April 2012
1 post
A limited number of places for the summer...
Hi all,
You shouldn’t miss our summer conference taking place on 26th of June at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield. A limited number of places is still available, so do hurry up to register at the following address: http://onlinestore.leedsmet.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&prodid=102&deptid=4&catid=2.
The event includes:
presentations from...
March 2012
5 posts
The issue of measurement and the cultural sector
Please find below two very good resources by Dr. David O’Brien on culture, its measurement, economics in the context of central government decision-making.
On the need for economic valuation http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/2011/01/31/arts-and-culture-economic-value-in-time-of-austerity/#more-7111 And its limits ...
Report on "Understanding Watershed’s Role in...
A very good report from the International Futures Forum on the ability to help people who fund the arts develop better policies if we use ecological thinking to understand how the arts work in society and in the economy.
http://www.watershed.co.uk/sites/default/files/publications/2011-03-15/Watershed_IFF_Report_online.pdf
Investing in culture and communities- the social...
We would like to share with you a very interesting report looking at the impacts of participation in heritage at the museum. http://eastanglianlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Investing-in-culture-and-communities-SROI-at-MEAL-MB-Assoc-2010.pdf
Summer Conference updates
This summer’s conference for Participation and Engagement in the Arts will take place on Tuesday the 26th June 2012 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in Wakefield: http://www.ysp.co.uk/contact-us. The cost for taking part in is £50 full fee /£30 student and other concessions.
The conference is hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University in Association with Cultural...
New article from one of our earlier speakers
New Model Visual: Arts Institutions and Social Engagement
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_social_work/research/pru/files/wzw_nmi_report.pdf
This study asks how socially engaged visual arts practice can change individuals and communities – or put it another way: what are the ingredients of transformation through the arts.
November 2011
3 posts
Leila Jancovich's new article on Engagement and...
New article on Engagement and participation policy now out in Cultural Trends. We are interested in all your opinions on the article, so we look forward to generating any discussions topic-related on our blog, so please feel free to leave your comments.
The article can be downloaded at the link below: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2011.589708. Leila Jancovich (2011): Great art for everyone?...
EPIC AWARDS: Showcasing excellence in the amateur...
“Excellence and quality of art forms is at the heart of the sector. It is therefore important to recognise the value of the sector as a core part of the broader arts ecology which is driven by creative practice, both in relation to keeping traditional art forms alive and developing new and innovative creative products.” Our Creative and Talent: the voluntary and amateur arts in...
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARTICIPATION AND...
The registration for the fifth event in our Participation & Engagement in the Arts seminar series on “The Role Of Technology In Participation And Engagement In The Arts” is now open.
Places are free, but limited. In order to attend the seminar series, please contact us on participationandengagement-arts@leedsmet.ac.uk to reserve your place as soon as possible. This session is hosted by...
September 2011
2 posts
Another great seminar and our Summer conference...
Thanks to everyone who attended our event this week, hosted by the Institute of Cultural Capital and held at the Art & Design Academy in Liverpool. We enjoyed fantastic presentations from James Doeser, Research & Knowledge Officer at Arts Council England; Dr Abigail Gilmore, Director of the Centre for Arts Management & Cultural Policy at the University of Manchester; Sarah Thornton,...
Seminar 4- the role place & geography play in...
Our fourth event is taking place on Tuesday 20th September, 1-5pm and we are delighted that it will be hosted by the Institute of Cultural Capital at the Art & Design Academy, Liverpool John Moores University.
The session will focus on place and geography and their relationship to levels of arts engagement in both urban and rural areas. We are looking forward to presentations from Dr Abigail...
May 2011
2 posts
Any more thoughts?
As it will be a while before the group meet in person again (September!), we would very much like to know if Wednesday’s session raised any further questions, thoughts, musings or issues for you?
And do you plan to implement anything learnt on Wednesday in your own work? If so, how?
Please post below with any further comments or feel free to propose further topics for discussion.
Thanks
Seminar 3 - Psychological levers and barriers
Our third event took place this week at Old Broadcasting House in Leeds.
The day focussed on exploring the psychological levers and barriers to participation and engagement in the arts, with presentations from Phil Russell at Hoot, Toby Lowe at Helix Arts, Ruth Melville at the Institute of Cultural Capital, Dr Myna Trustram of Renaissance North West and Professor Lynn Froggett from the...
April 2011
1 post
'Taking Part' six years on
According to Arts Professional Magazine(http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=5588&issue=235) the new figures released from the taking part survey show that “six years of audience development work has not upped engagement levels” in England, despite claims to the contrary by the Arts Council.
We would like people to join us in considering
1) What evidence do we...
March 2011
3 posts
Welcome to our new blog & News of next event
Welcome to the new Knowledge Exchange Network blog. We will be using this space to post all resources from the seminar programme, news of future events, a list of Network members and links relevant to our focus of participation and engagement in the arts across the North of England.
We will also like this blog to act as a forum for discussion between seminars.
Please contact us if you want to...
Seminar 2 - Class, Ethnicity & Taste
21 January 2011
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Hosted with the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change, University of Manchester/Open University and the Institute for Cultural Practices, University of Manchester
The second seminar of the Knowledge Exchange Network on participation and engagement in the arts took place on Friday 21st January at Contact Theatre in Manchester, with Contact and...
Seminar 1 - An introduction to the Network
23 September 2010
Broadcasting Place, Leeds Metropolitan University
The first meeting of our new Knowledge Exchange Network on participation and engagement in the arts took place on the 23rd September, with over 50 people in attendance including academics from 10 universities, cultural policy makers from the Arts Council and local authorities and a large number of practitioners from...