The view from East Lawrence
Dave Loewenstein, community murals and living democracy Browsing the artwork in Dave Loewenstein’s online shop, I was delighted by this
Thinking about culture as if people mattered
Dave Loewenstein, community murals and living democracy Browsing the artwork in Dave Loewenstein’s online shop, I was delighted by this
When I talk about community art practice with younger or less experienced artists, I often warn against offering friendship to
I wander through Twitter’s alleyways like a refugee from another land. It’s vivid, disorientating, and full of drama; shouting behind
This essay is a slightly revised version of a chapter in Where We Dream, West Bromwich Operatic Society and the
Elections simplify. The complex realities of millions of lives, events and forces are channelled into simple choices. In France that
‘Why don’t you consider what the author is trying to do, instead of criticising him for not meeting your expectations?’
Read this book. It is probably the most important book about art that will be published this year. Or about
Last night, Arlene Goldbard and I recorded the next episode of our blog, ‘A Culture of Possibility’. Our guest was Lucy Wright, an
This essay was originally written in 2016, and revisited in the darker year of 2022 Download a PDF of this essay here On
After 40 years working in the cultural sector, I have reached the point of being all but unemployable, except perhaps