A monthly community free school in Budapest’s 8th district
Common Treasure is a recurring event series rooted in the tangible sharing of knowledge, shaped by a commitment to accessible education, free artistic exploration, and cultural diversity. We learn from one another, we teach one another – creating a space where practicing our collective knowledge becomes an act of district-level, community solidarity.
Common Treasure is an open “self-education circle” where both theoretical and practical knowledge-sharing happens around freely chosen topics and activities—defined by participating partners and collaborating community members. Each month’s session features contributors invited through an open call or direct outreach, often from the local neighborhood or nearby communities.
Every month centers on a new topic, where guest speakers and participants exchange knowledge and raise questions. The program embraces a broad spectrum of themes — from music style showcases by artists of various nationalities, to women’s collective self-defense training, learning recipes, film recommendations, sustainable household and permaculture know-how, dancing together, understanding the hormonal cycle, and hands-on re- and upcycling workshops.
JANUARY TOPIC: CHANCE
What is chance, really? Does something like “pure coincidence” even exist?
What shapes our encounters, our life situations, or even the small events of an ordinary day?
If we simply set off into the city and let the streets carry us in whatever direction—are we experiencing nothing but randomness, or was everything already written? Or do we attract these moments through our own state of mind?
In this session, we’ll make space for creative coincidences by creating chance-based sound, visual, and text collages—letting unexpected alignments emerge that sometimes speak more clearly than intention.
Host: Dávid Somló – performance and sound artist
Guest speaker: Gergő Pintér – mathematician
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Would you like to share something you know, or something you love doing? Join our circle of sharers – perhaps one of your neighbors needs exactly what you bring!
We meet on the last Friday of every month at STEREO Workshop, 6:00–9:00 PM!
The program is supported by the Local Government of Budapest’s 8th District (Józsefváros).
The program takes place during the 2025/2026 theatre season with the support of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary.
