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Join In Get Creative Day – April 2nd

Are you interested in making a Fun Palace but a bit scared of stepping up to actually do it? Have you noticed a great location for a Fun Palace but don’t know how to approach…

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An Open Letter to the Fun Palaces Makers of 2015

Dear Fun Palaces Makers 2015 You are brilliant. In a time of ‘austerity’ – whether you believe in that idea or not – you have created local, community, participative events in villages, towns, cities across…

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Poets + Science = WriteScience

Earlier this year we announced WriteScience, got the word out with huge thanks to our literary and performance partners Apples and Snakes, New Writing South, Writing East Midlands, Writing West Midlands, Writers’ Centre Norwich, Literature…

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Growing up with the Fun Palaces

By Carine Osmont, Farnham Fun Palace Maker  Alexandre and I attended the Fun Palaces catch-up in London on Thursday. It was a fantastic evening and the overwhelming message was: Fun Palaces are open, friendly and…

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Where Do We Go From Here – Arts and Money

aka, an academic, an economist and an artist walk into a bar … Last night, at Camden People’s Theatre, I convened a conversation with young artist and fundraiser Dana Segal, economist Hasan Bakhshi, and academic…

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The game of the Fun Palace in the Library with the Community

Fun Palaces’ colleague – and partner in Lambeth Libraries Fun Palaces –  Matt Finch has written a great piece for CILIP (Chartered Institute of Libraries and Information Professionals) – about the work he’s been doing…

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WriteScience Poetry Competition

Write Science – The Poetry of Science Fun Palaces are about arts and sciences, community and culture; we believe in everyone an artist, everyone a scientist. We are partnering with literary and performance organisations, and…

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Fun Palaces Workshops 2015

We’re very excited to announce that, thanks to great support from the Wellcome Trust, Fun Palaces HQ are hitting the road for a series of workshops. We’ll be in Manchester on the 2nd of July,…

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We Need to Talk About Excellence

Fun Palaces’ Co-Director Stella Duffy on ‘excellence’ : We’re halfway through the Arts Council’s 2010-2020 ten year strategic framework, Great Art and Culture for Everyone, and the five goals still seem viable and important in…

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A Post-Election Call to Action

And what do we do now? Well, that was most definitely an election. Many people are asking what now? Some are asking it in fear, some in uncertainty, some with concern, and others (obviously, given…

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Fun Palaces Maker great ideas #1 : Link4Growth

We believe Fun Palaces Makers know best about making Fun Palaces, so we’re very happy to share any useful ideas or concepts you come across. Farnham Fun Palace recently went to a Link4Coffee event, this…

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Fun Palaces 2015!

Here we go … opening registrations for 2015! We welcome you to sign up whether you’ve been planning your Fun Palace since the end of the Fun Palaces weekend last year and you know exactly…

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