Understanding community music – can you help?
About five years ago, a group of musicians and academics set up an international research platform to foster understanding of the social
Category: England
Talking with Northern Heartlands
In February, I spent a couple of days in County Durham, meeting artists and local people involved in the Northern
Which murals are worth saving?
Murals were a cornerstone of the early community art movement. Between the 1960s and 1990s, hundreds were painted, mostly outdoors,
Community opera in a pandemic
In February, I participated in the kick-off meeting of TRACTION, a Horizon 2020 project researching how digital technology can support
Kevin Ryan: community artist, photographer, friend
Kevin Ryan, a pioneer of community art in England, died in hospital on Wednesday, 22 April 2020. He had been
What did you do in the pandemic, daddy?
On Tuesday, I’d planned to go to Leeds to meet Alan Lane of Slung Low, and learn at first hand
It’s still A Dead Good Life
At the beginning of the year, The Lawnmowers premièred the movie that we’ve been working on. I wrote about how
This is what we’re working to protect
Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were
A story that deserves telling
Yesterday I got an email from a research student called Chloé Bradwell who wanted to contact artists who had worked
Anne Peaker Memorial Lecture
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
