The article by this author is a typology of forms of public participation in the arts. By drawing on political theories that stress ideas of participatory democracy, the author examines relationships of political and arts participation, explores distinctions between active and passive participation in the arts, and analyzes examples in which interaction with the arts leads to increased or altered political participation in a democratic society.

CONTENTS
Participatory democracy and the theory of Carole Pateman.
Participation in the arts:
     Active participation - the individual.
     Active participation - the art.
     Passive participation in the arts.
Conclusion: toward a participatory society.
Notes [bibliography].

The article by this author is a typology of forms of public participation in the arts. By drawing on political theories that stress ideas of participatory democracy, the author examines relationships of political and arts participation, explores distinctions between active and passive participation in the arts, and analyzes examples in which interaction with the arts leads to increased or altered political participation in a democratic society.