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The Johnny Cash Project: A Participatory Music Video That Sings

Museum 2.0

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. What's the "use" of visitors' comments? That's hardly revolutionary.

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Lessons in Participatory Design from SFMOMA's Exhibition on (you guessed) The Art of Participation

Museum 2.0

The Art of Participation provides a retrospective on participatory art as well as presenting opportunities for visitors to engage in contemporary (“now”) works. As the museum's website puts it, "this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential collaborators in the art-making process."

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Psst. Want an Internship?

Museum 2.0

I'm also making the 2011-2012 budget, getting to know our terrific staff and volunteers, and starting up a few small participatory projects to launch us into being a more community-driven institution. Here's specifically what I'm looking for: Website redesign. Ever wanted to build a museum website from scratch? Please help us.

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

Museum 2.0

Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Yet our posts contain similar phrases such as “21st century museums,” “changing museum paradigms,” “inclusiveness,” “co-curation,” “participatory” and “the museum as forum.” inclusion'

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Arts 2.0: Examples of Arts Organizations Social Media Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged. What Should Artists and Arts Organization???s

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Month at the Museum, Part 1: A Video Contest that Delivers

Museum 2.0

Why the Video Contest Worked Video contests are one of the most challenging kinds of participatory projects to pull off. This wasn't a situation where you make a video and maybe you'll win the chance for it to be on the website or playing in the lobby. In general, I liked videos made by artists, but some got overly poetic.

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Brooklyn Clicks with the Crowd: What Makes a Smart Mob?

Museum 2.0

Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged.

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