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#CreativeRiots – Visual Community Blanket
This Creative Riot was created by Remi from Inverness. I like to think of a Visual Community Blanket as 100 languages (Malaguzzi, 1996) combined with traditional patchwork quilts. Though 100...
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Building a Fun Palace; a Place for Awe and Wonder in Communities
Alan Lane is the Artistic Director of Slung Low Theatre company, in Holbeck. If you’re a fan of Fun Palaces you will likely find his book, The Club on the Edge of Town, a hugely valuable read (if you...
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#CreativeRiots: Protest Songs
“So when you’re tired of your story – try singing, sing with a group so you can carry your tune together…” Voices are powerful things, especially when they join together in unison, which makes protest...
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It’s not just about the Getting but the Giving: Contributive Justice in Arts...
At Fun Palaces we are in the business of making Arts and Culture better, fairer and more fun, and think a lot about how it all works. Mark Banks is an academic working in the area, and we think you’ll...
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#CreativeRiots: Fly the Flag (all year round)
Hello, I’m Amie, one of the Fun Palaces producers. I’ve been thinking for quite a while now about Creative Riots and the ways in which we can show our support to our own and other communities. Today...
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#CreativeRiots: Stained Glass Solidarity
A lot of people are striking at the moment. Maybe you are one of those people. Maybe you know and love one of those people. Or maybe you don’t but you want to show your support anyway. Whether you’re...
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#CreativeRiot: Letters to Tomorrow
This Guest Riot comes from Jaz Vorraso at the The Climate Coalition who host Great Big Green Week. “The climate crisis is affecting our lives already, and it’s only going to get worse for the next...
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Fun Palaces are not: Doing your Job for Free on the weekend
At Fun Palaces there has always been a firm belief ‘Everyone an artist, everyone a scientist,’ however, the Fun Palaces invitation is never one for artists or scientists (or anyone) to do their job...
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Rotherham Fun Palaces 2023
What’s On Where Library Date and Time Fun Palace Activities AstonFri 6th Oct10.30amFlower arrangingEnglish Paper piercingSugar craft/cake decoratingWoodturningKnittingBrinsworthSat 7th Oct...
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#CreativeRiots: Tiny Protest
At their Fun Palace this year, Eden Court in Inverness created a mini protest, in which people could make their own tiny placards and put them on display. The Fun Palaces team loved this idea, so...
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The Second Decade: Changes at Fun Palaces
It’s all change at Fun Palaces as we move into our next 10 years, and we announce that Co-Directors Kirsty Lothian and Makala Cheung are leaving Fun Palaces. Kirsty and Makala took on their...
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The new Director of Fun Palaces
Join us in welcoming Amie Taylor as the new Director of Fun Palaces! In this blog, she describes her journey from volunteer to leader. Amie reveals her passion for grassroots activism and her vision...
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