Live Art documents

This section of our website contains links to downloadable documents designed to provide an overview of Live Art and the infrastructures that support it in the UK.

New Publication, Spring 2010:
In Time: a Collection of Live Art Case Studies, is designed to represent some of the innovative and pioneering ways in which Live Art has both posed and responded to many of the exciting cultural challenges of our times. Each case study was directed by members of Live Art UK, using either their own work or the work of others as its focus. The case studies are complemented by contextualizing essays from cultural commentator Sonya Dyer and critic Lyn Gardner. More information and download here.

Live Art UK Annual Networking Meeting 2007
The Live Art UK Annual Networking Meeting 2007 took place at the Great Eastern Hotel in London and was attended by over 50 delegates from around the UK. Mary Paterson, a witer participating in the Critical Writing Initiative attended and has prepared summary of the day's activity. Download pdf: Mary Paterson's Live Art UK Annual Networking Meeting report.

Live Art UK Vision Paper
The Live Art UK Vision Paper was prepared as a discussion paper for a major meeting of Live Art UK members and other organisations and individuals interested in Live Art that took place in Liverpool in October 2004. Download pdf: Live Art UK Vision Paper.

Focus Live Art
Focus Live Art was a series of meetings held in September 2001 bringing together key artists, promoters and funders in each English region to address the challenges facing policy and provision for Live Art and to consider solutions for a more sustainable future. Download pdfs: Focus Live Art Report, summary of identified challenges for Live Art, minutes of the Birmingham meeting, minutes of the Bristol meeting, and minutes of the Manchester meeting. Further information about Focus Live Art can be found at www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk