Thinking about the purpose of conversation
On Thursday evening and Friday morning I spent several hours talking about participatory art with two diverse groups in Berlin.
Tag: Community art
The Ethics of Change
By what right does an artist set out to produce even the conditions of change in others? And what responsibilities does she have towards those who may be put in the path of change, without being fully aware of that possibility or its effects?
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.
A bao a qu (Catalonia)
A Bao A Qu is a small Catalan organisation, founded in 2004 by friends passionate about sharing their love of cinema,
Valleys Kids
Valleys Kids shows how close community art and community development can be, especially when work is rooted and sustained. The
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
What’s in a name?
When I began thinking about this project, several years ago, I was determined to avoid the marshlands of jargon. Participatory
‘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
Speaking of community art
Someone recently suggested to me that I should speak of ‘Art in the Community’ because community art seemed to be
Moments of Joy
Almost imperceptibly participatory art is becoming an ordinary dimension of social programmes. It has happened quietly over two or three
