A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom. Nationwide wave of creative resistance November 21-22 includes 100s of events calling on artists "to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation." tinyurl.com/52h6etse #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom - Arlene Goldbard
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November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom. Nationwide wave of creative resistance November 21-22 includes 100s of events calling on artists "to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation." tinyurl.com/52h6etse #culturaldemocracy
In Culture of Possibility #46, Arlene Goldbard and Libby Lenkinski talk about Israeli and Palestinian artists working under extreme conditions, balancing risk and free expression, driving change in partnership with Albi.org. bit.ly/4ftLhba #culturaldemocracy
Homepage - ALBI
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November 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
In Culture of Possibility #46, Arlene Goldbard and Libby Lenkinski talk about Israeli and Palestinian artists working under extreme conditions, balancing risk and free expression, driving change in partnership with Albi.org. bit.ly/4ftLhba #culturaldemocracy
On Episode 48 of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and Owen Kelly discuss the State of Culture report written by and for Culture Action Europe. They try to decipher a language they find confusing and conclude there's another way to go about it. tinyurl.com/3p54ymuy #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #48, Arlene Goldbard and Owen Kelly on the State of Culture Report - Arlene Goldbard
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January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On Episode 48 of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and Owen Kelly discuss the State of Culture report written by and for Culture Action Europe. They try to decipher a language they find confusing and conclude there's another way to go about it. tinyurl.com/3p54ymuy #culturaldemocracy
Back for their 3rd Fun Palace, Charlton House & Library is bursting with creativity and connection this October!
This is what #CulturalDemocracy looks like 🙌
Get more details here 🔗 funpalaces.co.uk/fun-palace/charlton-house-library-fun-palace-3
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This is what #CulturalDemocracy looks like 🙌
Get more details here 🔗 funpalaces.co.uk/fun-palace/charlton-house-library-fun-palace-3
#FunPalaces
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JOIN OUR MOVEMENT 3 - 5 OCTOBER 2025
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June 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Back for their 3rd Fun Palace, Charlton House & Library is bursting with creativity and connection this October!
This is what #CulturalDemocracy looks like 🙌
Get more details here 🔗 funpalaces.co.uk/fun-palace/charlton-house-library-fun-palace-3
#FunPalaces
This is what #CulturalDemocracy looks like 🙌
Get more details here 🔗 funpalaces.co.uk/fun-palace/charlton-house-library-fun-palace-3
#FunPalaces
In Culture of Possibility #44, François Matarasso and I talk with William Frodé de la Fôret, Art Director, Cork Community Art Link in Ireland. He's worked for 30 years with this community-based group engaging with art & public space, creating community through art. bit.ly/4erSuaO #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #44, William Frode de la Foret on Art as a Field of Possibilities - Arlene Goldbard
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September 19, 2024 at 4:50 PM
In Culture of Possibility #44, François Matarasso and I talk with William Frodé de la Fôret, Art Director, Cork Community Art Link in Ireland. He's worked for 30 years with this community-based group engaging with art & public space, creating community through art. bit.ly/4erSuaO #culturaldemocracy
In Culture of Possibility #41, Arlene Goldbard & François Matarasso talk with Nati Linares of art.coop about her experience with the solidarity economy for artists, and her work in the music industry and with the New Economy Coalition that helped to shape her ideas. bit.ly/3RzFnvf #culturaldemocracy
Solidarity Not Charity - Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy
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June 20, 2024 at 2:50 PM
In Culture of Possibility #41, Arlene Goldbard & François Matarasso talk with Nati Linares of art.coop about her experience with the solidarity economy for artists, and her work in the music industry and with the New Economy Coalition that helped to shape her ideas. bit.ly/3RzFnvf #culturaldemocracy
Applications are open for the Arts for America Fellowship from our recent client @MoreLikeUs 🎨✨ Supporting artists in college strengthening democracy through creativity.
Deadline: ~3 weeks → morelikeus.org/artsforamerica
#CulturalDemocracy #ArtAndCivicLife #ArtsForChange
Deadline: ~3 weeks → morelikeus.org/artsforamerica
#CulturalDemocracy #ArtAndCivicLife #ArtsForChange
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Applications are open for the Arts for America Fellowship from our recent client @MoreLikeUs 🎨✨ Supporting artists in college strengthening democracy through creativity.
