Could Citizen Assemblies imagine the future of the arts?
The idea that the sector could agree a joined-up funding strategy is laughable, says David Jubb. Each part would naturally advocate for its own interests.
I have been in bed with a lurgy; playing Covid-19 symptom bingo. According to the persistent and dedicated work of this hypochondriac, my symptoms match between eight to ten conditions; but none of them Covid-19. Retreating to bed, escaping day-to-day childcare, seems to be the only time I manage to write a blog these days. In April, with a freak shoulder injury, I wrote about the potential impact of the pandemic on the cultural sector. Unfortunately, those gloomy predictions continue to unfold. However, national funders are yet to adopt my proposal to radically restructure arts funding to create a cultural utopia!
Six months on, and after another brief spell of skiving off childcare, I’ve been thinking about another idea for funders to ignore. I thought I’d write it up for the benefit of the alternate universe in which I have decided to start living. This is a universe in which artists and community groups lead the cultural sector. In which funding follows their needs, ideas and dreams; instead of propping up sector-defining cultural biases created and upheld by longstanding mega-institutions...Keep reading on David Jubb's blog
I have been in bed with a lurgy; playing Covid-19 symptom bingo. According to the persistent and dedicated work of this hypochondriac, my symptoms match between eight to ten conditions; but none of them Covid-19. Retreating to bed, escaping day-to-day childcare, seems to be the only time I manage to write a blog these days. In April, with a freak shoulder injury, I wrote about the potential impact of the pandemic on the cultural sector. Unfortunately, those gloomy predictions continue to unfold. However, national funders are yet to adopt my proposal to radically restructure arts funding to create a cultural utopia!
Six months on, and after another brief spell of skiving off childcare, I’ve been thinking about another idea for funders to ignore. I thought I’d write it up for the benefit of the alternate universe in which I have decided to start living. This is a universe in which artists and community groups lead the cultural sector. In which funding follows their needs, ideas and dreams; instead of propping up sector-defining cultural biases created and upheld by longstanding mega-institutions... Keep reading on David Jubb's blog