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Great Participatory Processes are Open, Discoverable, and Unequal

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A few years and a few hundred open mics into that experience, it became obvious that some venues fostered amazing poetry communities, others, not so much. One of my favorite open mics was at the Cantab in Cambridge, MA. Compare that with any number of lousy open mics. The process is incredibly open and equal.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The concept of openness. offers personal insights in opening up to new ideas and letting go of information, hierarchy and "proprietary" thinking. A participatory culture is also one in which members believe their contributions matter, and feel some degree of social connection to one another. vlogging, and podcasting).

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Getting in on the Act: New Report on Participatory Arts Engagement

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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. This report is not an end-all; it is the opening for a conversation. Excellent case studies, especially from the performing arts sector.

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What I Learned from Beck (the rock star) about Participatory Arts

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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). One of the things I always focus on in participatory exhibit design is ensuring that everyone has the same tools to work with.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

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It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.

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Foot in the Door: A Powerful Participatory Exhibit

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I spent last week working with staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) on ways to make this encyclopedic art museum more open to visitor participation across programs, exhibitions, and events. While there, I was lucky to get to experience a highly participatory exhibition that the MIA mounts once a decade: Foot in the Door.

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The Johnny Cash Project: A Participatory Music Video That Sings

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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 project never gets "full" and is always open to new contributors.