Museum 2.0
APRIL 2, 2014
It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt).
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 29, 2010
This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. The collective outcome (a cool music video) is clear. That's hardly revolutionary.
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Museum 2.0
JUNE 19, 2013
Dan writes about the explicit and implied "rules" of participation for musicians that create great music both onstage and for the crowd. When I think about what makes for great participatory experiences in both poetry open mics and jazz jams, it comes down to three basic things: The process is open. The process is discoverable.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. I've often been asked about examples of participatory practice in theater, dance, and classical music, and this report is a great starting point.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. The program is an experimental playground that bridges artists, students, chefs, comedians, hairdressers, bartenders, dancers, wrestlers and even tattoo artists to produce a community-led event.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2013
I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. But each of these studies yields another useful nugget. Direct questioning.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 26, 2018
Audiences of all backgrounds found ways to connect with museums as it presented exhibitions with the help of foster youth, migrant farmers, roller-derby girls, mushroom hunters, surfers and incarcerated artists, among others. The plaza serves as a kind of front porch to the museum, ushering visitors old and new.
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