Arts-based approaches to public engagement with research: Lessons from a rapid review

Ball, Sarah; Leach, Brandi; Bousfield, Jennifer; Smith, Pamina; Marjanovic, Sonja

doi:10.7249/rra194-1

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“…At the moment, we still know very little about what works in art-based engagement and why. Two literature reviews aimed to bring together various art-based engagement experiments, but those reviews studied science education and promotion rather than two-directional engagement (wherein publics are invited to co-define the direction of future technologies) (Ball et al, 2021; Lesen et al, 2016). Furthermore, the scholars who study art-based public engagement come from various backgrounds (arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences) and use a wide range of reasonings, research methods, and publication platforms.…”

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Art for public engagement on emerging and controversial technologies: A literature review

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Art is increasingly used to engage publics on emerging and controversial technologies, but we still know little about what works in art-based engagement and why. To investigate what art can do for public engagement, we systematically reviewed academic work published from 2000 to 2018 about the effect of art on organized public engagement. We used the dimensions of Responsible Research and Innovation as an analytical framework to identify what outcomes are achieved and what processes contribute to those outcomes. The 30 included studies showed that art mainly supported engagement by (1) reaching wider audiences, (2) fueling individual reflection, and (3) making visible how technologies come into being and interact with the world. With due consideration of the risks of instrumentalization, future research should empirically and reflexively investigate the outcomes and methodologies of art-based engagement, especially concerning collective reflection and change.

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Art for public engagement on emerging and controversial technologies: A literature review

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“…Such interventions may include photography, poetic language, sculpture, painting, craft, music, and dance and can aid in the healing process and restoration [ 10 ]. Arts-based interventions focus on participants’ knowledge, experiences, and contributions by establishing an interactive environment and empowering dialogues between participants and their environments [ 11 ]. Arts-based interventions are widely used to promote health, reduce harm and change behaviours [ 12 ].…”

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Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature

Maina

Fang

et al. 2022

BMC Public Health

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Introduction There is a rise in problematic substance use among Canadian youth, which is precipitating a public health crisis. Interventions are needed to empower youth to mitigate substance use risks. Active youth involvement in substance use prevention is urgently needed to increase uptake and ownership of the process and outcome of the intervention. Arts-based interventions are ideal participatory action approaches that can empower young people to be active agents in substance use prevention. These approaches can help promote health, reduce harm, and change behaviours. Scoping reviews are a vital tool that can help the research team identify relevant interventions that can be adapted to a community. Methods This scoping review explores various arts-based substance use prevention interventions for youth. The scoping review used the iterative stages of Arksey and O’Malley to search Portal ERIC, Ovid MEDLINE, C.I.N.A.H.L., E.M.B.A.S.E., Web of Science, and A.P.A. PsycInfo and grey literature from Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and websites suggested by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. Inclusion criteria are a) articles utilizing arts-based intervention on substance use prevention; b) studies with a clearly defined intervention; c) intervention targeting the youth (age 12–17) and d) publications written in English. Thematic analysis was used to identify the main themes from the included articles. Results and discussion Themes identified in a thematic synthesis of these studies included a) the intent of the intervention; b) intervention characteristics; and c) the perceived effectiveness of interventions. Art-based interventions increased knowledge and changed attitudes and practices on substance use among youth. Making the interventions aesthetically appealing and engaging, active youth involvement in the development of the intervention and developing youth-centred interventions which attended to the realities they faced were central to the success of these interventions.

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From science to society: Exploring the nexus between obesity research and public awareness in Brazil

Lafetá Pinto Santos,

Miyabara,

Ghimouz

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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Arts-based approaches to public engagement with research: Lessons from a rapid review

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

Art for public engagement on emerging and controversial technologies: A literature review

Art for public engagement on emerging and controversial technologies: A literature review

Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature

From science to society: Exploring the nexus between obesity research and public awareness in Brazil

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