Setting up a much-needed community arts centre is a dream job for many, but there can be many unexpected pitfalls along the way, as Tim Wakefield explains.

Having recently been employed to launch and run a youth arts centre on the Dovecotes estate in Wolverhampton I could not believe my luck: my ideal job and a dream come true. In previous incarnations Ive worked in universities and colleges concentrating on filmmaking, animation and graphics, linking with other disciplines such as... more