ABSTRACT
In 1990, Chile began a period of reconstruction of democratic institutions after 17 years of military dictatorship. It was a fundamental task to develop a set of public policies in sectors highly affected by the dynamics of control and social order imposed by the military government as well as by the imposition of a neoliberal economic model in the 1980s. In this context, the development of cultural policies was slower than in other areas, despite the incoming government's interest in improving access to culture and the arts in Chile. Notwithstanding the relevance of these initiatives in the construction of artistic citizenship, their study from the perspective of art and music education remains a field little explored by Chilean research. Considering the above, this paper seeks to study the evolution of cultural policies implemented in Chile between 1990 and 2022, exploring their impact on the proposal of alternative forms of artistic citizenship through the analysis of the Music Field Policy, and the Acciona programme. The chapter consists of three sections. In the first, I will briefly address the historical evolution of the main cultural policies designed between 1990 and 2022. In the second, I will delve into the policies and programmes related to music and music education, emanating from the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage (hereinafter, MINCAP). In the third section of conclusions, I will establish relationships between the cultural principles at the basis of the policies addressed above and the concepts of citizenship and arts education, leaving as a backdrop the evolution of Chilean socio-cultural characteristics during the period addressed.
