as the 1970s progressed, the organisation became more culturally politicised, linking in with the radical community arts movement in the uk. this fruitful collaboration resulted in a wider world view and a move to work for a different perspective on culture, one that recognised difference and the rights of people with regard to cultural equality. linking with similar projects that had emerged (notably city workshop and moving theatre in dublin and neighbourhood open workshops in belfast) in ireland by the early 1980s, the community arts movement grew to be a force for change, resulting in new policies and perspectives that challenged the cultural orthodoxy. in 1984 the representative group cafe (creative activity for everyone) was formed, with grapevine as a founding member.