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What is Social Practice Art?
Excerpts from The Art Story website
While diverse in aim, method, and scope, all Social Practice artworks converge on a similar ethos: a commitment to making positive social contributions while placing people at the core of each project.
Traditionally, museums and galleries select and set the terms of conversation for artworks. Social Practice Art, instead, frames art as an ongoing project outside of institutional bounds.
Within the contemporary art landscape, Social Practice Art stands out for its ability to yield tangible outcomes. It provides a compelling response to the enduring question surrounding the efficacy of art — a long-standing point of contention in the history of politically engaged art.
Social Practice artists have shown particularly adept skills in maneuvering within the realms of art world funding and bureaucracy to harness institutional resources for social projects. Their work demonstrates ways of effecting change in the real world within a system that usually confines itself to the parameters of fine art.
For a full history of Social Practice Art, visit The Art Story’s website.
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Community art (a sub-classification of social practice art) is artistic activity that is based in a community setting, characterised by interaction or dialogue with the community and often involving a professional artist collaborating with people who may not otherwise engage in the arts.
Source: Tate