Safari park lions
BBC Radio has just broadcast a programme entitled ‘Everyone is an Artist’. It’s part of Archive on 4, a series
Tag: Participatory art
What do you expect?
Many professional artists believe that working with non-professionals leads to an unavoidable decline in quality. That conviction is so integral
A community of many voices
Many people know El Raval, but they know it in different ways. For tourists, it’s the lively grid of narrow
‘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
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – A Postscript
The other big difference for WBOS is that they are enacting a production created by others – by professionals. They
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – Part 3
In the previous post, I outlined a range of resources that professional artists can draw on in their work, including
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – Part 2
What does ‘professional’ mean? Like many words, professional has changed its meaning over the course of history, adapting itself to society’s evolving
Trusting the process, again
In January 2021, for the first time in my life, I wrote a long, detailed outline for a community art
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.
Castelvecchi Chronicle
On Saturday, the postman brought a copy of the Castelvecchi Chronicle, a newspaper of goings on, in and around a fish
A Restless Art 