Between Beckett and Homer: excellence in co-creation
There are moments in every good community art project when you watch, suspended between wonder and terror, as it takes
Author: François Matarasso
I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.
‘Wish You Were Here’ – Meeting at last
Yesterday, eight months after we first saw each other in the blurry haze of Zoom, the writers with whom I
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – Part 2
What does ‘professional’ mean? Like many words, professional has changed its meaning over the course of history, adapting itself to society’s evolving
The difference between a professional and a non-professional artist – Part 1
This photograph of the artists working on Irish National Opera’s Out of the Ordinary project was taken on 20 August 2021, at
Better together
Last night I sat in a Dublin B&B for watching a performance unfold in Leeds Playhouse through a laptop screen.
Livestream – Watch ‘The Promise of a Garden’ tonight
This week, Leeds Playhouse welcomes the public back to the theatre with ‘The Promise of a Garden’. This unusual production,
Trusting the process, again
In January 2021, for the first time in my life, I wrote a long, detailed outline for a community art
‘Look! We have come through!’
‘Wish You Were Here’ – is here! Yesterday, a parcel of books was delivered to Sonya Hundal, the shadow writer
Still thinking about co-creation
In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation. What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the
Final proofs: Writing from Boston’s Lockdown
We’ve almost made a book. The final proofs went out to the writers of ‘Wish You Were Here’ on 1
