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In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw
How participation won, and why it matters
In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw
As the pandemic recedes—or perhaps becomes normalised—it is becoming hard to recall the strangeness of those lockdown months, and the
BBC Radio has just broadcast a programme entitled ‘Everyone is an Artist’. It’s part of Archive on 4, a series
Many professional artists believe that working with non-professionals leads to an unavoidable decline in quality. That conviction is so integral
Many people know El Raval, but they know it in different ways. For tourists, it’s the lively grid of narrow
In late January 2021, in the depth of winter and the midst of lockdown, a small group of people gathered
The other big difference for WBOS is that they are enacting a production created by others – by professionals. They
In the previous post, I outlined a range of resources that professional artists can draw on in their work, including
What does ‘professional’ mean? Like many words, professional has changed its meaning over the course of history, adapting itself to society’s evolving
In January 2021, for the first time in my life, I wrote a long, detailed outline for a community art