24th May In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Helen Pankhurst, X+Why, Manchester


June

  • 8th June: In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Director of Heritage Crafts in Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey

  • 13th June: Sarah in Conversation at Borders Book Festival (Scotland)

  • 14th June: Dream-making workshop at Borders Book Festival (Scotland)

  • 15th June: Heart on your sleeve workshop at Borders Book Festival (Scotland)

  • 19th June: In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Jesse Quin, Old Jet, Suffolk

July

  • 2nd July: In-conversation with author Jon Alexander about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at The Conduit, London

  • 3rd July: In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Penzance Literary Festival

  • 5-6th July: Panel discussions and workshops at On The Horizon Festival, Harwarden, North Wales

  • 11th July, In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook with Barley Massey at Fabrications, London

  • 26th July: In-conversation with Patrick Grant - World of Words Stage - WOMAD Festival

Septemeber

  • 14th September: 11am-1pm Stitchable Changemakers workshop at Tetbury Book Festival

  • 14th September: 3pm in-conversation with Katy Bevan about the Craftivist Collective Handbook at Tetbury Book Festival

  • 21st September: 11:15am In-conversation about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Hastings Book Festival talk

  • 28th September: 4:30pm ‘Change you can believe in’ in-conversation event with Natalie Bennett about our new books, Wigtown Book Festival (Scotland)

  • 29th September: 10:30am climate craftivism workshop at Wigtown YA Festival (Scotland)

    October

  • 5th October: 12:30pm-1:30pm Craftivism workshop at Voicebox, Cheltenham Book Festival

  • 9th October: 6:30pm-9pm Talk about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at David Parr House, Cambridge

  • 12th October: 9:30am talk about The Craftivist Collective Handbook at Berwick Literary Festival.