Engaging Audiences in the Arts: A Comprehensive Guide and Engagement Arc Model

Decoding Audience Engagement in the Arts

Alan Brown Rebecca Ratzkin, 2011

Audience engagement is a cornerstone for building robust arts ecosystems. This report provides an overview of evolving practices labeled as audience engagement within the arts sector. Engaging audiences through diverse programs like lectures, open rehearsals, docent tours, and online forums can sometimes seem bewilderingly varied. To help clarify this developing landscape, we introduce an Engagement Arc model designed to d in comprehing how audience members construct their unique experiences around shared art.

A broad spectrum of engagement initiatives can be mapped along this arc. By drawing upon audience studies from dance, theater, and classical music disciplines, six distinct audience typologies are outlined based on their engagement preferences:

1. Readers

2. Critical Reviewers

3. Casual Talkers

4. Technology-based Processors

5. Insight Seekers

6. Active Learners

Each of these groups requires understanding four fundamental dimensions of engagement extracted from an analysis of numerous initiatives:

• Social vs. solitary interactions

• Active vs. passive participation

• Peer-led vs. expert-guided activities

• Community-focused vs. audience-centered experiences

Illustrations of current practice in engaging audiences and visitors are showcased through 11 brief case studies. The field's focus on enabling audiences to make sense from artistic works is driven by the need to attract and retn audiences amidst a growing market competition. Arts organizations ming to benefit from an engaged audience must view engagement holistically, considering everything from decision-making moments up to post-event experiences.

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Supported by San Francisco Foundation's and Grants for the ArtsSan Francisco Hotel Tax Fund's collaborative capacity-building initiatives and backed by The Wallace Foundation through its Wallace Excellence Awards Program, this research was commissioned with financial assistance.

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This research was commissioned by San Francisco Foundation and Grants for the ArtsSan Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, ming to enhance organizational capacity in managing diverse aspects of audience engagement. Additionally, support from The Wallace Foundation through its Wallace Excellence Awards Program demonstrates an investment in enriching arts ecosystems through innovative practices.

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