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.

Post Cards, Posters & Catalogues


An awesome part about our work is after we engage with a community we have an invaluable collection of stories (local vernacular history) that can be shared throughout the community in various ways! In the past, we have enlarged stories and posted them in local communities, we have printed postcard sets and series for communities to share amongst their community and we’ve even created full catalogue collections for communities to gift and keep in public spaces and their homes, a most inviting booklet for anyone to puruse! One of our most exciting post collection programs happened organically as we collected recipes and stories after the floods of 2013. A local chef offered to cook and serve those meals as a fundraiser event to give back to the community and families who suffered from the floods. The collected recipes and stories served as placemats on the table and each guest was gifted a story to take home, we demonstrated our wheat pasting process and invited people to try at home like we placed posters across Boulder in collaboration with BMOCA & Library and Cultural Affairs, a spectacular evening!