Events & Festivals Research, UK Centre for Events Management

1. Shaping thinking in the arts
(News/Latest)

Leila Jancovich recently wrote an influential article for the Arts Professional that examined the future and sustainability of arts festivals. Dowloand a pdf version here This was first published ...

2. Programme for Global Events Congress IV
(Events/Global Events Congress IV)

... for drinks Wednesday, 14th July How sustainable are mega-events really?* Professor Michael C. Hall University of Canterbury, New Zealand Arts festivals and European public culture Dr Monica Sassatelli ...

3. Preliminary Programme for Global Events Congress IV Announced
(News/Latest)

... for drinks Wednesday, 14th July How sustainable are mega-events really?* Professor Michael C. Hall University of Canterbury, New Zealand Arts festivals and European public culture Dr Monica Sassatelli ...

4. Measuring Cultural Value
(News/Latest)

... have several impacts for government, academics and practitioners from the cultural sector. For government the impact will improve the methods used to measure cultural value, whilst arts and cultural practitioners, ...

5. Knowledge exchange programme in participation and engagement in cultural activities
(News/Latest)

The Arts Council are funding Leila Jancovich from the Centre and Professor Franco Bianchini, from the Cultural Planning and Policy Unit in the School of Cultural Studies, to create opportunities for ...

6. Harnessing events for tourism
(News/Latest)

... quality large scale arts events which attract visitors. Leila Jancovich – UKCEM and Coordinator of the Yorkshire Festivals Network, on Arts Council England research to inform capacity building of existing ...

7. European Festival Research Project (EFRP)
(News/Latest)

... governance of arts festivals and to explore international research collaborations.   Two UKCEM colleagues – Dave O’Brien and Anna Richter – made important contributions based on their research on Liverpool, ...

8. Seminar series launched
(News/Latest)

The Centre's research seminar series started this week with two contrasting presentations from new colleagues. Hannah Bruce discussed her experience of action research in arts management, exploring debates ...

9. Welcome
(About Events & Festivals Research/About)

... to sport, the arts, popular culture, tourism and various other fields.   Please contact us if you are interested in any aspect of our work or would like an informal conversation about collaborative projects. ...

10. Keynote Speakers
(Events/Global Events Congress IV)

... of events and festivals Dr Calvin Jones Cardiff University, UK Arts festivals and European public culture Dr Monica Sassatelli University of Sussex, UK How sponsorship works to ...

11. International Master Classes
(Projects/Recent Projects)

... Performing Arts Festival                                             Musical Theatre Festival, Taegu                                           Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Moscow (June 2008) ...

12. Leadership and Governance of Artistic Festivals - Call for Proposals to Present
(Events/Seminar Series)

... (UKCEM) is the largest centre of its kind in the world.  Our team of multi-disciplinary scholars engage in varied projects but specialise in events and festivals research, related to tourism, the arts, ...

13. Recent Projects
(Projects/Recent Projects)

... for local authorities, including Preston City Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Saltaire Festival (Bradford). Youth circus mapping and recommendations for Arts Council England.   Open ...

14. Welcome to Global Events Congress IV: Events and Festivals Research: State of the Art
(Events/Global Events Congress IV)

... concerned with the arts, culture or sport, for example) now proliferate internationally. Moreover, modules on festivals and events have become a common feature of tourism and related courses. The assortment ...

15. Global Events Congress IV - First Announcement
(News/Latest)

... and events as ‘good’ socio-culturally and economically.  There has also been an explosion of university courses. Events management programmes (including specialist provision concerned with the arts, culture ...

16. Shoreditch Trust
(Projects/Recent Projects)

... following: Providing accessible opportunities for fun and enjoyment for all Shoreditch residents; Tackling physical, economic and psychological barriers to arts attendance and in so doing develop ...

17. Yorkshire Festivals Network (YFN)
(Projects/Current Projects)

The Yorkshire Festivals Network (YFN) was developed after consultation with the Arts Council England and other key stakeholders to provide an opportunity for regional festivals to meet and share good practice. ...

18. Event Market Development Project
(Projects/Recent Projects)

... Bolton, British Arts Festival Association on their new research FESTIVALS MEAN BUSINESS, a presentation from Pete Massey, Arts Council England, Yorkshire and a training session on Pay Per Click Technology ...

19. Harnessing Events & Festivals for Tourism

... high quality large scale arts events which attract visitors. Keith Blundell - Head of Tourism, Liverpool City Council, on what the Capital of Culture is doing tourism in the city. Adrian Christy - ...

20. Sydney Olympics Artistic Director at UKCEM

... in collaboration with Circelation, the event was attended by a number of organisations, including the Arts Council of England, Yorkshire Forward, and representatives of London 2012 Olympics, along with ...