Feeling at home
The democratic urgency of dialogue in a diverse world Notes for a speech at the Nordic Dialogues conference, in Oslo
Author: Francois Matarasso
I'm a community arts worker, writer and researcher based in the UK.
Thinking about the purpose of conversation
On Thursday evening and Friday morning I spent several hours talking about participatory art with two diverse groups in Berlin.
Rummaging in the archives
This site began in the summer of 2015, as I started work on the book it was intended to support.
Instrumentalisation: a convenient mask
For as long as I can remember, the accusation of instrumentalising art has been flung at community artists, as a
The invisible participants
This is quite something. The European Commission has developed a tool to monitor and assess the performance of ‘Cultural and
None of this is easy
A couple of days ago, I gave a lecture about art in criminal justice contexts. It’s not a field in
Anne Peaker Memorial Lecture
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
Contemporary European dance and the Commons
Originally posted on ramsayburt:
I made this video for my keynote panel paper for Plenary I, Reservoirs of Movement: Common…
It’s Fun Palaces weekend
When I was a young and earnest community artist, I bridled at the word fun. The art we made wasn’t
Who are you writing for?
Reading yet another account of a community outreach project undertaken by an arts organisation, I could feel my heart sinking
