working processes
TroublemakerProblemsolver
I was super encouraged by seeing a lovely piece of public art today that said ‘You are great problem solver’. Hurray for public art as ‘streetwisdom’ and much gratitude to artist, Julian Wood @artofkindness for that friendly reminder. In fact, I had just been walking around feeling like a bit of a nuisance, but in […]
Family Arts Conference 2017
I had the recent good fortune to be able to attend the recent Family Arts Conference at St. George’s and Watershed, Bristol on 15 March 2017 (#FAcon17) as part of Theatre Bristol’s new artist agent initiative. The sunny day provided a warm welcome for an impressive turnout of sector professionals from across the UK. Adeptly […]
Directing street theatre
Mostly this month I will be directing two bold new street theatre projects by lovely people. One is for Ramshacklicious and the other is a collaboration between Soap Soup and Lady Strong’s Bonfire. Making a street show is great fun but differs from directing indoor shows in a bunch of ways, the main one being the […]
Artists as leaders event; Create Gloucestershire
What can be learned from arts practices in the context of social and political leadership? Can artists provide/propose new models for leadership? These are just a few of the questions I and others were considering when invited to give a talk at Create Gloucestershire‘s recent birthday celebrations with the theme Artists as Leaders. The panel […]