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The ‘Cultural Democracy’ Conference: Reflections

Posted on April 10, 2018 by gerrimoriarty1virginmediacom

I am inspired, just as I was over thirty years ago, when Cathy Mackerras, co-founder of Telford Community Arts and speaker on the first panel of the day, produces their membership card from 1986. ‘Contributing towards the development of a … Continue reading →

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In memory of Mic Smith

Posted on January 11, 2018 by gerrimoriarty1virginmediacom

I am very sorry to tell readers of this blog of the death of my friend and former colleague Mic Smith, on 6th January 2018. Mic was a founder member of Community Arts Workshop (now CAN, Community Arts North West) … Continue reading →

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Community Arts Illustrated

Posted on March 14, 2017 by gerrimoriarty1virginmediacom

An important feature of Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art (http://bloomsbury.com/uk/culture-democracy-and-the-right-to-make-art-9781474258357/) is the wonderful set of illustrations created for the book by Jennifer Williams, founder of the Centre for Creative Communities. The final chapter describes how Jennifer worked … Continue reading →

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Good News for 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by gerrimoriarty1virginmediacom

  Happy New Year!  And we can start it off with some good news! ‘Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art’, a book about the British Community Arts Movement, co-edited by Alison Jeffers and Gerri Moriarty has now been … Continue reading →

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