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ArtWorks Alliance: a UK-wide cross-sectoral body collaborating on the strategic development of the participatory arts sector. https://artworksalliance.uk
How might the ArtWorks Alliance In-Person Gathering on 16 January at Birmingham Museums help us reconnect through creative practice and strengthen our shared purpose in these tough times?
ArtWorks Alliance Gathering – Tough Times Refresh and Revitalise
Participatory Arts has rarely been more needed than in the tough times we are currently experiencing. Artworks Alliance will be holding our its first in-person meeting for several years. It is crucial that within this time of fragmentation and division that we come together to share our experiences, frustrations, fears, hopes and strategies and find ways to support each other.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
How might the ArtWorks Alliance In-Person Gathering on 16 January at Birmingham Museums help us reconnect through creative practice and strengthen our shared purpose in these tough times?
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[PODCAST 46] Do the arts, culture and music have a framing problem? In this short (17 minute) episode of my 'Music for Education & Wellbeing' podcast I’m talking with … myself!
I thought I’d do something different to mark the launch of my new website.
Listen using your favourite podcast app.
I thought I’d do something different to mark the launch of my new website.
Listen using your favourite podcast app.
June 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
[PODCAST 46] Do the arts, culture and music have a framing problem? In this short (17 minute) episode of my 'Music for Education & Wellbeing' podcast I’m talking with … myself!
I thought I’d do something different to mark the launch of my new website.
Listen using your favourite podcast app.
I thought I’d do something different to mark the launch of my new website.
Listen using your favourite podcast app.
How do we ensure public arts funding supports not only institutions that attract private investment, but also grassroots, freelance-led creativity? The “Crowding In” model needs grounding in local, social, and regenerative cultural economies. Who’s funding the foundation?
Rebalancing the Arts Economy — Beyond Crowding In, Towards Foundational Culture
A recent report commissioned by Arts Council England, Leading the Crowd: A report on the role of public investment in Crowding In, offers compelling evidence that public investment in arts and culture remains essential. It documents how institutions such as the National Theatre, Southbank Centre, and English National Opera have used public grants as leverage to secure significant additional income from private sources.
artworksalliance.uk
May 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
How do we ensure public arts funding supports not only institutions that attract private investment, but also grassroots, freelance-led creativity? The “Crowding In” model needs grounding in local, social, and regenerative cultural economies. Who’s funding the foundation?
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✨📣 Artist Wanted | Yn Eisiau Artist!📣 ✨
🐲 Rhiwhiriaeth Community Mural | Murlun Cymunedol Rhiwhiriaeth
We are looking for an artist to work with children and young people from the local area to create a mural during the summer holidays.
📢 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
🐲 Rhiwhiriaeth Community Mural | Murlun Cymunedol Rhiwhiriaeth
We are looking for an artist to work with children and young people from the local area to create a mural during the summer holidays.
📢 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
May 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
✨📣 Artist Wanted | Yn Eisiau Artist!📣 ✨
🐲 Rhiwhiriaeth Community Mural | Murlun Cymunedol Rhiwhiriaeth
We are looking for an artist to work with children and young people from the local area to create a mural during the summer holidays.
📢 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
🐲 Rhiwhiriaeth Community Mural | Murlun Cymunedol Rhiwhiriaeth
We are looking for an artist to work with children and young people from the local area to create a mural during the summer holidays.
📢 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
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Loads to do on Friday! Chemistry in the morning ⚗️, Disco Opera in the evening! 🪩 What could possibly go wrong! info here - mailchi.mp/soundartradi...
May 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Loads to do on Friday! Chemistry in the morning ⚗️, Disco Opera in the evening! 🪩 What could possibly go wrong! info here - mailchi.mp/soundartradi...
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Being exposed to inspiring people, ideas and practices outside of the usual areas I work in.
#startsomethinggood
#startsomethinggood
A vibrant start to Social Value: All in it Together!
Great ideas already flowing—social value isn’t a “nice to have,” it’s essential for fairer communities & an inclusive economy 🌍
Grateful to all sharing their insight—let’s keep the conversation going!
