Who are you writing for?
Reading yet another account of a community outreach project undertaken by an arts organisation, I could feel my heart sinking
Category: Reflexive practice
Respecting other people’s reasons for (not) participating
Making a book is enjoyable but demanding too, especially as the deadline for sending digital files to the printer approaches.
More questions than answers: stories, art and ownership
On Tuesday, I spoke about participatory art at a conference in Valletta. The questions people raised afterwards were mostly the
Relieved of duty
Today, I turn sixty. Such anniversaries are foreseeable, and this one’s long presence on my personal horizon was a reason
Restless Research: Confessions of a Confused Community Art Scholar
If you’ve read some of the material published on this site, I hope you’ll understand why I describe participatory
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
‘‘I didn’t realise I had so much to say until we began this conversation.’
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What’s in a name?
When I began thinking about this project, several years ago, I was determined to avoid the marshlands of jargon. Participatory
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?
Curtain
When we met on Friday morning, there was a cheerful determination to get on with what was still to be
