Workshop studios
Small groups working through real creative and organisational questions.
CWA
Three days for the people building culture between categories
About the assembly
We connect the creative ecosystems building new forms of culture.
An intimate gathering for independent publishers, curators, designers, founders, artists, and the communities growing around their work.
Across three days we examine how niche communities form, how attention becomes trust, and how thoughtful collaboration can produce work with real staying power.
Expect candid sessions, useful workshops, shared meals, screenings, and conversations that continue well beyond the programme. The room is deliberately cross-disciplinary.
Format, not formula
Six ways into the conversation
Every part of the programme is designed for participation rather than passive attendance.
Talks & screenings
New work presented with the context, doubts, and decisions behind it.
Roundtable suppers
Hosted dinners built around one provocative question and no stage.
Emerging voices
Short showcases from young makers who deserve a wider field of view.
Unfinished hour
A generous space for prototypes, work in progress, and sharp feedback.
After-dark relay
Music, quick prompts, and collaborative experiments across the city.
People make the room
The creative ecosystem
A deliberately mixed group of people making, commissioning, publishing, funding, and sharing independent culture.
Independent publishingAmara QuinnMeet Amara
Community radioMateo RuizMeet Mateo
Spatial designNeve OkaforMeet Neve
Moving imageJin ParkMeet Jin
Food cultureLeonie VossMeet Leonie
Independent musicSami HaddadMeet Sami
Fashion systemsIris CalderMeet Iris
Digital communitiesDev MenonMeet Dev
Cultural strategyMara LindMeet Mara
Visual storytellingThéo LaurentMeet Théo
Creative technologyAyo MensahMeet Ayo
Public programmesClara SanzMeet Clara
Meeting pointBarcelona
Main venue
Mercat Studio, Poblenou
A converted makers’ hall with sunlit galleries, a courtyard kitchen, small screening rooms, and enough corners for the conversations between sessions.
Plan your visitOne ticket, the whole assembly
Only 238 places available
Access to all sessions, shared lunches, the closing celebration, and a digital field guide made after the gathering.
€284
Including local taxes- Three-day programme
- Two shared lunches
- Opening and closing gatherings
- Community field guide
With generous support from
Onda Studio
Morrow Press
Field Notes
Open Bench
Civic Signal
About Commonwave
Commonwave Assembly is an independent gathering produced in Barcelona by a small international team. We work with local suppliers and make a limited number of supported tickets available.
Contact & access
Questions about access, press, partnerships, or programme participation can be sent to hello@commonwave.community. Detailed access information is provided before booking.