Yesterday, I received a copy of Geraint Franklin’s Murals and the Community Arts in England 1968–86: A Thematic Study. It’s a … More
Category: Visual art
Virtual Realities, Part One
Early in 2020, Irish National Opera (INO) began work on an unusual community project—a new VR opera, co-created with people from three … More
There is always an alternative. Always.
On Tuesday, I facilitated a talk for the Scottish Culture Collective by my friend Heba El Cheikh. She spoke about her work as a … More
Safari park lions
BBC Radio has just broadcast a programme entitled ‘Everyone is an Artist’. It’s part of Archive on 4, a series … More
Better together
Last night I sat in a Dublin B&B for watching a performance unfold in Leeds Playhouse through a laptop screen. It was … More
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 … More
Holding onto community
Suddenly it’s October, and Fun Palaces weekend is here. Since its invention in 2014, the Fun Palaces idea has burst … More
Which murals are worth saving?
Murals were a cornerstone of the early community art movement. Between the 1960s and 1990s, hundreds were painted, mostly outdoors, … More
When we were in the streets
With everything that is happening to us, I’ve rather neglected this site recently, writing elsewhere about community opera and how … More
ICAF is cancelled
The speed and depth of the events we are all now living through takes my breath away. Just a month … More
A Selfless Art 