CONTENTS
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FOREWORD BY R.M.SÁNCHEZ-CAMUS
15 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
21 SECTION ONE: THE CONTEXT FOR THE REPORT
22 Background
24 Definitions
24 Social Practice Art and Artists
26 Validating Social Practice and the Art World-As-Network
29 SECTION TWO: METHODS
31 Aims and Design
31 Participants and Geographical Scope
32 Interview Questions
32 Analysis
35 SECTION THREE: INSIGHTS
37 Framing Social Practice
39 Unrealistic Expectations
41 Infrastructure for Social Projects
42 Status in the Art World
44 Validation Gap
51 The Commissioning Programme
53 ‘Social Works? Open’
54 ‘Social Works? Get Togethers’
56 ‘Social Works? Workshops’
57 ‘Social Works? Live’
60 Insights from the Commissioning Phase of the Research
60 Limitations of the Study
63 SECTION FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
65 The Pilot Study
65 Overview of Issues and Challenges
66 Recommendations
68 Options for Forward Development: From Network to Meshwork
70 Overall Recommendations
73 REFERENCES
73 LIST OF IMAGES
74 APPENDIX A
75 Frequently Asked Questions
75 What is social practice art?
75 What is validation?
75 Who are the artists?
75 Who has a stake in social practice?
75 Who pays for social practice art?
75 What are the problems?
76 APPENDIX B
76 Interview Questions
80 APPENDIX C
80 Uptake for Commissions
82 APPENDIX D
82 Advisory Group Members