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Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art - The British Community Arts Movement (Hardcover)
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Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art - The British Community Arts Movement (Hardcover)
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Based on the words and experiences of the people involved, this
book tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and,
through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day
participatory arts practices. Part I offers the first comprehensive
account of the movement, its history, rationale and modes of
working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Part II
brings the work up to the present, through a scholarly assessment
of its influence on contemporary practice that considers the role
of technologies and networks, training, funding, commissioning and
curating socially engaged art today. The community arts movement
was a well-known but little understood and largely undocumented
creative revolution that began as part of the counter-cultural
scene in the late 1960s. A wide range of art forms were developed,
including large processions with floats and giant puppets, shadow
puppet shows, murals and public art, events on adventure
playgrounds and play schemes, outdoor events and fireshows. By the
middle of the 1980s community arts had changed and diversified to
the point where its fragmentation meant that it could no longer be
seen as a coherent movement. Interviews with the early pioneers
provide a unique insight into the arts practices of the time.
Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art is not simply a
history because the legacy and influence of the community arts
movement can be seen in a huge range of diverse locations today.
Anyone who has ever encountered a community festival or educational
project in a gallery or museum or visited a local arts centre could
be said to be part of the on-going story of the community arts.
This book is open access and available on
www.bloomsburycollections.com . It is funded by the University of
Manchester.
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