Thinking – François Matarasso

Inexperience is fine – give it space

I have a lot of conversations with, or about, young artists—people rather new to participatory work, even if they have

In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation. What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the

Early on Wednesday, I’ll begin the long drive to Britain, so familiar and yet now so remote. Everything has changed

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to

A Culture of Possibility, the podcast I co-host with Arlene Goldbard, connects experiences of community art in Europe and the

Like most people with a mixed heritage, I expect, I’ve had to think a good deal about identity—my own and

In the fourth episode of our monthly podcast Arlene Goldbard and I talk about how community art is funded in

Theatre faces an existential crisis: doors closed, auditoriums empty, stages silent. That much is obvious. But theatre, like all the

Since the pandemic, and this lockdown life, I’ve been asked to speak in many webinars, for a wide range of

This photo was taken in Vienna, after a long and fascinating walk around Rotes Wien, the living fabric of 20th