“We act upon the conviction that artistic expression is civic engagement and that access to a creative forum is essential...
"In our culture there is no such thing really as visual art or dance or theatre or music – they’re all elements of...
"Bringing about change does not necessarily happen through direct action in this kind of work, but by unlocking...
“The challenge that we've set ourselves is to take that first principle of being somewhere that everybody can access...
"I’ve moved away from talking about us as an arts organisation: I talk about it as being part of the live, work...
"The Fun Palace idea that it is whatever you want to do can be really liberating for people like us – people who are...
"The arts are brilliant at changing the way we see the world, connecting people, enabling us to step into other...
"I can hand on heart say that the mission is to inspire creative risks, and very quickly people understand in shared...
"Civic responsibility is such a huge concept, with so many facets, and so many ways that could be expressed, that in...
"The way our cities are constructed often makes it feel like people are separated and only out for themselves, but...
"We're trying to create a space where young people have a chance to think about those representations, and to think...
"Everyone is inherently creative... We're working to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary, finding inspiration...
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