A few days ago, I happened to see a media article from a senior cultural figure in which they wrote … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
A Selfless Art 