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Tag: Art practice

‘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 … More

Art practice, Art work with people, community, Community art, Community music, Community theatre, John Fox, Quality, Sue Gill, Theatre, Welfare State International

Murals, craft and community art in the 1980s

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

Art practice, Art work with people, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Community art, Murals, Newark

Introducing ‘A Restless Art’

What is community art and where is it going? Whether you call it community art, participatory art or something else … More

Art practice, Art work with people, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Community art, Participatory art, Portugal, Theatre for social change

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