Other People’s Books: some recommendations
Over past year or two, I’ve had a series of conversations with people about books they’ve been working on. Some
Tag: Cultural democracy
‘Wish You Were Here’ – A community art project during lockdown
In late January 2021, in the depth of winter and the midst of lockdown, a small group of people gathered
It’s still A Dead Good Life
At the beginning of the year, The Lawnmowers premièred the movie that we’ve been working on. I wrote about how
In praise of podcasts
What the world of podcasts shows, above all, is that anyone can make good radio, if they put their mind to it.
Other people’s books
Now that I don’t have to write, I’m rediscovering the pleasure of reading, especially around the subject that has occupied
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
Thinking about cultural democracy, part one
Cultural democracy is an idea that emerged in the mid 1970s, in response to the challenge of the cultural revolution
‘It’s given us permission to play, to take part, to engage.’
‘A Fun Palace is not a fete. It’s not about coming along and having a lovely time. It’s not audience
What cultural democracy meant in 1976
In 1976, the Council of Europe organised a conference of European ministers with responsibility for cultural affairs in Oslo ‘to
What next? It depends who’s asking
When a campaign takes off as Fun Palaces has, people start asking ‘What Next?’. It’s the wrong question – or at
A Restless Art 