Virtual Realities (Part Three)
But for the first two hundred years of its life spectacle, associated in particular with stage technology – referred to
Category: Thinking
Virtual realities (Part Two)
If you go to experience Out of the Ordinary/As an nGnách at the Dublin Fringe Festival today, you’ll be greeted
‘The MIAAW Monthly’, a cultural democracy email
For the last couple of years, I’ve been doing a podcast with Arlene Goldbard, in which we talk with like-minded
Four years to get here, four weeks to go
Exactly a month from now, on 7 October 2022, the second and final performance of La Gata Perduda will happen
Access ≠ Democracy
When I began in community art, the photocopier was new technology. In the printshop where I was an apprentice, we
Old Words #7: The Shoreline and the Sea
In contrast to the previous episodes in this series, this essay is a discursive reflection on the meaning of heritage,
The best of us
When I was young, I often heard it said that if Shakespeare were alive, he’d be writing for TV. Today,
Will someone in government please take responsibility?
On my websites, and Twitter, I try to share stories about community art that are honest, but encouraging. Fortunately, the
Feelings are not reality
On his appointment to the US Supreme Court in 1939 Justice William O. Douglas was told by the then Chief Justice, Charles Evans
Old Words #6: Cultural policy in a post-political age (2021-22)
Neglecting the origins and principles of cultural policy is damaging because it will lead to to confusion at best and illusion at worst, both of which will make democratic accountability more difficult. In that respect, these developments are in keeping with the powerful—and dangerous—practices of many politicians in democratic societies today. Cultural policy is not immune from this infection.
François Matarasso 