Thinking – François Matarasso

Other People’s Books: some recommendations

Over past year or two, I’ve had a series of conversations with people about books they’ve been working on. Some

Earlier this year, I decided to move to France. It was a painful choice, forced on me by the UK’s

In the new episode of A Culture of Possibility, out today, Arlene and I talk to Bill Ming, one of

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