Artist Caroline Woolard, co-founder of OurGoods.org and TradeSchool.coop, two barter economies for cultural producers, will discuss the theory and practice of barter (while erasing money). Barter occupies a grey area between gift giving and market transactions, creating potential for relationships based on mutal credit (not mutual debt). This workshop will discuss contemporary and historic barter communities: from myths of haggling savages to accounts of societies run on mutual aid. Participants will connect with potential barter partners and discuss the problems and possibilities of building trust, negotiating value, communicating clearly and getting projects done without money or aquiring debt. This event is organized in conjunction with the exhibition To Have and To Owe.
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