« In 2011, we launched (SPAN) Social Practices Art Network, a resource for individuals, organizations, community groups and institutions that are interested in new genre arts forms and practices. (SPAN) conducts “research as practice”. We also do outreach to artists, art communities and colleagues around the globe. Interviews and podcasts have been conducted with artists from around the globe. We facilitate an online community dialogue consisting of over 2000 global users.
From 2011 to 2014, we started to conduct outreach to networks of artists across the globe. And we call this our field research—learn more here: http://www.socialpracticesartnetwork.com/our-fieldwork/
In 2014, (SPAN) launched an international research project focused on the needs of socially-engaged and community-engaged artists.
The (SPAN) collective developed an international survey and study that has reached and engaged over 500 artists from around the globe that participate in socially-engaged art practices.
For the survey, (SPAN) partnered with Open Engagement, Arts Quest (a programme of University of the Arts London, an educational charity), and DotToDot (UK) Arts. As a collective, we plan to share, publish and present the results of the survey along with our research partners mentioned above.
Learn more about our goals for the survey: http://www.socialpracticesartnetwork.com/span-together-survey/
Learn more about our dynamic team: http://www.socialpracticesartnetwork.com/our-team/
To find out more about SPAN, please send an email to research@
-submitted by Jules Rochielle, Social Practices Art Network (SPAN)
