Gwen Sewell and Rosie Wheatland, iPad painting by Mik Godley from Winter Fires (2012) I think about unravelling it, but … More
Tag: Art work with people
Principles of co-creation?
Three years after it began, the Traction project is finally complete. A review meeting with the European Commission two weeks … More
This is special
In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw … More
Building a bridge
Suddenly, we are there. In the next six months, a series of performances will test everything we have imagined, planned, organised and created. There are dates. There will be audiences
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – Part 3
In the previous post, I outlined a range of resources that professional artists can draw on in their work, including … More
Chór POLIN
The POLIN Choir is an ambitious and sustained initiative to develop the relationship between a new museum and the community in which it stands.
Work in progress
In the heart of midwinter, people in Kaunas shared their community opera as a work in progress, a 40 minute celebration of
‘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
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
The Lawnmowers
The Lawnmowers are a theatre company run by and for people with learning disabilities. Founded in 1986 by Them Wifies, … More
A Selfless Art 