Art as a force for change : WestminsterResearch

Title	Art as a force for change
Authors	Leeson, L.
Type	Conference paper
Abstract	Collaborative presentation with Katy Beinart looking at the tensions encountered by artists working in contexts or regeneration and gentrification, considering ways that artists work with existing community groups and organisations and the ways that artists are bringing together ‘communities’ through participatory processes. The presentation considered the ways communities are created and negated through participatory arts. What are the tensions in these processes? What ethical dilemmas are facing artists and their collaborators? What is the ‘impact’ of this kind of work on communities?
Keywords	Art
	community
	regeneration
	participation
	ethics
Year	2014
Conference	The Relational and Agonistic Value of Participatory Arts in Superdiverse Localities

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