The function and purposes of art
A few days ago, I happened to see a media article from a senior cultural figure in which they wrote
Tag: Arts Council England
This is what we’re working to protect
Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were
One for the historians
In my view community arts must still be regarded as an experiment—an experiment in ‘cultural democracy’ of great importance not
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
In A Restless Art (the book, not the blog) I argue that participation has become normalised in cultural policy and
The difficulty of thinking outside of the box
Community and participatory art has long roots in Britain. Its practice owes much to ideas that were developed in the
A Restless Art 