'Tenderness is the most modest form of love'
Yesterday, Olga Tokarczuk gave her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, which awarded her the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Author: Francois Matarasso
I'm a community arts worker, writer and researcher based in the UK.
Feeling at home
The democratic urgency of dialogue in a diverse world Notes for a speech at the Nordic Dialogues conference, in Oslo (Norway) on
Don’t listen: look
People gathered at the John Pat Peace Place fire, Songs for Peace 2019. Photo: Marg Bertling (Big hART) It’s been
Up to us
Last night, I got an email from a friend asking me to support a campaign to change politics in Britain.
Instrumentalisation: a convenient mask
Originally posted on A Restless Art:
For as long as I can remember, the accusation of instrumentalising art has been flung at…
Changing the culture
My Twitter feed glows today with pictures of cultural activities and places, as people celebrate 25 years of National Lottery
People at work
A few years ago – before Brexit erased all other political conversation – Multistory worked with Magnum Photos on an
None of this is easy
Originally posted on A Restless Art:
A couple of days ago, I gave a lecture about art in criminal justice contexts. It’s…
A welcome change of direction: Arts Council England’s Strategy 2020-30
Earlier this summer, Arts Council England published a ‘Draft Strategy for Consultation’. Covering the ten years from 2020 to 2030,
The tinnitus of my professional life: some thoughts about arts funding
It is really difficult to distribute money fairly and safely.
