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      Connections: Participatory art as a factor for social cohesion

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      Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020)
      AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination
      6th July – 9th July 2020
      Media art, Participatory art, Art and health, Art and wellbeing
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            Abstract

            The potential for participatory arts to contribute to mental health and wellbeing has been subject of parliamentary debates, all-party interparliamentary reports, research by the Arts Council of England, as well as academic research. Often, these questions stand in the light of accountability of Art, of measurable societal benefit, not at least to justify funding decisions and institutional support. Criticism of this quantitative reading of participatory arts centres around limitations in measuring social connectedness and its benefits, as well as other side-effects of reductionism (Bishop 2012). This paper presents four recent media arts projects aiming to contribute to social cohesion through a multitude of strategies. This paper discusses the potential of media arts to contribute to social connectedness as well as challenges in measuring their success.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            July 2020
            July 2020
            : 189-197
            Affiliations
            [0001]National Centre for Computer

            Animation, London, UK
            [0002]Independent Author

            London, UK
            [0003]Artist

            Ericeira, Portugal
            [0004]Bournemouth University

            Geneva, Switzerland
            [0005]Artist

            Lisbon, Portugal
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.35
            606661ff-5dd9-48c9-9a43-c8f13f50a46d
            © Gingrich et al. Published by BCS Learning & Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2020

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            Proceedings of EVA London 2020
            EVA 2020
            30
            London
            6th July – 9th July 2020
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

            Self URI (article page): https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.35
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            Categories
            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Art and health,Art and wellbeing,Participatory art,Media art

            REFERENCES

            1. All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry Report: Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing London July 2017

            2. Arts Council England 2018 Arts and culture in health and wellbeing and in the criminal justice system, a summary of evidence Arts Council England November 2018

            3. 2012 Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship Verso books London

            4. 2019 KIMA: Noise: A visual sound installation on urban noise EVA London 2019 (Electronic Visualisation and the Arts)

            5. 2019 KIMA: The Voice EVA London 2019 (Electronic Visualisation and the Arts)

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