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,
How participation won, and why it matters
Murals were a cornerstone of the early community art movement. Between the 1960s and 1990s, hundreds were painted, mostly outdoors,
In February, I participated in the kick-off meeting of TRACTION, a Horizon 2020 project researching how digital technology can support
Kevin Ryan, a pioneer of community art in England, died in hospital on Wednesday, 22 April 2020. He had been
On Tuesday, I’d planned to go to Leeds to meet Alan Lane of Slung Low, and learn at first hand
At the beginning of the year, The Lawnmowers premièred the movie that we’ve been working on. I wrote about how
Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were
Yesterday I got an email from a research student called Chloé Bradwell who wanted to contact artists who had worked
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
When I was a young and earnest community artist, I bridled at the word fun. The art we made wasn’t
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.