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1 January 2021 For itself / Thinking

Because I am involved in humankind

A little over 30 years ago—in May 1989 to be exact—the Communist authorities in Hungary began to dismantle the barbed

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10 November 2020 Essays / Experiences / Research / Thinking

Reflecting on culture and development

For the past 18 month or so, I have been working with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

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30 October 2020 Community arts / Regular Marvels / Thinking / This changes everything

Art and love

Last night, in an effort to arrest a rapidly-rising Covid-19 infection rate, France returned to a strict lockdown. Until at

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3 October 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

5 The U.S. in the 1970s: CETA

This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the

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2 October 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

4 The U.K. in the 1940s: ENSA and CEMA

This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the

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1 October 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

3 The U.S. in the 1930s: The WPA

This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the

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30 September 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

2 What values shape our thinking?

This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the

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29 September 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

1 Who cares about an old employment programme?

Gentlemen, he said […] Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination / Or else your hearts must have the

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25 September 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

A conversation about public employment programmes and the arts

During the summer, Arlene Goldbard and I have been talking regularly about shared concerns, including the catastrophic effect of the

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15 September 2020 This changes everything

The importance of community, Part 2

It’s a rare thing, but I have been in a cinema when the audience has applauded as the credits roll.

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6 September 2020 Community arts / Thinking / This changes everything

The Importance of Community, Part 1

It’s been almost two months since the last post on this site, a silence that may be accounted for by

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19 July 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

A Citizens’ Assembly on Culture

[Everyone] has something to say about how they experience culture and what they now expect of it. There is an

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13 July 2020 Community arts / Thinking / This changes everything

Clinging on in a tsunami: the arts and mental health

Since the beginning of 2020, the Baring Foundation has focused its arts support on the needs of people with metal

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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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