Urban sketching supplies: a kit that fits in a coat pocket
A pocket kit for urban sketching: a hardback sketchbook, waterproof fineliners, a small watercolour box and a water brush, and why carrying less helps.
Writer
Mara Ionescu
Mara writes from Bucharest about participation: workshops in parks, neighbourhood cultural centres, markets and libraries, and the slow practical work of making art with residents rather than for them.
Notes by Mara
Bucharest beyond the boulevards: a walk through its cultural spaces
A walk through Bucharest's cultural spaces, from contemporary art in the Palace of the Parliament to Lipscani, Cișmigiu, the Athenaeum and interwar villas.
Running an art workshop in a public park: a practical checklist
A practical checklist for running an art workshop in a public park, covering permission, materials, weather, children, access, clearing up and photo consent.
Participatory art explained: telling real involvement from decoration
What participatory art is and is not, and how to tell genuine involvement from decoration, with a ladder and questions on credit, consent and ownership.