Socially Engaged Practice
Socially engaged practice is an art form that centres on human interaction and meaningful social discourse as its primary medium.
Socially engaged practice, sometimes referred to as social practice or socially engaged art, encompasses a wide range of artistic forms that involve people and communities in discussions, partnerships, or social interactions.
These endeavours are frequently organised as part of outreach or educational initiatives, but many independent artists also incorporate them into their work. Suzanne Lacy's term "new genre public art" is another example of socially engaged practice.
The participatory aspect of socially engaged practice is pivotal, often placing equal or less emphasis on the resulting artworks in comparison to the collaborative process of their creation.
As articulated by Tom Finkelpearl in his book "What We Made: Conversations on Art and Social Cooperation," social practice can be described as "art that's socially engaged, where the social interaction is, at some level, the art itself."
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We collaborate with artists to create both limited editions and works on paper.
A limited edition is part of a unique series of pieces. Limited editions are fixed in quantity, meaning we will only ever produce a certain number.
Framing options vary for each piece and are listed on the individual artwork pages. All pieces are framed with 90% UV acrylic glass.
Yes, 100%. We work directly with our artists to create editions that accurately represent their body of work. Additionally, every artist personally reviews and approves their final editions.
Each edition comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by the artist. Additionally every edition will be signed, marked, or numbered on the edition itself.
Works on paper and some originals don't come with a COA.
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