The meaning of risk in community art
Three days ago, anticipating the first performance of the Leiria prison opera, I wrote that I didn’t expect to see
Thinking about culture as if people mattered
Three days ago, anticipating the first performance of the Leiria prison opera, I wrote that I didn’t expect to see
In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw
Evaluation has become a dominant preoccupation in participatory art in the past generation. It’s a fascinating field, and I’ve played
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
Read this book. It is probably the most important book about art that will be published this year. Or about
Over past year or two, I’ve had a series of conversations with people about books they’ve been working on. Some
In January 2021, for the first time in my life, I wrote a long, detailed outline for a community art
I have a lot of conversations with, or about, young artists—people rather new to participatory work, even if they have
A Culture of Possibility, the podcast I co-host with Arlene Goldbard, connects experiences of community art in Europe and the