Grassroots Artmaking
Grassroots Artmaking is a pioneering, open-access historical survey that compiles diverse studies, artist interviews, case studies, and roundtable discussions to explore how UK-based art activism has moulded contemporary art over six decades. Addressing political turmoil in the UK since the 1960s, m...
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| description | Grassroots Artmaking is a pioneering, open-access historical survey that compiles diverse studies, artist interviews, case studies, and roundtable discussions to explore how UK-based art activism has moulded contemporary art over six decades. Addressing political turmoil in the UK since the 1960s, marked by racist immigration laws, far-right ascent, nuclear proliferation, gender oppression and Thatcher's governance, this timely book traces the evolution of grassroots artistic self-organization as a means of resistance. From artist-led initiatives like the Caribbean Artists Movement and the Blk Arts Group, to AIDS activist visual production and community photography initiatives, it showcases a vital strand of British art history beyond mainstream institutions and geographic centres. Contextualizing the importance of this work in relation to recent seismic events such as austerity, Brexit, Covid, Grenfell, and BLM, the book brings contemporary and historical realities into dialogue with a uniquely cross-media perspective, covering photography and film-making, as well as multiple forms of organizing and artistic practice; from curating, archiving, and administration, to studio management, poster production and institution building. Richly illustrated with archival material from a wide range of sources, Grassroots Artmaking provides a lively, visually enticing account of the formative connections between grassroots activism and art practice. It lays the groundwork for a new approach to teaching modern and contemporary British art histories and will serve as an indispensable tool for researchers and artists alike. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1777342026-06-22T05:01:49Z Grassroots Artmaking Ohadi-Hamadani, Maryam Spencer, Catherine Tobin, Amy Artistic practice Visual activism Grassroots organising Britain Margaret Thatcher 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Sexuality Race Gender Disability Nationality Class Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) The British Black Arts Movement The Artists’ Union Blk Art Group London Community Video Women Artist’s Slide Library (WASL) Autograph ABP Ecstatic Antibodies Solidarity Distinction AIDS in the UK Policy from Below Tory Rule Jo Spence Simon Watney Transnational Solidarity 1980s Cambridge Queer Photography Shirley Read Black Artistic Networks Black Queer Working-class Cultural production thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSA Social classes thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AB The arts: general topics Grassroots Artmaking is a pioneering, open-access historical survey that compiles diverse studies, artist interviews, case studies, and roundtable discussions to explore how UK-based art activism has moulded contemporary art over six decades. Addressing political turmoil in the UK since the 1960s, marked by racist immigration laws, far-right ascent, nuclear proliferation, gender oppression and Thatcher's governance, this timely book traces the evolution of grassroots artistic self-organization as a means of resistance. From artist-led initiatives like the Caribbean Artists Movement and the Blk Arts Group, to AIDS activist visual production and community photography initiatives, it showcases a vital strand of British art history beyond mainstream institutions and geographic centres. Contextualizing the importance of this work in relation to recent seismic events such as austerity, Brexit, Covid, Grenfell, and BLM, the book brings contemporary and historical realities into dialogue with a uniquely cross-media perspective, covering photography and film-making, as well as multiple forms of organizing and artistic practice; from curating, archiving, and administration, to studio management, poster production and institution building. Richly illustrated with archival material from a wide range of sources, Grassroots Artmaking provides a lively, visually enticing account of the formative connections between grassroots activism and art practice. It lays the groundwork for a new approach to teaching modern and contemporary British art histories and will serve as an indispensable tool for researchers and artists alike. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI. 2026-06-22T05:01:47Z 2026-06-22T05:01:47Z 2026-06-21T09:18:10Z 2026 book book ONIX_20260621T103019_9781350453647_94 https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350453623?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/114220 9781350453647 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177734 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/114220/1/9781350453647.pdf Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Bloomsbury Visual Arts b7fec79e-c133-4cb3-9544-88060a4d4e06 9781350453647 Bloomsbury Visual Arts 288 London open access |
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| topic | Artistic practice Visual activism Grassroots organising Britain Margaret Thatcher 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Sexuality Race Gender Disability Nationality Class Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) The British Black Arts Movement The Artists’ Union Blk Art Group London Community Video Women Artist’s Slide Library (WASL) Autograph ABP Ecstatic Antibodies Solidarity Distinction AIDS in the UK Policy from Below Tory Rule Jo Spence Simon Watney Transnational Solidarity 1980s Cambridge Queer Photography Shirley Read Black Artistic Networks Black Queer Working-class Cultural production thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSA Social classes thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AB The arts: general topics |
| topic_facet | Artistic practice Visual activism Grassroots organising Britain Margaret Thatcher 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Sexuality Race Gender Disability Nationality Class Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) The British Black Arts Movement The Artists’ Union Blk Art Group London Community Video Women Artist’s Slide Library (WASL) Autograph ABP Ecstatic Antibodies Solidarity Distinction AIDS in the UK Policy from Below Tory Rule Jo Spence Simon Watney Transnational Solidarity 1980s Cambridge Queer Photography Shirley Read Black Artistic Networks Black Queer Working-class Cultural production thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSA Social classes thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AB The arts: general topics |
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