Abstract
My research critically analyzes the current literature pertaining to artist residencies hosted by civic institutions and within library settings. A secondary objective of my research is to clearly define relevant terms within the literature and to examine closely the productive frictions that are at the crux of artist residencies in terms of value. The literature review considers productive frictions in the context of artist residencies and parse out the different values in relation to artists, host institution, and community respectively. The interrogation then examines the obstacles to productive friction within artist residencies for the troika of artist, host institution, and community and the overlap and differences in terms of challenges. Ultimately the literature review investigates what the overall literature is advancing in regards to productive frictions and artist residencies and introduce a new research question to further the discourse. The question that underpins the study: What are the shared characteristics that hobble productive frictions for each stakeholder group? Employing a content analysis methodology I’m pursuing confirmation that unproductive frictions are characterized by miscommunication, unrealistic expectations, and shortcomings in institutional support.
Presenters
Tommy BuiLibrarian, Youth Services, Los Angeles County Library, California, United States
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Presentation Type
Theme
The Arts in Social, Political, and Community Life
KEYWORDS
Libraries, Artist Residencies, Co-Creation, Productive Friction, Participatory Approach
