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
Category: England
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
It’s Fun Palaces weekend
When I was a young and earnest community artist, I bridled at the word fun. The art we made wasn’t
Community art is improvisation
Someone asked what plan I’d prepared before the project and there was some surprise when I said that I didn’t have one, just an idea.
I Remember: Leicester
The books have arrived, and I’m making 12 parcels of authors’ copies and more for people who’ve helped along the
I remember workshops
For several weeks, I’ve been facilitating creative writing workshops in Leicester. The project, commissioned by Writing East Midlands with the
