Shirlow, Peter 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7483-9859
(2023)
Capturing value: researching funded art for reconciliation.
Cultural Trends, ahead- (ahead-).
pp. 1-16.
Abstract
The undertaking of a long-term study of art for reconciliation (AfR) throws up problematics in terms of instrumentalist evaluation, short-term funding, a lack of archiving and insufficient long-term view/memory of the activity. In researching twenty years of funding and practice we argue that the concepts of reconciliation lack conceptual coherence in approach within an environment that resonates with tensions and conflict. One reason for these tensions is the under-appreciation of the role of the aesthetic given funders rarely develop a proper understanding of arts social peacebuilding roles. The article not only promotes the concepts of AfR and the multi-methodological approaches required to study long-term aspects and outcomes but also highlights the potential of research that brings funders, those funded, artists and participants together to map out more cohered AfR approaches. Reconciliation requires time to develop and embed and within that understanding, its potential to achieve will remain underdeveloped.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Reconciliation, value, peace-building, evaluation, intrinsic, transformation |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2023 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2024 17:01 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09548963.2023.2217767 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2023.2217767 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171125 |
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