FAILED ATTEMPTS OF INCLUSION, roundtable discussion
April 22nd, 15.00-17.00
Participatory art has a long history and the participation buzzword is ever-present in public calls and grants that have acknowledged art as an instrument of active learning, conflict resolution, empowerment, community building etc. We will look at the spectator as an active subject of the artistic process as opposed to the role of the observer and present concrete examples of past attempts where our ambitions and results diverged. We will use these examples as starting points for learning about the challenges and compromises that participatory approaches can lead us to.
Panelists of the round table include: Rosemary Lee (Artsadmin, United Kingdom), Urša Jurman (KUD Obrat, Slovenia), István Szakáts (Altart, Romania), Emilia Giudicelli (3art3, France), Eva Rún Snoradóttir (Kviss Búmm Bang, Iceland), Alenka Pirman (Domestic Research Society, Slovenia). The round table discussion will be moderated by: Ida Daniel (Mighty Pressure Cooker, Bulgaria).