ALT A black textured background, similar to the cover of an old journal from many years ago. On this background, multiple geometric shapes in white, red, dark blue, teal, and gold give the image a futuristic, almost scientific feel. White sans serif text reads Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field in all capital letters. Handwritten text indicates that this includes a writing series and podcasts, in white and red text with teal decorative arrows. In the lower left hand corner, a Common Field logo in white.

ALT A black textured background, similar to the cover of an old journal from many years ago. On this background, multiple geometric shapes in white, red, dark blue, teal, and gold give the image a futuristic, almost scientific feel. White sans serif text reads Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field in all capital letters. Handwritten text indicates that this includes a writing series and podcasts, in white and red text with teal decorative arrows. In the lower left hand corner, a Common Field logo in white.

ALT A closeup image of a set of Common Field’s manila file folders, arranged within dark olive divider folders inside of a white box. The folders are filled with papers, and are labeled with handwritten text indicating contents including “1st Council Meeting - Sept 2015,” “First Board Meeting…”, and “Documentation Houston 2020.” These folders comprise a portion of the material affects joining the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive’s Common Field collection.

ALT Common Field Network members attend the 2019 Convening in Philadelphia, PA. Participants sit in a classroom, oriented towards the front. They review literature and engage with the discussion, joyfully, smiling. In the middle, a young person in a red shirt and black baseball hat looks forward mirthfully. In front of him, a young person with long brown hair wears a denim jacket and does the same. They sit beside a table around which many other participants are gathered and upon which a conference-style telephone rests.. Behind them, a wall with a large wooden double door. Convening participants sit in chairs along the wall. Above them hangs a photograph of the Friends Center meeting space, a large wooden Quaker meeting room. The image has a gold and purple graphic wash overlaid on the photograph.

ALT A blue and white graphic. Blue lines with white text reading Common Field What Now? Towards Artist-Led Movements. Below, two white horizontal lines crossing on a diagonal. Then, text indicating program dates Sep 30–Oct 2, 2022, held in Seattle, WA and online. To the right, black and blue text detailing additional program details included in the message below, including that ASL interpretation and CART captions will be available for all sessions in person and online.

ALT Black italicized serif text reading 2022 Membership Transition Fund. A lavender and white gradient background, with the deepest purple at the top of the image. Below the text, in black capitalized sans serif text, the words APPLY NOW! To the sides, the text Closes Monday, Aug 8 runs vertically on both sides of the image. Behind the image, thin white lines add a graphic decoration to the image.

ALT A blue background with graphic white lines crossing it, similar to how paint is applied to a wall with a roller. The Common Field logo in blue, below this, large text reading 2022 Regional Support Fund in blue. To the right of this text, white sans serif text on a blue background reading Funding local & regional attendance at WHAT NOW? Towards Artist-Led Movements, this fall in Seattle. Two slanted white horizontal lines converge to underline this statement. Below these lines, white sans serif text listing the deadline (Monday, Aug 8, 2022) and link to apply at bit.ly/CFsupportfund

ALT A white background with graphic blue lines crossing it, similar to how paint is applied to a wall with a roller. The Common Field logo in white in the upper right corner, below this, massive text reading WHAT NOW? in white. Below this text, black sans serif text reading Towards Artist-Led Movements. Two black lines converge to underline this statement. Below these lines, black sans serif text listing the program dates (Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2022) and location (Washington Hall, Seattle & Online).

ALT A deep terracotta colored graphic with white, brushstroke text reading FREEDOM MAPS. Below, black capitalized sans serif text reads SOUTHERN ARTS & CULTURE REPORT. Below that text, a painted graphic. Three white wooden structures resembling houses, or, perhaps, institutions, are adorned with text reading FOR SALE in red. These structures seem to float on deep blue water, in which the phrase I WANT TO TELL MY OWN STORY can be seen if the viewer looks closely. A green animal-like figure follows closely behind the path of these structures. Purple mountains in the distance. Beneath this image, white capitalized sans serif text reads NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.

ALT A peach and white gradient graphic with the text “It would not do our purpose justice to not speak up now.” in capitalized black sans serif text. Below this quote, a black horizontal line. Below the line, black italicized serif text reading attributing the quote to Common Field.