The work is being coordinated by Leila Jancovich, from the UK Centre for Events Management, and Professor Franco Bianchini from the Cultural Planning and Policy Unit in the School of Cultural Studies.
The Network will create opportunities for knowledge exchange between cultural researchers, policy makers, managers and practitioners, from across the North of England, to debate key issues around cultural development generally and participation and engagement in particular.
For more information or to join the Network, please contact Isla Brown, Events Assistant on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Details on individual seminars and related resources will be archived below.
Seminar 4
20 Sept 2011
Hosted by the Institute of Cultural Capital
Art & Design Academy, Liverpool
The role place and geography play in levels of arts engagement
Download seminar programme here
Cultural geographies of participation and engagement- why places matter
Dr Abigail Gilmore, Director of the Centre for Arts Management & Cultural Policy,
University of Manchester
Understanding hot & cold spots of arts engagement
James Doeser, Research & Knowledge Officer, Arts Council England
Download here
Addressing place-related challenges and the impact on participation
Sarah Thornton, Artistic Director, Collective Encounters
Download Pt.1 here
Download Pt. 2 here
Download Pt. 3 here
Placing the Rural; a rural perspective on placemaking and social geography
Dr Ian Hunter, Project Director & Lead Artist, LITTORAL
Download Creative Rural Communities report here
We are also delighted to announce our upcoming conference on participation and engagement in the arts, to be held in July 2012 at Leeds Metropolitan University and in association with Cultural Trends. A call for papers can be downloaded here.
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Seminar 3
25 May 2011
Old Broadcasting Place, Leeds
Psychological levers and barriers to participation and engagement in the arts
The third seminar 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 International School of Communities, Rights & Inclusion at UCLAN. Workshops followed where the group enjoyed the chance to discuss the key issues collaboratively and to share their own experiences on the topic.
Again, Over 50 were in attendance from arts organisations, local authorities, Arts Council England and regional universities, with many having attended all events so far.
We also announced that, in Summer 2012, the series will culminate in a one day conference in association with the journal Cultural Trends (Routledge).
Presentations available for download below
How to dance like no-one's looking
Phill Russell, Creative Director
Hoot
Download here (PDF 341kb)
Exploring the well-being impact of being a Liverpool Community Cultural Champion
Ruth Melville, Honorary Research Fellow
Institute of Cultural Capital
Download here (PDF 444kb)Finding cultural forms for personal experience:a psychosocial perspective on how museums engage participantsDr Myna Trustram, Renaissance North WestProfessor Lynn Froggett, UCLAN
Download here pt 1Download here pt2Download here pt3
Participatory Arts & Narrative Construction
Toby Lowe, Chief Executive
Helix Arts
Download here (PDF 538kb)
Seminar 2
21 January 2011
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Issues of class, ethnicity and taste and how they impact on the participation and engagement debate
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 the University of Manchester as UKCEM's partner hosts.
The focus of the day was how issues of class, ethnicity and taste impact on the participation and engagement debate. Presentations were given by Baba Israel, Artistic Director of Contact Theatre, who discussed creating a collaborative and open platform for programming and producing and from Professor Mike Savage from the University of York who presented the findings of his research into the relationships between class and cultural taste.
The Network continues to provoke lively group discussion and, again, attracted over 50 university academics, cultural policy makers from the Arts Council and local authorities and practitioners; from individual artists to representatives from some of the North's largest institutions.
Presentations and video resources available to download below.
Seminar agenda- Download here (PDF. 37 kb)
Welcome and introduction to the Network for new members
Leila Jancovich, Senior Lecturer
UK Centre for Events Management, Leeds Metropolitan University
Download here (PDF. 155 kb)
Patterning of cultural taste and participation in the UK
Professor Mike Savage, Department of Sociology, University of York
Download here (PDF. 918 kb)
The Pitch Party: Creating a collaborative and open platform for programming and producing
Baba Israel, Artistic Director, Contact Theatre
Joined by Alex Browning of Contact's Young Programming & Producing Team
Video resource: (HD versions will be available shortly)
Pt. 1
Pt. 2
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Pt. 3
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With thanks to support from Dr Andrew Miles, Senior Research Fellow, ESRC Centre for Research on Socio- Cultural Change (CRESC) and Dr Abigail Gimore, Director of the Centre for Arts Management & Cultural Policy, University of Manchester.
Useful links:
Centre for Arts Management & Cultural Policy
Home Page: http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/artsmanagement/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/muampp
Blog: http://culturalpractice.wordpress.com/category/centre-for-arts-management-and-cultural-policy/
Centre for Research on Socio- Cultural Change (CRESC)
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Seminar 1
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 individual artists to representatives from some of the North's largest institutions.
Presentations were given by Leila Jancovich, from the UK Centre for Events Management, and Professor Franco Bianchini from the Cultural Planning and Policy Unit in the School of Cultural Studies alongside a guest lecture from Dr Andrew Miles, Senior Research Fellow, ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC), The University of Manchester followed by lively workshops exploring different factors influencing participation and engagement in the arts.
Presentations and resources available to download below.
Issues in participation and engagement in the Arts
Presented by Leila Jancovich, Senior Lecturer
UK Centre for Events Management, Leeds Metropolitan University
Download here (PDF. 171 kb)
Meanings and politics within participation
Presented by Dr Andrew Miles, Senior Research Fellow,
ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC),
The University of Manchester
Download here (PDF. 247 kb)
Introduction to the workshop sessions
Presented by Professor Franco Bianchini, Professor of Cultural Planning & Policy
School of Cultural Studies
Faculty of Arts, Environment & Technology, Leeds Metropolitan University
Download here (PDF. 79 kb)
