The aim of this course is to reflect on the relationship between the arts, society, policy and criticism through the prism of community arts. Community arts are practices that combine elements of performing arts, visual arts, music and media in hybrid and often intermedial formats, always with a strong connection to the social context from which these practices emerge. In this course, we explore community arts in all its manifestations, and we consider the potential of this kind of practice for social and political intervention. We examine the questions community art and artists pose to institutionalized art and music criticism, arts policy, and scholarly research on the arts. Students will also be trained in ethnographic and audiovisual methods of gathering and reproducing data for their blog reports. These practical skills as well as the direct interaction with actual community arts processes and professional community artists working in the field will substantially contribute to the future career orientation of the students enrolled in this module.

The aim of this course is to reflect on the relationship between the arts, society, policy and criticism through the prism of community arts. Community arts are practices that combine elements of performing arts, visual arts, music and media in hybrid and often intermedial formats, always with a strong connection to the social context from which these practices emerge. In this course, we explore community arts in all its manifestations, and we consider the potential of this kind of practice for social and political intervention. We examine the questions community art and artists pose to institutionalized art and music criticism, arts policy, and scholarly research on the arts. Students will also be trained in ethnographic and audiovisual methods of gathering and reproducing data for their blog reports. These practical skills as well as the direct interaction with actual community arts processes and professional community artists working in the field will substantially contribute to the future career orientation of the students enrolled in this module.

This course is the third course in the minor Creative Cities.