PARTICIPATION LAB
In February 2011 a group of artists and practitioners experienced in and concerned with methods of public engagement gathered to examine practice and explore issues related to the field of participatory art.
Participation as a term has been chosen over others such as 'socially engaged', 'collaborative', 'dialogical': what is meant by participation is open to discussion and interpretation. The dictionary definition is 'the action of taking part in something'. Participants in the lab collectively explored:
Participation Lab was initiated by Jane Dudman, artist and digital media research student at Newcastle University, and has been developed through her collaboration with D6. The partnership has been facilitated by One North East which supports research students to work with North East businesses and was supported and funded by Culture Lab, Digital Media and Intersections at Newcastle University.
Participants were: Sharon Bailey, David Butler, Rachel Clarke, Jane Dudman , Eleanor Farrington, Janey Hunt, Ben Jones, Isabel Lima, Toby Lowe, Kerry Morrison, Karen Scott, Alan Smith, Kate Stobbart.
Participation as a term has been chosen over others such as 'socially engaged', 'collaborative', 'dialogical': what is meant by participation is open to discussion and interpretation. The dictionary definition is 'the action of taking part in something'. Participants in the lab collectively explored:
- What language/shared vocabulary can we as artist researchers find to adequately make tangible the engagement between artist and participant?
- How do we connect with others through making work which creates a dialogue?
- What makes us want to work in this way?
- What are the ethical issues?
- What is aesthetic in the participatory process?
- What does public involvement mean for the artist, the art and the participants?
- How can arts organisations best continue to support artists to make art?
- What does quality mean in participatory arts?
- Is creating the space for participatory arts practice an intrinsic part of the artform, and how does that process relate to the creative practice of artists?
Participation Lab was initiated by Jane Dudman, artist and digital media research student at Newcastle University, and has been developed through her collaboration with D6. The partnership has been facilitated by One North East which supports research students to work with North East businesses and was supported and funded by Culture Lab, Digital Media and Intersections at Newcastle University.
Participants were: Sharon Bailey, David Butler, Rachel Clarke, Jane Dudman , Eleanor Farrington, Janey Hunt, Ben Jones, Isabel Lima, Toby Lowe, Kerry Morrison, Karen Scott, Alan Smith, Kate Stobbart.
