Reflexive practice – A Restless Art

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

Evaluation has become a dominant preoccupation in participatory art in the past generation. It’s a fascinating field, and I’ve played

When I talk about community art practice with younger or less experienced artists, I often warn against offering friendship to

Many professional artists believe that working with non-professionals leads to an unavoidable decline in quality. That conviction is so integral

In the previous post, I outlined a range of resources that professional artists can draw on in their work, including

In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation. What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the

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

Many artists who work with people now find themselves with time on their hands as governments escalate measures to slow

Listening to a radio discussion about failure in the arts, I asked myself why I’ve always had reservations about the

Reading yet another account of a community outreach project undertaken by an arts organisation, I could feel my heart sinking