Membership of Walkspace is open to anyone based in the West Midlands region with a creative practice involving walking.
Walkspace brings together like-minded walkers and artists to share ideas and experiences around walking and develop their creative practices.
Members pay an annual subscription fee, currently set at £10 minimum. This money is to cover our basic running costs such as website hosting and our newsletter service. Membership renews at the start of each calendar year but new members may join at any time.
In addition to paying the subscription, members are expected to engage with the community in whatever capacity they’re able to. This could be by joining in with conversations, sharing your practice with other members, or by volunteering time and skills towards Walkspace activity.
Members have access to a members-only WhatsApp community where much of the action takes place. There is a general chat group and various sub-groups for co-ordination of Walkspace activity.
We run regular social walks for members to meet, chat and explore. Any member can lead one of these walks by posting the details in the walk announcement group. We also run online salons every two months for members to present an aspect of their practice and receive feedback. The salons also function as general meetings for members to participate in the decision-making process of the collective.
Members can submit articles to the Walkspace website and have the chance to participate in public events and projects. Members also receive discounts on ticketed Walkspace events.
Walkspace is constituted as a co-operative and is committed to the principle of democratic member control. We operate on a “one member, one vote” basis, with decisions being made at salons, general meetings and the AGM.
The Walkspace Committee looks after the day-to-day running of Walkspace and serves as an interface for other organisations and funding bodies. The committee is elected annually from the membership at the Walkspace AGM.
See our list of current members here
To join, fill in this form or email walkspace.uk@gmail.com with any questions.
(Membership is not guaranteed. We may contact you afterwards with further questions about your practice.)
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