Tag Archives: practice
Artists teaching art
Mik Godley, the artist with whom I worked on Winter Fires, is threatened with redundancy from his part-time teaching post at Chesterfield College. It’s the third time in three years … Continue reading
‘All in this together’
The de-politicisation of community art in Britain, 1970-2011 The term ‘community art’ came into use in Britain at the beginning of the 1970s, at a time when the cultural experimentation … Continue reading
All I wanted to do
‘This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright # 154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good … Continue reading
Drawing together
A couple of years ago Deborah Aguirre Jones began a project working with women experiencing mental health problems in Bristol, where she lives. Supported by a local organisation, Creativity Works, she … Continue reading
Dementia Friendly Arts
Dementia seems to be replacing cancer as the unmentionable disease. Until quite recently, people were reluctant even to use the word ‘cancer’, a fearful reticence that surely increased suffering and … Continue reading
The problem of ‘impact’ (MCV 4)
A conversation with Peter Wright at the Creative Communities 3 conference made me realize that it might be useful to explain why I no longer use the word ‘impact’ in … Continue reading
On the use of the word ‘professional’
‘Contempt for and indifference toward intellectual passions and creativity where these are not remunerative are precisely concordant with financial hierarchies. The painter is taken seriously when the hype of the … Continue reading
Back to evaluation (MCV 2)
Evaluation is intrinsic to creativity. Artists evaluate their work all the time, on many different levels and against many different criteria. The question only becomes difficult – ethically, politically and … Continue reading
Theatre as solidarity
We ask no money for our performances. We ask for the public to contribute with food products with extended shelf life to be offered to Houses which take care of … Continue reading
The art of uncertainty
The effects of the 2008 banking crash continue to spiral, despite the initial confidence of politicians and business people that they’d soon get things back on track. Yesterday France and … Continue reading
