This changes everything – François Matarasso

Right now, being kind might be more important than being creative

Yesterday was the 21st day of confinement here in France. It’s currently extended to 15 April, but I don’t know

This is an awful moment to be responsible for a cultural institution. Forced to close the doors overnight, you are

Do you know Bill Forsyth’s film Local Hero? It dates from 1983 and centres on a remote Scottish community whose

Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were

The pandemic is changing us in all sorts of ways, some obvious, others less so. It’s changing how I use

The window in front of my desk looks onto a bank with a hedge of hazel, ash and hawthorn. At

Like a bouncy castle when the air is turned off, the world I knew is folding in on itself. Cities

It helps to get a bit of distance, even if it’s only the 20km round trip to collect the village’s

Take a breath. Two weeks ago, I was talking with friends in the local café about the worsening situation in

Here are some more responses from artists and arts organisations about the difficulties they are facing as a result of