Participation

On Urban Parks and Civic Life: Insights from Leaders at PA Horticultural Society, Trust for Public Land, High Line, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation

We invited leaders in the field to discuss the significance of urban parks in contemporary culture and the audience engagement opportunities these spaces can offer.

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Faustin Linyekula on Theater and Civic Life

Congolese choreographer and dancer Faustin Linyekula discusses why he believes that theater is "a lab for how we live as citizens."  

"Sometimes We Need to Get Uncomfortable:" On Working with Artists in the Disabilities Community

White Columns' Matthew Higgs and Lisa Sonneborn of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University discuss the responsibilities of working with the disabilities community.

Questions of Practice: Kemi Ilesanmi of The Laundromat Project on the Impact of Organizational Values on Community Practice

We asked Kemi Ilesanmi of New York’s Laundromat Project how her organization’s values impact the work her staff does to serve various communities.

Questions of Practice: Institute of Contemporary Art Director Amy Sadao on How Audience Feedback Impacts Curatorial Choices

Institute of Contemporary Art Director Amy Sadao on the impact of audience feedback on curatorial and programmatic decision-making.

Questions of Practice: Evaluation Consultants Randi Korn and Kamella Tate on Impact

Evaluation consultants Randi Korn and Kamella Tate on impact.

Questions of Practice: Philosopher Christoph Cox on Approaching Noise Music

“You have to get inside the music, rather than hearing it as something that has a progression,” - Christoph Cox

Questions of Practice: Visiting Scholar Kristy Edmunds on the Role of Audiences in Preserving Performance

During a recent conversation at the Center, our visiting scholar Kristy Edmunds and Philip Bither, Senior Curator at the Walker Art Center, discussed the role audiences play in conserving performance works—what Edmunds describes as "art forms which we can't collect, and preserve, or own."

Questions of Practice: Theater Artist Aaron Cromie on Artistic Responsibility

We asked Philadelphia multidisciplinary theater artist Aaron Cromie to comment on the artistic responsibilities he considers as a director. "I think it's the director's job to create an environment and a world," Cromie responded. "The director is an arbiter of great ideas."

Questions of Practice: Opera Philadelphia's David Devan on Excellence and Accessibility

David Devan, director of Opera Philadelphia, on whether or not excellence and accessibility are mutually exclusive.