A longer text - here - explores some of the concerns with terminology, but it is important to know we don't aim to be prescriptive with our language, and as such, use the term 'Participatory Practices' to act as an umbrella term for the types of practices that involve 'working with other people'.  These can … Continue reading A Note On Terminology →

This event brought together 30 people - 10 artists, 10 commissioners/arts managers and 10 researchers - to consider the concept of a “Failure of Participation”. In attendance were artists, academics, commissioners, local, national and international representatives from organisations that are engaged in participatory practices It featured the following: A ‘Sabotage Exercise’ with Rachel Blanche (QMU) … Continue reading Failure of Participation 1: Good Failures →

Recently, researchers at QMU Rachel Blanche and Anthony Schrag brought together 30 people - 10 artists, 10 commissioners/arts managers and 10 researchers - to consider the concept of a “Failure of Participation”. The workshop had emerged out of an understanding that art projects were invariably required to “provide evidence of their benefit to the economy, … Continue reading Failure Update →

“There is an urgent need to undo the innocence of participation” (Mouffe + Miessen, 2007) Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh will be hosting the first of 3 conferences exploring participatory art practices and failure. The first event -  titled: The Failure of Participation 1: Good Failures - is being held 9am - 5pm, Monday 13th May, 2019. We will be … Continue reading The Failure of Participation: Save The Date (Monday 13th May, 2019) →