From Network to Meshwork Executive Summary | Page 11
This report is a summary of the first sustained
programme of public research into validation
for social practice artists. It is about the
challenges artists face in accessing critical
support, acclaim and development opportunities
for social practice, essential ingredients
of validation.
The report makes eight recommendations for how to create a new model
of validation, scaled up to benefit as many artists as possible through a meshwork
approach to organisational structure.
It is written for artists working in social practice, but also for cultural
organisations who support and engage them and for funders and commissioners
working with influential institutions such as ACE and the NHS, who
might wish to know more about social practice artists’ current experiences
of validation and to influence policy accordingly.