Going on about ethics
In the past 20 years, as participation has come in from the margins, both the artworld and academia have written
Author: François Matarasso
I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.
‘What I’ve Been Looking For’
The Musicals Choir was started by Cristina Colomer, director of the Escola de Músics in Raval, for young people experiencing
Funding community arts – a new episode of ‘A Culture of Possibility’ podcast
In the fourth episode of our monthly podcast Arlene Goldbard and I talk about how community art is funded in
Leaning in to the uncertainty
The pandemic has caused all sorts of trouble to the Traction project, as it has to everything and everyone, everywhere.
A Culture of Possibility #3: Clare Reynolds on Restoke’s Work in Staffordshire
This post, written by Arlene, introduces the third episode of “A Culture of Possibility,” our monthly podcast, in which we
A Culture of Possibility #2: The community murals of Amber Hansen and Reyna Hernandez
Amber Hansen and Reyna Hernandez live in Vermillion, South Dakota, a small city of about 10,000 people in the American Mid-West. Both women came
Rehearsing and performing co-created music remotely: Can you help?
The lockdowns and physical distancing measures introduced to contain the spread of Covid 19 have had a devastating impact on
Guest blog: Art as vaccination against the Covid misery
Tony Stacey is Chief Executive of South Yorkshire Housing Association, which provides over 4,000 homes in Sheffield and the wider region.
New year, new projects…
Today, the first of A Culture of Possibility podcast series is available in the usual places. As I explained earlier, this is
250 and counting
Awareness of mental well-being has improved greatly during my lifetime, but there’s still a long way to go before people
