Practical Fridays was a skills-sharing workshop series, founded and coordinated by artist Philip Matesic from 2013 until 2019. The series expanded practically on Theory Tuesdays, a nonacademic platform for theoretical discussion. Instead of discussing a theoretical text, participants had a hands-on, collective experience of learning something practical from a non-professional. Each workshop was led by a different person at various locations in Zurich, Switzerland.

ALL PRACTICAL FRIDAYS WORKSHOPS

2013
"Vocal Training" with Julia
"Sehen – neu sehen lernen" mit Annette
"A Viking Way of Knitting" with Ingrid
"Bouquet Making" with Alice & Linda
"Diagrams" with Amélie, Christoph & Jacqueline
"How To Correctly Compost" with Daniel
"How To Land An Aircraft In An Emergency" with Dan
"Ambiguity: Do Something Not To See Anything" with Christina
"Bartending" with Philip

2014
"How To Open And Close Doors" with Annatina & Garrett
"Monotyping" with Lubomira
"Creating God (Playing the Metaphor)" with Habib
"Mandarin 101 – Tiān Rén Hé Yī" with Pei

2015
"How To Render A Surface Smooth" with Stich&Oswald
"Abstract Drawing" with Lubomira
"Reenactment of Trio A" with Dimitrina
"How To Change A Car Tire" with Mara
"Body Printing" with Michael

2016
"How To Cut Hair" with Mirjam & Linda
"How To Look Good In A Music Video Clip" with Désirée & Cécile
"The Perfect Watermelon" with Mirjam & Mariann
"How To Creatively Wrap Christmas Gifts" with Linda & Philip

2017
"How To Look Good In A Club" with Désirée
"BATIK IN THE AIR oder Nicht nur Hippies machen Batik" mit Vreni
"How To Become A Better Listener" with Agnès
"Suturing" with Brian

2018
"How To Make Berliners" with Philip
"Toasting" with You

2019
"Tagebuch Schreiben" mit Max
"Wie Feuer Machen" mit Ursina & Esther