Beschreibung:
Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts and culture in contemporary society. The book highlights fresh, forward-thinking audience and organisational attitudes that show the potential of live arts engagement to contribute to engaged citizenship.
1. Introduction: Who Goes to the Contemporary Arts? 2. Understanding Audiences: Research Methods and Approaches 3. "But is it Art?": Defining the Contemporary Arts 4. Cities for the Arts: The Importance of Place in Arts Engagement 5. Art forms, Venues and Audience Decision-Making: Navigating the Cultural Ecology 6. Routes to Engagement in Contemporary Arts 7. "It's Okay Not to Like it": The Appeal and Frustrations of the Contemporary Arts 8. Making Sense of the Contemporary Arts: Programme Notes, Gallery Panels and Arts Talk 9. Uncomfortable Questions in Contemporary Arts Practice and Research: The Formaldehyde Shark in the Room 10. Audience Development and the Future of the Contemporary Arts: Learning from Audiences