Culture democracy and the right to make art : the British community arts movement 1968 1986 Machine generated contents note: Introduction by Alison Jeffers (University of Manchester UK) Part 1: The British Community Arts Movement 1968 1986 1. Introduction by Alison Jeffers 2. Community Arts a Forty Year Apprenticeship: A view from England by Gerri Moriarty (artist) 3. Craigmillar Festival the Scottish Community Arts Movement of the 1970s and 1980s and its impact: A view from Scotland by Andrew Crummy (artist) 4. The Pioneers and the Welsh Community Arts Movement: A view from Wales by Nick Clements (artist) 5. The Ground of Convinced action: A view from Northern Ireland by Gerri Moriarty Part 2: Praxis and Pragmatism: The legacies of the Community Arts Movement 6. Introduction by Alison Jeffers 7. Memories Dreams Reflections: Community Arts as Cultural Policy: the 1970s by Oliver Bennett (University of Warwick UK) 8. Training and Education for Artists: The impact of ideas in the 1970s and 1980s on the training of artists today by Mark Webster and Janet Hetherington (Staffordshire University UK) 9. From Community Arts to the Socially Engaged Arts Commission by Sophie Hope (Birkbeck University of London UK) 10. Cultural Democracy Developing Technologies and Dividuality by Owen Kelly (Arcada University Finland) 11. Conclusion by Alison Jeffers and Gerri Moriarty Endnotes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index 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.