ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: BRIEFING PAPER FOR THE WORKING GROUP OF THE ARTS & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IMPACT INITIATIVE
The Arts & Civic Engagement Impact Initiative is informed and guided by a Working Group of arts practitioners, researchers, evaluators, and funders with keen interest in understanding the social and civic impact of arts-based civic engagement work. This briefing paper, prepared by Chris Dwyer of RMC Research, offered the Working Group a “springboard” for discussion at the outset of the initiative, guiding examination of the “lived” experiences of Working Group members. For the purposes of the Initiative, the paper helped establish common terminology; surface core questions and interests in areas of social impact evaluation and case making for arts-based civic engagement work; fine tune purpose and focus; and prioritize the research agenda.