Abstract:
The present work deals with the organizational framework of Brazilian cultural policies, especially in the interface between Art, Culture, possibilities of social emancipation and political action. The research, developed in a Culture Point located in a neighborhood in the southern zone of Porto Alegre/RS, had as methodological orientation an ethnography realized by one of the authors of the article during the period of 2013–2014. As a theoretical contribution used in the discussions and results, the philosophy of Jacques Rancière and its considerations in relation to political community configurations and art forms of thought were used. During one year, it was possible to realize that Brazilian cultural policies, due to their formatting and execution, end up making diffuse the attributions concerning the Brazilian State and the participation of private companies in the Art and Culture area. Also, although the current orientation of cultural policies give chance to an enlargement, representativeness and legitimation of non major cultural productions, the social emancipation and political action of these population does not necessarily follow from this set of actions. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the indispensable participation of the social actors targeted by the cultural policies so that the possibilities of social emancipation become concrete.
Keywords:
Public Politics; Art; Community; Culture; Political Psychology