The function and purposes of art
A few days ago, I happened to see a media article from a senior cultural figure in which they wrote
Category: Funding
Still thinking about co-creation
In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation. What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the
Funding community arts – a new episode of ‘A Culture of Possibility’ podcast
In the fourth episode of our monthly podcast Arlene Goldbard and I talk about how community art is funded in
One for the historians
In my view community arts must still be regarded as an experiment—an experiment in ‘cultural democracy’ of great importance not
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
In A Restless Art (the book, not the blog) I argue that participation has become normalised in cultural policy and
Reasons for funding participatory art
Looking at a handbook for participatory arts workers I wrote in 1994, I came across this list of reasons why
A Restless Art 