Can you teach community art?
TL;DR? No. In the 1980s, when the first generation of community artists had been around for long enough to feel
Category: Education
Blinkered by my privilege
For decades, longer even, cultural policy in Europe has been imagined as a conflict between two ideas. The first is
Another Standard: How to judge community art
How do you judge a work of art? Even asking the question implies a series of judgements and beliefs. The
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
Anne Peaker Memorial Lecture
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
‘Ja sam Muzej’ (Bosnia Herzegovina)
“I am the Museum” is a civil society and media action aimed to mobilize a massive citizens engagement to save
Why are there so few books about community art?
There are very few books about community art in Britain, despite its 50 year history. The key texts are: 1978, Artists
Traditional music, young people and community in the Scottish Highlands
‘The fèis is very important to me because I am not very musical. I don’t play any instruments or sing,
2 – A Fun Palace reimagined in Farnham
Farnham is a handsome market town in Surrey, an ancient place with a castle, Roman roads and hill forts. It
The difference between teaching and learning: Participatory art and the skills agenda
The value of participatory art in informal education has long been recognised. People who take part in such projects can gain
A Restless Art 