François Matarasso

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  • ‘This is the chief relevance of our practice for the world beyond art’

    ‘Those of us who gravitate toward improvisational music do so because we enjoy relating to other human beings as equals. That is the core of the experience for me. That is the chief relevance of our practice for the world beyond art. Our work, at its most genuine, can bring us into a living model…

  • ‘Well, my heart’s in the Highlands…’

    Being freelance means never knowing what you might be doing, or where. It’s one of the things I like most about it. Responding to a commission, or a call for tenders, is a process of discovery, akin to my idea of co-creation. It starts with someone else’s need or interest: my task is then to…

  • In defence of universalism

    ‘Civil war? What does that mean? Is there a foreign war? Is not every war between men war between brothers?’ Victor Hugo, Les Miserables For different reasons, my attention is currently elsewhere, so I will continue to add some past work here, consolidating texts that have been scattered across obscure publications and websites. Today’s was…

  • A website update

    Now that my other websites have been retired, I will gradually add relevant material here. This site remains focused on co-creation, community art and cultural democracy, but its range will broaden from the book with which it shares a title. One example of that is culture in development, where I’ve worked in Eastern Europe, Central…

  • ‘This little wild bouquet’

    This is a guest post by my friend and co-host, Arlene Goldbard, to introduce the latest episode of ‘A Culture of Possibility’, in which we talk about democracy in theory and practice. The podcast is available today from all the usual podcast platforms, and on the MIAAW website with notes and links. Click here to…

  • Learning about community art from ChatGPT

    Computers have changed our lives in so many ways that it’s hard to find the right terms to describe what has happened. Digital is an easy shorthand, but that seems to refers to how the technology works. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a mouthful, but helpful in focusing on how the technology is used…