Deadline: ~3 weeks → morelikeus.org/artsforamerica
#CulturalDemocracy #ArtAndCivicLife #ArtsForChange
Deadline: ~3 weeks → morelikeus.org/artsforamerica
#CulturalDemocracy #ArtAndCivicLife #ArtsForChange
Opera, tech & community — the EU-funded TRACTION project showed how co-creation can spark cultural democracy. A unique experiment across art, tech & inclusion, featured as one of 40 landmark EU research projects. Full story here👉https://edu.nl/npbcb
🎭👥💻 #EUfunded #CulturalDemocracy #DigitalInclusion
🎭👥💻 #EUfunded #CulturalDemocracy #DigitalInclusion
August 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Opera, tech & community — the EU-funded TRACTION project showed how co-creation can spark cultural democracy. A unique experiment across art, tech & inclusion, featured as one of 40 landmark EU research projects. Full story here👉https://edu.nl/npbcb
🎭👥💻 #EUfunded #CulturalDemocracy #DigitalInclusion
🎭👥💻 #EUfunded #CulturalDemocracy #DigitalInclusion
What happens when we stop thinking of culture as an industry and start seeing it as part of the shared foundations of everyday life—like education or public health? How might this change the way we support community and participatory arts? #CulturalDemocracy #podcast
ArtWorks Alliance Podcast – Justin O’Connor Culture is Not an Industry
In this conversation, Rob Watson speaks with cultural policy thinker and writer Justin O’Connor about the ideas behind his book Culture is Not an Industry, and what they mean for artists, policymakers and communities engaged in participatory and community-based practice. They begin by locating the personal and political moment from which the book emerged. Justin is Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia…
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April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What happens when we stop thinking of culture as an industry and start seeing it as part of the shared foundations of everyday life—like education or public health? How might this change the way we support community and participatory arts? #CulturalDemocracy #podcast
On Culture of Possibility podcast 36, Owen Kelly & I talk about spirituality & cultural democracy. In our collective work of making culture, many things are true; many realities are converging; many mysteries are becoming evident. Join us in radical amazement. #culturaldemocracy tinyurl.com/yb6aj2ts
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #36, Owen Kelly and Arlene Goldbard on Spirituality and Cultural De...
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January 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM
On Culture of Possibility podcast 36, Owen Kelly & I talk about spirituality & cultural democracy. In our collective work of making culture, many things are true; many realities are converging; many mysteries are becoming evident. Join us in radical amazement. #culturaldemocracy tinyurl.com/yb6aj2ts
In Culture of Possibility #40, François Matarasso & I talk with UK-based applied theater practitioner, professor, & writer James Thompson about making theater in prisons, war zones, care facilities, & connecting with the love that animates the most powerful work. bit.ly/3WETi6C #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #40, James Thompson on Theater in Prisons, Conflict Zones, and Places of Care - Arlene Goldbard
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May 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM
In Culture of Possibility #40, François Matarasso & I talk with UK-based applied theater practitioner, professor, & writer James Thompson about making theater in prisons, war zones, care facilities, & connecting with the love that animates the most powerful work. bit.ly/3WETi6C #culturaldemocracy
Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #53, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Money." Support for community-based work has never been lavish, but now it's dire. How do we hold that? What can be done? Tune in to find out. tinyurl.com/mud3tkm7 #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #53, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Money - Arlene Goldbard
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June 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #53, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Money." Support for community-based work has never been lavish, but now it's dire. How do we hold that? What can be done? Tune in to find out. tinyurl.com/mud3tkm7 #culturaldemocracy
📚 Between 1931 and 1936, thousands of villages received books, art, and science thanks to the Pedagogical Missions.
A powerful lesson in equality, culture, and educational justice that still inspires today.
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#PopularEducation #CulturalDemocracy #HistoricalMemory
A powerful lesson in equality, culture, and educational justice that still inspires today.
👉 tever.es/en/the-legac...
#PopularEducation #CulturalDemocracy #HistoricalMemory
The Legacy of the Spanish Pedagogical Missions - Tever.es
Discover how the Pedagogical Missions of the Second Spanish Republic brought libraries, cinema, theatre, and science to rural Spain.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
📚 Between 1931 and 1936, thousands of villages received books, art, and science thanks to the Pedagogical Missions.
A powerful lesson in equality, culture, and educational justice that still inspires today.
👉 tever.es/en/the-legac...
#PopularEducation #CulturalDemocracy #HistoricalMemory
A powerful lesson in equality, culture, and educational justice that still inspires today.
👉 tever.es/en/the-legac...
