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A Restless Art

How participation won, and why it matters

  • The book
    • Order a print copy
    • Download a digital copy
    • Welcome words
    • Acknowledgements
    • Photography credits
    • Bibliography
  • Case studies
    • Fun Palaces
    • The Portland Inn Project
      • O Portland Inn Projeto – Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • ‘Men & Girls Dance’, Fevered Sleep
      • ‘Men & Girls Dance’, Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • Movimento de Expressão Fotográfica
      • Movimento de Expressão Fotográfica – Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • ‘We’re here because we’re here’
      • ‘We’re here because we’re here’ – Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • ‘Bed’, Entelechy Arts
      • ‘Bed’, Entelechy Arts – Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • Welfare State International
      • Welfare State International – Um caso de estudo de arte participativa
    • Festival de Música de Setúbal
      • Festival de Música de Setúbal – um caso de estudo de arte participativa
  • Projects
    • A Bao A Qu (Spain)
    • Geração SOMA, Vo’Arte (Portugal)
    • Project links
    • The Cabbage Field Opera (Lithuania)
    • Valleys Kids (Wales)
    • ‘I am the Museum’ (Bosnia Herzegovina)
    • El Colegio del Cuerpo (Colombia)
    • Multistory (UK)
    • Restoke (UK)
    • Toinen Koti (Finnish National Theatre)
    • Dotrščina Virtual Museum (Croatia)
    • The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company (UK)
    • Banlieues Bleues (France)
    • Mahatat for contemporary art (Egypt)
  • Resources
    • Community art in Britain
    • Community art in Ireland
    • Community art in Portugal
    • Community art in the Netherlands
    • Links
      • Arts education
      • Circus
      • Combined art
      • Dance
      • Literature
      • Music
      • Neighbourhood projects
      • Networks
      • New media
      • Other art forms
      • Theatre
      • Visual art
    • Reports and research
      • Guides and handbooks
      • Reflexive practice
      • Online journals
    • Community and participatory art beyond Europe
  • About
    • François Matarasso
    • Contact me

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June 16, 2018 A Restless Art / Dance / Lithuania / Music / Opera / Projects / Reflexive practice / Theatre / Third generation / Visual art

Curtain

When we met on Friday morning, there was a cheerful determination to get on with what was still to be

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May 1, 2018 Case studies / Circus / England / First Generation / Music / Opera / Theatre / Visual art

‘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

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October 6, 2016 A Restless Art / Case studies

4 – Imagination is free

‘Yes. No idea. I don’t know. Who knows? Yes.’ Since I heard about Fun Palaces a few months ago, I’ve

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December 28, 2015 Ideas

Coming together: midwinter thoughts about community

On 24 December 2015, the Beatles allowed their music to be streamed online for the first time. The most frequently

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