A new study, Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups Are Creating Opportunities For Active Participation, has been released by the James Irvine Foundation, offering research and analysis conducted by the WolfBrown consulting firm about the growing trend of participatory arts. The study, commissioned to deepen understanding of the trend as it affects arts organizations and funders, draws insights from more than 100 nonprofit arts groups and other experts in the arts field in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Among the case studies is California’s Pacific Symphony, which in 2010 launched “All We Do Is Play,” with 20 painted pianos placed in public spaces around the community, with opportunities for community members to play, sing, and create their own music events. Other orchestra-affiliated initiatives mentioned in the study are the Baltimore Symphony’s Rusty Musicians program; the San Francisco Symphony’s Community of Music Makers program; and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Citizen Musician program. To read the complete study, visit http://www.irvine.org/active.
Posted November 7, 2011
