Old Words #11 – ‘All in this together’
Still from ‘Ghost Town’ The Specials, 1981 THE DEPOLITICISATION OF COMMUNITY ART IN BRITAIN, 1970-2011 In 2011, I was asked
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Old Words #10 – ‘Approximate Visions’
‘Descriptio Maris Pacifici’,, the first known map of the Pacific, drawn by Abraham Ortelius, in 1589, Antwerp This month’s Old
The function and purposes of art
A few days ago, I happened to see a media article from a senior cultural figure in which they wrote
Funding community arts – this month’s episode of ‘A Culture of Possibility’
In the fourth episode of our monthly podcast Arlene Goldbard and I talk about how community art is funded in
‘When will I be loved?’
I’ve been made blue, I’ve been lied to When will I be loved? I’ve been turned down, I’ve been pushed
Status anxiety
This is an anxious time for the 700-odd organisations who get regular funding from Arts Council England, and for those who
Naked emperors
‘I want to change, but not if it means changing,’ a patient once said to me in complete innocence. This
Streetwise in Seville
There was a spontaneous peal of applause in the Teatro Central at the end of this film yesterday, where I
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
Whose will? Whose Triumph?
State funding of culture is a very tricky thing to do in a democracy. Patrons, sponsors, customers just buy what
Parliament of Dreams 