Inclusive urban art: Rethinking public space for functional diversity and active participation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The growing importance of urban spaces that facilitate socio-cultural exchange and artistic expression generates a series of current debates on inclusion within urban arts since there is not more emphasis on considering accessibility and the active participation of people and artists with disabilities as fundamental aspects. The main goal is to contribute to the comprehensive development of the theory of analytical thinking through the artistic representation of public space to validate accessibility and functional diversity, which affect inclusive design and promote active participation in urban art. The development of arguments is classified into ⅰ) the evolution of urban art and its relationship with functional diversity; ⅱ) participation of (artists and) people with disabilities in urban art; and ⅲ) urban art as an inclusive and transformative platform. This section discusses the argumentative structure in creative production that urban art is a space for social interaction and the construction of collective identity through art representation and inclusion. It is to deepen this theory of analytical thinking to contribute to the development of artworks in inclusive and accessible public spaces, depending on urban infrastructures. Urban art must have a space where all identities and collectives that are concerned about the restriction towards a more diverse and equitable urban culture for the whole society, independent of people with disabilities in public space, are recognized by the artistic work, challenging ideas about the meaning of being an artist with functional diversity.
Source: City diversity.
DOI: 10.54517/cd3173
Author: Diego Bernaschina
Language: English
Topic: Public Spaces through Art
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409145690