Virtual Realities (Part Three)
But for the first two hundred years of its life spectacle, associated in particular with stage technology – referred to
Author: François Matarasso
Community artist, writer, researcher, trainer, consultant, policymaker – I’ve had many roles since I started work in community arts in 1980, but always in the hope of protecting human rights. I work independently, mostly in Europe, from my home in France. I always work with others, accompanying them, sometimes guiding, in the journeys they want to make. My latest, perhaps my last, book is about the history, theory and practice of community art: it’s free to download from www.arestlessart.com
Guest Post – ‘A Culture of Possibility’ Episode 21
By Arlene Goldbard This post is to introduce you to the 21st episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast,
Virtual realities (Part Two)
If you go to experience Out of the Ordinary/As an nGnách at the Dublin Fringe Festival today, you’ll be greeted
‘The MIAAW Monthly’, a cultural democracy email
For the last couple of years, I’ve been doing a podcast with Arlene Goldbard, in which we talk with like-minded
Four years to get here, four weeks to go
Exactly a month from now, on 7 October 2022, the second and final performance of La Gata Perduda will happen
Access ≠ Democracy
When I began in community art, the photocopier was new technology. In the printshop where I was an apprentice, we
Old Words #7: The Shoreline and the Sea
In contrast to the previous episodes in this series, this essay is a discursive reflection on the meaning of heritage,
The best of us
When I was young, I often heard it said that if Shakespeare were alive, he’d be writing for TV. Today,
Will someone in government please take responsibility?
On my websites, and Twitter, I try to share stories about community art that are honest, but encouraging. Fortunately, the
Feelings are not reality
On his appointment to the US Supreme Court in 1939 Justice William O. Douglas was told by the then Chief Justice, Charles Evans
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