In 2002, the Live Art Development Agency, in partnership with the Live Art Advisory Network, initiated a London-based pilot project entitled DIY. Conceived at the outset as a professional development scheme run by and for artists, six artist-led projects were selected, with spaces taken up by 51 participants. By 2019, there had been 249 DIY projects led by some 250 artists, in partnership with 75 organisations, and supporting more than 2,700 participants. Given its longevity, it is surprising that DIY has not been the focus of a case study for thinking through the relationship of (live) art and professional development. This article, combining historical review of the scheme with examples of DIY projects and pedagogical analysis, aims to address that oversight. It asks what ‘Professional Development’ looks like and does in the space of live art. It argues that DIY reimagines professional development as being ‘like’ live art, and proposes DIY as a model of agential pedagogy, with artists taking the lead in identifying, defining and addressing their professional development needs.

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现场艺术家的专业发展：自己动手

2002 年，Live Art Development Agency 与 Live Art Advisory Network 合作，在伦敦发起了一个名为 DIY 的试点项目。最初设想为由艺术家运营并为艺术家运营的专业发展计划，选择了六个艺术家主导的项目，51 名参与者占据了空间。到 2019 年，已有 249 个 DIY 项目由约 250 位艺术家领导，与 75 个组织合作，并支持了 2,700 多名参与者。鉴于其长寿，令人惊讶的是，DIY 并未成为思考（现场）艺术与专业发展关系的案例研究的重点。本文将对该计划的历史回顾与 DIY 项目和教学分析的例子相结合，旨在解决这种疏忽。它询问“专业发展”在现场艺术空间中的样子和作用。