community, art, and the FUTURE
DISRUPT is a series of interventions into the performing arts sector
It aims to look at how we can restructure to unlearn, experiment and collaborate more equally
Events
burning the parachute:
Are we building community power or just co-opting it?
In collaboration with Arts Council England, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and London Museum
24 July | 11:00 - 17:30
London Museum Studios
1 East Poultry 1 London EC1A 9PT
An Open Space event for anyone who works in the arts that cares about community, power, and the politics of sustainable change.
Tools for sharing power
A resource for artists and organisations working with communities
ABOUT US
DISRUPT is a series of interventions that celebrate experimental and equitable ways of working. Our first intervention was a digital arts festival that took place online from 8-9 July 2021. Created in response to the global pandemic, the event explored how the performing arts had supported communities during this time and how a year of uncertainty and change encouraged new and radical ways of working.
With a programme created entirely from open submissions and selected by a panel of 14 community artists, the festival brought together creatives, artists, communities, cultural and community organisations, researchers, charities and schools, harnessing collective learnings from an arduous year to reimagine the role of the arts in our societies.
The newest iteration of DISRUPT looks at how the cultural sector can develop more embedded and sustainable collaborations in community-based contexts. The project will run 2025-2028 with a series of events and tools to support better and more ethical practices in the arts.
