I would be interested in this report also.  I'm a visual artist
(sculptor/installation artist) and former museum curator.  Some of my pieces for
public spaces involve viewer participation and audience interaction.  I've also
done community based art projects.  Take a look at my web site for more info.
especially my piece just installed at Connemara Conservancy in Dallas, Texas.
Jane Ingram Allen
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murph the surf wrote:

> In today's London Times Melvyn Bragg mentions a report titled "Use or
> Ornament? The social impact of participation in the arts" by Francois
> Matarosso for a independent research centre in the UK called Commedia.
> According to Bragg, the report is very optimistic about the positive effect
> of participation in local arts projects on both an individual level and for
> the economies of the regions.
>
> My net searches haven't turned up anything. Does anyone know of this report?
>
> Thanks,
>
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