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?
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‘Just watch, and listen, and take in their story.’
Don’t feel guilty. Don’t feel sorry. Don’t look away. Just watch, and listen, and take in their story. This Is
‘It’s not a fixed or ready-made thing’
Multistory is a small art organisation based in Sandwell, an urban borough west of Birmingham that was once a cradle
‘I hope it was a slight jolt for the public.’
We’re here Choked by this #Somme100 commemoration. At a time when being British makes little sense, just beautiful. #wearehere Tweet
‘We want to be remembered.’
‘Sometimes you’ve got to take risks for the unknown. You don’t know what you are going into but you’ve got
‘Brave people with big eyes’
The end of Welfare State Ulverston is a country town a mile or two from Morecambe Bay, in North West
Who is changed by participatory art?
‘I think people with learning difficulties have had quite a bad deal in life and I think this is finally
London Community Video Archive
More insights from the past: the London Community Video Archive is a fantastic showcase of the work being made in the
Talking about community
Community is such a complicated word because it points towards a profound yet contested aspect of human experience. Most people
‘Have I got to go somewhere?’
‘Care in the Community’ was a flagship policy of the third Thatcher government at the end of the 1980s. It
