Funding community arts – this month’s episode of ‘A Culture of Possibility’
In the fourth episode of our monthly podcast Arlene Goldbard and I talk about how community art is funded in
Category: Community arts
Art and love
Last night, in an effort to arrest a rapidly-rising Covid-19 infection rate, France returned to a strict lockdown. Until at
The Importance of Community, Part 1
It’s been almost two months since the last post on this site, a silence that may be accounted for by
Clinging on in a tsunami: the arts and mental health
Since the beginning of 2020, the Baring Foundation has focused its arts support on the needs of people with metal
The Roots of War: Continuing a conversation with Arlene Goldbard
A couple of weeks ago, I published a text on the ethics of participatory art by Arlene Goldbard on A
Body and dance in the era of Coronavirus: A View from Colombia
Since 1997, Álvaro Restrepo has dedicated his energy to El Colegio del Cuerpo, a visionary dance centre in Cartagena de
The power of art
Last night, Streetwise Opera replayed the film of their 2016 production, The Passion, on YouTube, for a world in the grip
This is what we’re trying to protect
Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were
People and places
The cultural dimension of places has become a common subject of policy, academic discourse and art projects. I don’t remember
Returning to Regular Marvels
Ten years ago, I made a website called, Regular Marvels, to support what became a series of five creative projects,
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