ArtsEqual : equality as the future path for the arts and arts education services.

Research grounded in the work of over one hundred scholars -- Introduction: ArtsEqual – alternatives to inequality mechanisms -- Multisectoral, multidisciplinary, and multi-methods research -- An extensive nationwide project -- A plurality of voices and tension -- How equal is ArtsEqual? -- 1. Conclusions: equality requires reforms and interaction -- Internal inequality mechanisms based on the preservation of quality -- Inequality mechanisms external to the arts -- On presence, the artist’s professional identity, and human rights -- 2. When the mechanisms are identified, we can reduce inequality if we so wish -- What is meant by inequality? -- What is meant by equality? -- Inequality mechanisms within the arts system: should the arts only belong to those who are able? -- Exclusion: only to the able -- Hierarchies: it is better to let the professionals decide -- Inequality mechanisms outside the arts system: Should the arts operate only according to the system’s conditions? -- Exclusion: unconnected institutions -- 3. Possible roles of the arts and arts education system in the future – an agile, active social agent or a quality regulator? -- As the world changes, the arts will endure, but the art systems will change -- The arts will endure, but active interaction with society is a prerequisite for the development of the system.

Publisher: ArtsEqual, University of the Arts Helsinki.