#StartSomethingGood
Great ideas already flowing—social value isn’t a “nice to have,” it’s essential for fairer communities & an inclusive economy 🌍
Grateful to all sharing their insight—let’s keep the conversation going!
#StartSomethingGood
May 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Being exposed to inspiring people, ideas and practices outside of the usual areas I work in.
#startsomethinggood
#startsomethinggood
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🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
ArtWorks Alliance is an independent voice for participatory and community arts, built on the support of our members. Sign-up to our newsletter for updates artworksalliance.uk/newsletter-s...
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
ArtWorks Alliance is an independent voice for participatory and community arts, built on the support of our members. Sign-up to our newsletter for updates artworksalliance.uk/newsletter-s...
We are a growing community of practice, come and share your insights and experiences...
May 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We are a growing community of practice, come and share your insights and experiences...
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🚨 What if the BBC *actually* belonged to the British public?
Our new proposal says it can — and should.
We can convert the BBC into something called a public service mutual — owned & governed by you.
🧵Here’s how.
🖊️ Dan Hind, Tom Mills and Tom Chivers
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Our new proposal says it can — and should.
We can convert the BBC into something called a public service mutual — owned & governed by you.
🧵Here’s how.
🖊️ Dan Hind, Tom Mills and Tom Chivers
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Our Mutual Friend: The BBC in the Digital Age | Briefing | Common Wealth
The upcoming BBC Charter Review is an opportunity to transform the BBC into a public service mutual, founded on a genuinely democratic relationship with the public.
www.common-wealth.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🚨 What if the BBC *actually* belonged to the British public?
Our new proposal says it can — and should.
We can convert the BBC into something called a public service mutual — owned & governed by you.
🧵Here’s how.
🖊️ Dan Hind, Tom Mills and Tom Chivers
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Our new proposal says it can — and should.
We can convert the BBC into something called a public service mutual — owned & governed by you.
🧵Here’s how.
🖊️ Dan Hind, Tom Mills and Tom Chivers
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
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🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
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When all that is solid melts into air, what remains? Can a DJ set in a gallery become a ritual for reflecting on the fragility of meaning itself? Are we ready to listen when ideas dissolve as quickly as they appear? radiolear.uk/distraction-...
Distraction Therapy – On Impermanence, Power and the Metamodern Moment – Radio Lear
There are moments in Shakespeare when the illusion of theatre dissolves and something deeper stirs—something that reminds us of our own impermanence, the fragil
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May 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
When all that is solid melts into air, what remains? Can a DJ set in a gallery become a ritual for reflecting on the fragility of meaning itself? Are we ready to listen when ideas dissolve as quickly as they appear? radiolear.uk/distraction-...
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Can Shakespeare’s “seven ages” be reimagined as a spiral rather than a straight line? What if growth isn’t about stages passed, but meanings returned to and reinterpreted? Are we ready to hear life’s roles not as fate, but as fluid invitations? radiolear.uk/distraction-...
Distraction Therapy – Recursive Thresholds – Radio Lear
Why are we’re drawn to Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man”? Surely not simply for the elegance of its verse? Perhaps for the deeper psychological and symbolic que
radiolear.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Can Shakespeare’s “seven ages” be reimagined as a spiral rather than a straight line? What if growth isn’t about stages passed, but meanings returned to and reinterpreted? Are we ready to hear life’s roles not as fate, but as fluid invitations? radiolear.uk/distraction-...
Are we reaching 'make-or-break' for community and participatory arts in the UK?
May 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Are we reaching 'make-or-break' for community and participatory arts in the UK?
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New show debuting at 2pm. soundartradio.org/listen Tadpoles... soundartradio.org.uk/programmes/t...
Tadpoles : Born from decades of obsessive digging, Tadpoles' dives into a meticulously curated archive of over a hundred hours of eclectic sonic masterpieces...
Born from decades of obsessive digging, Tadpoles' dives into a meticulously curated archive of over a hundred hours of eclectic sonic masterpieces from the 60's and 70's.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New show debuting at 2pm. soundartradio.org/listen Tadpoles... soundartradio.org.uk/programmes/t...
