The gift of close reading
Last month, at the launch of A Restless Art, the novelist and campaigner Stella Duffy spoke powerfully about how much
Relieved of duty
Today, I turn sixty. Such anniversaries are foreseeable, and this one’s long presence on my personal horizon was a reason
‘Ja sam Muzej’ (Bosnia Herzegovina)
“I am the Museum” is a civil society and media action aimed to mobilize a massive citizens engagement to save
(Other people) thinking about cultural democracy
This is a quick post to let people know that Alison Jeffers’ and Gerri Moriarty’s book about the first 20
Thinking about cultural democracy, part one
Cultural democracy is an idea that emerged in the mid 1970s, in response to the challenge of the cultural revolution
Restless Research: Confessions of a Confused Community Art Scholar
If you’ve read some of the material published on this site, I hope you’ll understand why I describe participatory
‘It’s given us permission to play, to take part, to engage.’
‘A Fun Palace is not a fete. It’s not about coming along and having a lovely time. It’s not audience
What’s happening with ‘A Restless Art’?
Summer’s almost over, soon it’s back to school Soon they drain the water out of the swimming pool Adopt a
‘Just our imagination’
Bridget Lambert has spent the summer painting a tribute to Dolores O’Riordan with children in rural Limerick. The singer, who
On volunteering: who gets paid (cont.)
A few days ago, I wrote a post about who does, could or should get paid for their time in
Why are there so few books about community art?
There are very few books about community art in Britain, despite its 50 year history. The key texts are: 1978, Artists
