A Selfless Age? From ‘Winter Fires’ to ‘1001 Stories’
We’re getting older, my friends and me. And in this changing world, we are learning other truths and finding new
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 book is about the history, theory and practice of community art: it’s free to download from www.arestlessart.com
Time to go inward
As this site winds down, new posts may be found here
Principles of co-creation
This site will be closing shortly, with all my work concentrated on a single website http://www.arestlessart.com. New posts will be
MIAAW LIVE! Inaugural Event
My dear friend Arlene will be talking about her brilliant and original new book with our podcasting friends Owen Kelly
Co-creating Opera: Presenting the learning from the Traction project
ular visitors to this site (and its retiring companions) will know that I have spent much of the past three
Old Words #11 – ‘All in this together’
Still from ‘Ghost Town’ The Specials, 1981 THE DEPOLITICISATION OF COMMUNITY ART IN BRITAIN, 1970-2011 In 2011, I was asked
More carpenters than jackasses
In this part of Northern Europe, midwinter skies are often bright and clear. The low sun floods in like stage
Guest post: Arlene Goldbard on her new book
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 24th episode of the monthly podcast, ‘A Culture of Possibility’, which
Old Words #10 – ‘Approximate Visions’
‘Descriptio Maris Pacifici’,, the first known map of the Pacific, drawn by Abraham Ortelius, in 1589, Antwerp This month’s Old
There exists a genuine mystery at the heart
“I believe that there exists a genuine mystery at the heart of songwriting. Certain lines can appear at the time
Parliament of Dreams 