#PopularEducation #CulturalDemocracy #HistoricalMemory
On Culture of Possibility podcast #33, François Matarasso I realize that having talked a great deal about #culturaldemocracy, we have yet to dive into the second half of that topic. Many people take democracy for granted, but what is it really? tinyurl.com/yrn6yvse
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October 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM
On Culture of Possibility podcast #33, François Matarasso I realize that having talked a great deal about #culturaldemocracy, we have yet to dive into the second half of that topic. Many people take democracy for granted, but what is it really? tinyurl.com/yrn6yvse
On episode 43 of A Culture of Possibility, François Matarasso & I talk with France Trépanier & Chris Creighton-Kelly, based in British Columbia. They direct Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires, placing Indigenous arts at the centre of the Canadian arts system. tinyurl.com/uyde6n3e #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #43, France Trepanier and Chris Creighton-Kelly on Placing Indigenous Arts at the Center of the Canadian Arts System - Arlene Goldbard
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August 15, 2024 at 5:12 PM
On episode 43 of A Culture of Possibility, François Matarasso & I talk with France Trépanier & Chris Creighton-Kelly, based in British Columbia. They direct Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires, placing Indigenous arts at the centre of the Canadian arts system. tinyurl.com/uyde6n3e #culturaldemocracy
Next read, catching up on some ideas related to my Masters course. How do new technologies help/hurt cultural democracy? #culturaldemocracy
March 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Next read, catching up on some ideas related to my Masters course. How do new technologies help/hurt cultural democracy? #culturaldemocracy
"A Culture of Possibility Podcast #56, Part 3 in the Censorship Series: Arlene Goldbard & François Matarasso." It isn't always the heavy hand of the state or the masked bureaucracy banning a book or censoring a mural. Censorship affects ideas as much as art. tinyurl.com/mrkhpf74 #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #56, Part 3 in the Censorship Series: Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso - Arlene Goldbard
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September 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"A Culture of Possibility Podcast #56, Part 3 in the Censorship Series: Arlene Goldbard & François Matarasso." It isn't always the heavy hand of the state or the masked bureaucracy banning a book or censoring a mural. Censorship affects ideas as much as art. tinyurl.com/mrkhpf74 #culturaldemocracy
Culture of Possibility #38, Sebastian Ruth, founder & ED of Community MusicWorks in Providence, RI, describes their free music education as "a pathway for people finding themselves in the world, not just a way of reinscribing the patterns that already exist." tinyurl.com/bder6e3p #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #38, Sebastian Ruth and Arlene Goldbard on Music, Dialogue, and Agency through Community MusicWorks - Arlene Goldbard
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March 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Culture of Possibility #38, Sebastian Ruth, founder & ED of Community MusicWorks in Providence, RI, describes their free music education as "a pathway for people finding themselves in the world, not just a way of reinscribing the patterns that already exist." tinyurl.com/bder6e3p #culturaldemocracy
Does this contribute to low access expectations to arts? Are more economically secure people able to engage more positively? #culturaldemocracy
Low-to-middle income households in the UK have lower incomes than their European counterparts.
Despite a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than in France, and our low-income households are 27% poorer.
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Despite a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than in France, and our low-income households are 27% poorer.
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November 25, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Does this contribute to low access expectations to arts? Are more economically secure people able to engage more positively? #culturaldemocracy
In Culture of Possibility #39, François Matarasso & I talk about facing the future freshly, shifting from the old idea of planning as a blueprint to one focusing on readiness; and living into this question: what freedom do I still possess & how can I exercise it? bit.ly/49Kjy2h #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #39, François Matarasso and Arlene Goldbard on Readiness to Exercise the Freedom we Still Possess - Arlene Goldbard
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April 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
In Culture of Possibility #39, François Matarasso & I talk about facing the future freshly, shifting from the old idea of planning as a blueprint to one focusing on readiness; and living into this question: what freedom do I still possess & how can I exercise it? bit.ly/49Kjy2h #culturaldemocracy
On Culture of Possibility podcast #35, Judith Marcuse, choreographer, activist, founder of the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) talks cultural policy in Canada, partnerships, ICASC's research, why it’s going into hibernation. tinyurl.com/mry9jdvs #miaaw.net #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #35, Judith Marcuse on Art for Social Change - Arlene Goldbard
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December 14, 2023 at 5:32 PM
On Culture of Possibility podcast #35, Judith Marcuse, choreographer, activist, founder of the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) talks cultural policy in Canada, partnerships, ICASC's research, why it’s going into hibernation. tinyurl.com/mry9jdvs #miaaw.net #culturaldemocracy
"Culture of Possibility Podcast #54, Jeff Chang on MAGA Censorship of Can't Stop Won't Stop." MAGA EOs shut down educational freedom for 67,000 students on military bases, part of MAGA cultural policy of white supremacy & ignorance. What does it all mean? tinyurl.com/3me7h5k9 #culturaldemocracy
A Culture of Possibility Podcast #54, Jeff Chang on MAGA Censorship of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop - Arlene Goldbard
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July 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Culture of Possibility Podcast #54, Jeff Chang on MAGA Censorship of Can't Stop Won't Stop." MAGA EOs shut down educational freedom for 67,000 students on military bases, part of MAGA cultural policy of white supremacy & ignorance. What does it all mean? tinyurl.com/3me7h5k9 #culturaldemocracy