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
How participation won, and why it matters
About five years ago, a group of musicians and academics set up an international research platform to foster understanding of the social
On Saturday, the postman brought a copy of the Castelvecchi Chronicle, a newspaper of goings on, in and around a fish
For the past three months, I’ve been following a Museums Association initiative called Partnerships with Purpose. It builds on 10 years of
In my view community arts must still be regarded as an experiment—an experiment in ‘cultural democracy’ of great importance not
This is a quick post to let people know that Alison Jeffers’ and Gerri Moriarty’s book about the first 20
‘A Fun Palace is not a fete. It’s not about coming along and having a lovely time. It’s not audience
There are very few books about community art in Britain, despite its 50 year history. The key texts are: 1978, Artists
We’re here Choked by this #Somme100 commemoration. At a time when being British makes little sense, just beautiful. #wearehere Tweet
There was a time when I thought that community art had to be rooted in contemporary forms of art. I
Rural touring is not a participatory art, but it is participatory culture. Why the distinction? Because in rural touring participation