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Survey from on online criticism @thespacearts.bsky.social www.surveymonkey.com/r/MCGMail
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May 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Survey from on online criticism @thespacearts.bsky.social www.surveymonkey.com/r/MCGMail
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May 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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✨📣 Artist Wanted | Yn Eisiau Artist!📣 ✨
🐲 Creating Well | Creu Lles - Welshpool | Y Trallwng
We are looking for an artist to deliver arts workshops for renal patients undergoing dialysis
👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
#ArtistOpportunities
🐲 Creating Well | Creu Lles - Welshpool | Y Trallwng
We are looking for an artist to deliver arts workshops for renal patients undergoing dialysis
👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
#ArtistOpportunities
May 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
✨📣 Artist Wanted | Yn Eisiau Artist!📣 ✨
🐲 Creating Well | Creu Lles - Welshpool | Y Trallwng
We are looking for an artist to deliver arts workshops for renal patients undergoing dialysis
👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
#ArtistOpportunities
🐲 Creating Well | Creu Lles - Welshpool | Y Trallwng
We are looking for an artist to deliver arts workshops for renal patients undergoing dialysis
👉 artsconnection.org.uk/jobs/
#ArtistOpportunities
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Good Morning #DawnChorusDay #Reveil2025 Round the world with the break of dawn from multiple streamers and the devoted organisational skills of the soundtent.org crew. Tune in locally, 102.5 FM or online soundartradio.org/listen
May 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Good Morning #DawnChorusDay #Reveil2025 Round the world with the break of dawn from multiple streamers and the devoted organisational skills of the soundtent.org crew. Tune in locally, 102.5 FM or online soundartradio.org/listen
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Event today #Kingston today to launch #Kingston2025 #AthelstanAmongUs inc. great street performance 2.30 featuring #TraceworksDance my collaborator! @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social #Heritage #Dance #Families
Kingston 2025 Launch — Traceworks Dance
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May 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Event today #Kingston today to launch #Kingston2025 #AthelstanAmongUs inc. great street performance 2.30 featuring #TraceworksDance my collaborator! @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social #Heritage #Dance #Families
We need your support - we are entirely funded by our members, which ensures our independent voice. Every contribution makes a difference artworksalliance.uk/joinonline/
May 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We need your support - we are entirely funded by our members, which ensures our independent voice. Every contribution makes a difference artworksalliance.uk/joinonline/
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At the heart of Creative Lives' work is the belief that everyone can have fun being creative. So hats off to Zest Tone Deaf Choir in Bristol, who welcome "people who think they can’t sing but want to do it anyway!" Read all about them in this BBC interview: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
April 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At the heart of Creative Lives' work is the belief that everyone can have fun being creative. So hats off to Zest Tone Deaf Choir in Bristol, who welcome "people who think they can’t sing but want to do it anyway!" Read all about them in this BBC interview: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New event: Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice from Centre for Cultural Value. A free-to-access online course to help you understand the principles and master the practice of carrying out evaluation.
Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice
A free-to-access online course to help you understand the principles and master the practice of carrying out evaluation. Developed by the Centre for Cultural Value with the University of Leeds, learners...
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April 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New event: Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice from Centre for Cultural Value. A free-to-access online course to help you understand the principles and master the practice of carrying out evaluation.
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There is much work still to do: @orianbrook.bsky.social, @markrt.bsky.social & @drdaveobrien.bsky.social's new version of ‘Culture Is Bad For You’ lays bare persistent inequalities in the arts, particularly through social class but also at its intersection with gender and ethnicity
Manchester University Press - Culture is bad for you
Culture is bad for you - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Culture is bad for you by Orian Brook
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April 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There is much work still to do: @orianbrook.bsky.social, @markrt.bsky.social & @drdaveobrien.bsky.social's new version of ‘Culture Is Bad For You’ lays bare persistent inequalities in the arts, particularly through social class but also at its intersection with gender and ethnicity
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Walking and talking meetings are great. A joy to walk part of a national trail (Thames Path Richmond to Kew Bridge) this morning & catch with Polly @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Walking and talking meetings are great. A joy to walk part of a national trail (Thames Path Richmond to Kew Bridge) this morning & catch with Polly @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social