leadership – François Matarasso

In search of gravitas

Gravitas, the heavy tread of moral earnestness, becomes a bore if it is not accompanied by the light step of

‘I want to change, but not if it means changing,’ a patient once said to me in complete innocence. This

It was my younger son, who’s a digital native, who persuaded me it was a bad idea. I’d been watching

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

Volunteers and candlelight ‘Above all there are more men,’ says Roberta Megias Alcalde, a librarian working in a village near

In Flanders (Belgium) there has been much recent debate about cultural governance. The central issues are about the best models

Three months ago, I agreed to make a ‘digital postcard’ for the engage conference, which takes place in Cardiff today

As the crisis sapping the Western economies continues, the division between those who get it and those who don’t becomes

We ask no money for our performances. We ask for the public to contribute with food products with extended shelf

The effects of the 2008 banking crash continue to spiral, despite the initial confidence of politicians and business people that