‘All in this together’
The de-politicisation of community art in Britain, 1970-2011 The term ‘community art’ came into use in Britain at the beginning
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All I wanted to do
‘This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright # 154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody
Drawing together
A couple of years ago Deborah Aguirre Jones began a project working with women experiencing mental health problems in Bristol, where
Dementia Friendly Arts
Dementia seems to be replacing cancer as the unmentionable disease. Until quite recently, people were reluctant even to use the
The problem of ‘impact’ (MCV 4)
A conversation with Peter Wright at the Creative Communities 3 conference made me realize that it might be useful to
On the use of the word ‘professional’
‘Contempt for and indifference toward intellectual passions and creativity where these are not remunerative are precisely concordant with financial hierarchies.
Back to evaluation (MCV 2)
Evaluation is intrinsic to creativity. Artists evaluate their work all the time, on many different levels and against many different
Theatre as solidarity
We ask no money for our performances. We ask for the public to contribute with food products with extended shelf
The art of uncertainty
The effects of the 2008 banking crash continue to spiral, despite the initial confidence of politicians and business people that
Parliament of Dreams 