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Amateurs and professionals

This text and its photographs are taken from ‘Where We Dream: West Bromwich Operatic Society and the Fine Art

‘We simply want to say we’re all human beings, and we really mean it, when we think: This could

Theatre changes people. Mostly, it does so in small ways by rearranging our mental furniture, hanging around for a bit

Almost imperceptibly participatory art is becoming an ordinary dimension of social programmes. It has happened quietly over two or three

Farnham is a handsome market town in Surrey, an ancient place with a castle, Roman roads and hill forts. It

Participatory art is normally spoken about in terms of how people are changed by being involved. There are problems (at

‘That’s a bad idea.’ It was months ago and I don’t remember now who told me about a proposed dance project

The acta community theatre festival was held in Bristol last week, and featured performances by acta’s own Malcolm X Elders,

My early steps in community art In 1982, I got a job as a community arts worker on a council

The Baring Foundation (of which I’m a trustee) has prioritised arts work with older people since 2009, supporting the a