Instrumentalisation: a convenient mask
For as long as I can remember, the accusation of instrumentalising art has been flung at community artists, as a
Category: Where do you stand?
None of this is easy
A couple of days ago, I gave a lecture about art in criminal justice contexts. It’s not a field in
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
Let’s talk about money
In the past ten days, I have visited two exceptional community art projects: ACERT in Tondela (Portugal) and Cork Community
A brief observation on aerosols
Sometimes you miss the obvious thing, even when you’ve been looking at it for years. Yesterday, as I walked along
Everyone can cook
The idea that everyone can be an artist has always underpinned my work. It seems straightforward to me, but some
Cultural democracy and the European Parliament
Today, I got to speak at the European Parliament, at a conference organised by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists &
Is there a community arts movement once more?
ICAF (the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam) has just published a photo book of the 2017 edition, and an
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
On volunteering: who gets paid (cont.)
A few days ago, I wrote a post about who does, could or should get paid for their time in
