VISION: The bARTer collective believes in reImagining the contemporary notion of exchange of currency for product or service. our action-based inquiries originate in a belief of every human needs to be actively creative and actively involved in their community.

MANIFESTO: The bARTer collective is a collective of artists, designers, educators, thought provokers, dreamers, service workers, and citizens who host a mobile exchange space. we trade ___________ for _____________. once we fill in the blankety blanks, we adapt our systemic platform to suit each happening.
The bARTer collective believes in reImagining the contemporary notion of exchange of currency for product or service. our action-based inquiries originate in a belief of every human needs to be actively creative and actively involved in their community.

Our motivation is driven by citizenship and the need to vitalize and contribute to our local community. our approach is to create dynamic situations that present alternative means of exchange where active creation gives way to goods and services. We would gladly trade the mass produced for blowing kisses and hand written notes.

dialogue + creative voice + action + social change = bARTer.

Bloom | DAM | 2015


the bARTer collective soared to new heights bringing the
Voices of the Plains project hosted in collaboration Sparky the Dog Records at the Denver Art Museum.

Together we collected stories and songs using a mobile recording studio and typewriters. The stories capture a sense of place and identity from rural and urban communities throughout Colorado’s high plains. In exchange for sharing a story or song, participants receive a paper flower or a packet of high plains wildflower seeds.

the bARTer collective soared to new heights bringing the
Voices of the Plains project hosted in collaboration Sparky the Dog Records at the Denver Art Museum.

Together we collected stories and songs using a mobile recording studio and typewriters. The stories capture a sense of place and identity from rural and urban communities throughout Colorado’s high plains. In exchange for sharing a story or song, participants receive a paper flower or a packet of high plains wildflower seeds.

Voices of the Plains, is a part of a larger project where our collective is making archives and recording a vernacular history from community members in rural eastern Colorado as well as from urban Denver and surrounding area residents. When enough stories have been collected, they will be made public and available via website and a hardcopy catalog and postcards.