The complexities of socially-engaged art practice
‘What are our motives? How do we make sure this isn’t just about us as artists and what we want?
Category: Visual art
Curtain
When we met on Friday morning, there was a cheerful determination to get on with what was still to be
Things get tough
Well. Today was a challenging day. First of all, I had to dance, or at least move in roughly the
Finding our voice
The last post was about trusting the process. I didn’t expect things to happen so quickly, but a morning’s work
First steps in the cabbage field
The five day community arts summer school in Kaunas got off to a prompt start at 9am this morning. Twenty
The Cabbage Field: First impressions
The Cabbage Field is part of a former barracks in Šančiai, a suburb of Kaunas (Lithuania). The site was established by
‘I hope it was a slight jolt for the public.’
We’re here Choked by this #Somme100 commemoration. At a time when being British makes little sense, just beautiful. #wearehere Tweet
‘Brave people with big eyes’
The end of Welfare State Ulverston is a country town a mile or two from Morecambe Bay, in North West
Between light and dark
People are standing on the wooded slopes of Dotrščina park, their faces turned up towards the late September sunshine. Some
Lanterns on the Cabbage Field
Ed Carroll and Vita Gelūnienė live in Kaunas (Lithuania) where they have been exploring ways of creating community art for
