Artists Don’t School (A.D.S.) is a living art project and evolving platform by Ash Townsend.
A.D.S. is a space for dialogue, reflection, and lived experience. It blurs the boundaries between research, artwork, and audience, treating art not as something fixed or finished, but as something alive, continuous, and always in the process of becoming.
It's All Subjective
Now Live
Ash's personal Substack. A when-she-gets-to-it newsletter following the threads of her practice.
Audio notes, journal bits, research tangents, works in progress, and whatever else is shaping her work.
Moodies
Now Live
Moodies are 1/1 digital collages layering imagery, color, and texture to evoke a mood or moment.
Born from creative instinct, they've become a core part of Ash's practice, shaping her physical works.
Recess
Coming Summer 2026
An in-person gathering series built on the belief that spaciousness fuels creativity.
Each one is a pause from screens, structures, and expectations. Led by Ash, Recess offers others the chance to reconnect with themselves, their practice, and one another.