Location: Bronte Hall Room 202, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QW

Leila Jancovich is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MSc International Festivals Management.  She also acts as coordinator for the Yorkshire Festivals Network and is a council member for Arts Council England, Yorkshire. Leila worked for 20 years in the arts and festivals sector as a producer, researcher and policy maker.  She has undertaken research and consultancy for Arts Council England, Arts About Manchester, Manchester City Council and numerous arts organisations.  Her research focus is on cultural policy and festivals management.

Current Research Projects

Great Arts for Everyone? An investigation into participatory budgeting in the arts

Coordinator of a Knowledge Exchange Network on participation and engagement in the arts (Arts Council England)

Publications

Jancovich, L (2010) Tipping Point, Arts Professional

Jancovich, L  (2000) Reinventing Ourselves. In Gottlieb, V and Chambers, C (Eds)  Theatre in a  Cool Climate.  Amber Lane Press Jancovich, L  (2006) Food For Thought.  Arts About Manchester 
Jancovich, L  (2007) Airbourne. Arts Council Publications

Recent Research Reports

Conditions of Creativity (Arts Council England 2009)
Evaluation Toolkit (with Create, Scarborough and Yorkshire Festivals Network 2009) 
Evaluation of the I Move Therefore I Am (Cultural Olympiad 2008)

Circus development in the East Midlands (Arts Council England, 2006)

European Urban Theatre Festival, Feasibility Study (Arts Council England 2005)

Business plan for the Manchester International Festival (Manchester City Council, 2004)

Open City report on Commonwealth Games Legacy (Manchester City Council/Arts About Manchester 2003)

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival – Evaluation (2003)

North West Tourism Skills - research on arts training (2003)