François Matarasso offers three ways in which our approach to community art could change to better support a sector that receives less funding but more criticism than the mainstream.
Neither community arts practice nor its results are always good. Most art is, by definition, average—and that is good enough. Community art is generally competent, worthwhile in its time and place. Some, for one reason or another, is poor. And some is glorious, spectacular and life-changing: it takes your breath away. In this respect, community art is like every other form of art, but it gets funded less well and assessed more critically by a system that has still not come to terms with it. Here are three areas where things could be... Keep reading on Francois Matarasso's blog
Neither community arts practice nor its results are always good. Most art is, by definition, average—and that is good enough. Community art is generally competent, worthwhile in its time and place. Some, for one reason or another, is poor. And some is glorious, spectacular and life-changing: it takes your breath away. In this respect, community art is like every other form of art, but it gets funded less well and assessed more critically by a system that has still not come to terms with it. Here are three areas where things could be... Keep reading on Francois Matarasso's blog