Radical Structures
‘How does society need to change to compassionately support artists and communities more meaningfully?’
This part of East Street Arts’ project, Radical Structures, aims to explore this question, one that (of course) has been asked and answered in myriad ways before.
We engaged with artists, arts workers, audiences and others with a stake in the cultural sector in 2021 – a time of great transition and intensity for us all – to highlight lessons from counter-cultures, anti-capitalist strategies and movements past and present that might benefit the sector today.
We started with a few assumptions:
Have a look at some of our findings in this experiment in research, conversation and imagination.
How does society need to change to compassionately support artists and communities more meaningfully?
A major element of Radical Structures is the question: 'What do artists need to thrive?'
In May 2021, we posted some questions on Twitter to gather some of your thoughts about what artists need to thrive (and not just survive).