Engagement Is a Means, Not an End

So much interesting stuff has been written recently about engagement and related topics, I barely know where to begin. The Irvine Foundation has published a series of mini-essays responding questions about engagement. [Part 1, Part 2, Part 3] Diane Ragsdale posted an extended response to Irvine’s question “Is there an issue in the arts field that is more urgent than engagement?” And Doug McLennan presented the results of an ArtsJournal survey about issues in the field: We Asked: What’s the Biggest Challenge Facing the Arts?  READ MORE