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Category: First Generation

September 27, 2020 A Restless Art / First Generation / Guest contributions / Projects

What we have lost, and what we hold to still

I am looking up at the third floor window of number 36 – smaller than the windows below. We know there is a window seat inside. It’s where the midwife sat, almost 18 years ago, as our daughter Hannah gave birth to Rosa May, her second child, at 6am on a clear spring morning.

August 19, 2020 A Restless Art / England / First Generation / Visual art

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,

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June 1, 2020 A Restless Art / First Generation / Reflexive practice / Where do you stand?

The Roots of War: Continuing a conversation with Arlene Goldbard

A couple of weeks ago, I published a text on the ethics of participatory art by Arlene Goldbard on A

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May 24, 2020 A Restless Art / First Generation / Theatre / USA

Talking about the ethics of participatory art

When I invited Arlene Goldbard to take up this virtual residency, it seemed a simple idea, and so it has

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May 22, 2020 A Restless Art / Ethics / First Generation / USA

5. Practicing ethics

Welcome to Arlene Goldbard’s virtual residency on ‘A Restless Art’, in which she shares her ideas about the values and

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May 21, 2020 A Restless Art / Ethics / First Generation / USA

4. Spotting ethical challenges

Welcome to Arlene Goldbard’s virtual residency on ‘A Restless Art’, in which she shares her ideas about the values and

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May 20, 2020 A Restless Art / Ethics / First Generation / USA

3. What are your values and commitments?

Welcome to Arlene Goldbard’s virtual residency on ‘A Restless Art’, in which she shares her ideas about the values and

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May 19, 2020 A Restless Art / Ethics / First Generation / USA

2. Self-knowledge: who are you and what do you want?

Welcome to Arlene Goldbard’s virtual residency on ‘A Restless Art’, in which she shares her ideas about the values and

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May 18, 2020 A Restless Art / Ethics / First Generation / USA

1. Values and Ethics of Participatory Arts Practice

Welcome to Arlene Goldbard’s virtual residency on ‘A Restless Art’, in which she will share her thinking about the values

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April 15, 2020 Cultural democracy / Disability art / England / Film / First Generation / Projects / Second generation / Theatre

It’s still A Dead Good Life

At the beginning of the year, The Lawnmowers premièred the movie that we’ve been working on. I wrote about how

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