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Tag: arts council england

22 March 2020 This changes everything

The needs of artists and cultural organisations in a crisis

On Thursday 19 March 2020, I received a request from Arts Council England to take part in an online meeting

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4 January 2020 Community arts / policy / Thinking

Culture is a right, not a solution

‘This week, faith leaders, unions and others called for 2020 to be the “decade of reconciliation and reconnection”. Creating cultural

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3 September 2019 policy / Thinking

A welcome change of direction: Arts Council England’s Strategy 2020-30

Earlier this summer, Arts Council England published a ‘Draft Strategy for Consultation’. Covering the ten years from 2020 to 2030,

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16 July 2015 Regular Marvels / Talks

Making ‘arts engagement’ a reality

English arts policy has been preoccupied recently with how to increase people’s engagement in the arts. Since most people already

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28 June 2015 Community arts / Experiences

On the futility of comparing experiences

It’s a genuine shock when the soprano hits her first note. The contrast between the purity of the sound and

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30 January 2015 Experiences / Thinking

Owning your language

This week has been spent at arts conferences and training days in different parts of the country. Each was rich

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17 April 2014 Thinking

Status anxiety

This is an anxious time for the 700-odd organisations who get regular funding from Arts Council England, and for those who

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20 February 2014 Asides / Thinking

It’s the end of the world as we know it

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the arts (and culture) being in crisis. There will be

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13 February 2014 Thinking

Whose will? Whose Triumph?

State funding of culture is a very tricky thing to do in a democracy. Patrons, sponsors, customers  just buy what

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François Matarasso

François Matarasso

I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.

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