Radical Hope: Carol Bebelle on Belonging, Becoming, and Healing
This post from Arlene introduces the new episode of our monthly podcast, ‘A Culture of Possibility’, which is available from
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
A museum is a strange place
On 9 November 2022, I was invited by Fondazione Brescia Musei to contribute to a discussion on ‘participatory museums today’,
Watch the making of ‘La Gata Perduda’
Reading about ‘La Gata Perduda‘ in these posts must be a somewhat frustrating experience. After all, it has often been
Old Words #9 – ‘Another Angle of Vision’
The Brough of Birsay from Orkney, August 2011 (photo François Matarasso) In 2011, I was commissioned to research cultural life
A time of endings
This morning’s news bulletin led with the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, so I’ve deleted my account. I’d kept
Culture and community development in Bulgaria
NOTE: This post introduces the new episode of the podcast, “A Culture of Possibility’, available on 21 October 2022. You
Old Words #8: Music and Social Change
Re-reading this text, it struck me as rather dense, perhaps because it deals with questions I have thought about for
The night of the première
Nature doesn’t have a sense of humour, so it’s just coincidence that I’ve caught my first dose of Covid-19 in
Virtual Realities (Part Three)
But for the first two hundred years of its life spectacle, associated in particular with stage technology – referred to
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,
Parliament of Dreams 