| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study surveys the social and cultural roles of Art Projects (APs) in local communities. This was accomplished by examining an AP using field research and interviews with the artists and local residents. APs are cultural movements, which develop creative activities centred on art, featuring civic participation. They not only use cultural facilities, but also utilize social spaces, such as closed schools and abandoned residences. Recently, APs have increased in number in Japan, fueled by strong connections with community revitalization. This study shows that APs can foster new citizen-led cultural and societal engagement. In this process, each citizen's creativity plays a significant role, not just the input of the artists. However, since only perceiving the artists as a “creative class” may risk reducing the possibilities of citizens’ creativities, paying close attention to the diverse viewpoints of the all AP participants, not only artists, is highly suggested.
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