National Knowledge Exchange Network on participation and engagement in the arts
Lead Research Organisation:
Leeds Beckett University
Department Name: Carnegie Faculty
Abstract
This project has been encouraged by the success of a regional network that has been running since 2009 in the North of England. The network has been co-ordinated by Leeds Metropolitan University and supported by Arts Council England. The initiative received good feedback from participants and high quality papers were presented at regional seminars.
The current project will develop this initiative at national level through knowledge exchange between academics, policy makers and practitioners. It will share new and existing research through a series of multi disciplinary seminars (drawn from arts policy and management, sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology and human geography among others). In addition research will be disseminated through an online resource. The aim will be to explore the relevance of research on cultural participation to broader public policy, in fields including health and wellbeing, youth policy, social inclusion and community development.
One of the outcomes of the project will be to define a new training agenda for people working in socially engaged artistic practice, cultural management and policy, in relation to the broader public policy areas mentioned earlier. The project also aims to inform policy through exchange between network participants and the Arts Council England, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and local authorities, and raise the profile of cultural participation for public policy makers more generally, thus contributing to the development of policy for a more vibrant and fairer society
The links between cultural participation and the public policy going beyond the cultural sector are at present under researched and the project aims to begin to fill this knowledge gap.
One issue we will pay particular attention to for new research is that of cold and hot spots of cultural participation, which are directly correlated with geographical patterns of socio-economc inequality. Arts Council England (ACE) are in the process of setting up a special fund called Creative People and Places, to address the problem of low participation in these cold spots. We plan to work in partnership with ACE to deliver a research seminar in one of the pilot locations identified by the Arts Council and disseminate new research into the impact of the Creative People and Places initiative.
Other seminars will explore:
1) the links between cultural participation and participatory decison making in public policy
2) the international dimension of research on cultural participation and its policy implications
3) the connections between cultural participation and selected fields of public policy making
4) trends and research with a focus on emerging issues such as technological change, young people's values and lifestyles, and issues around intercultural exchange and hybridity.
The current project will develop this initiative at national level through knowledge exchange between academics, policy makers and practitioners. It will share new and existing research through a series of multi disciplinary seminars (drawn from arts policy and management, sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology and human geography among others). In addition research will be disseminated through an online resource. The aim will be to explore the relevance of research on cultural participation to broader public policy, in fields including health and wellbeing, youth policy, social inclusion and community development.
One of the outcomes of the project will be to define a new training agenda for people working in socially engaged artistic practice, cultural management and policy, in relation to the broader public policy areas mentioned earlier. The project also aims to inform policy through exchange between network participants and the Arts Council England, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and local authorities, and raise the profile of cultural participation for public policy makers more generally, thus contributing to the development of policy for a more vibrant and fairer society
The links between cultural participation and the public policy going beyond the cultural sector are at present under researched and the project aims to begin to fill this knowledge gap.
One issue we will pay particular attention to for new research is that of cold and hot spots of cultural participation, which are directly correlated with geographical patterns of socio-economc inequality. Arts Council England (ACE) are in the process of setting up a special fund called Creative People and Places, to address the problem of low participation in these cold spots. We plan to work in partnership with ACE to deliver a research seminar in one of the pilot locations identified by the Arts Council and disseminate new research into the impact of the Creative People and Places initiative.
Other seminars will explore:
1) the links between cultural participation and participatory decison making in public policy
2) the international dimension of research on cultural participation and its policy implications
3) the connections between cultural participation and selected fields of public policy making
4) trends and research with a focus on emerging issues such as technological change, young people's values and lifestyles, and issues around intercultural exchange and hybridity.
Planned Impact
This proposal builds on the successes of a regional knowledge exchange network, which has already had significant impact in terms of connecting academics, policy makers and practitioners in the North of England. Membership currently includes
- over a dozen universities,
- local authority and Arts Council officers,
- individual artists and representatives from large scale arts organizations,
This model will be built on nationally to ensure that the impact is felt far beyond academia. In particular impact will be achieved in the following ways
- Engaging practitioners in areas of low engagement. This will be achieved through linking up with local authority and locally based networks to target people to attend seminars who do not normally engage with academia,
- Ensuring knowledge exchange has a legacy locally. This will be achieved by ensuring maximum buy in from local communities by co-producing events with partners in the different locations
- Facilitating virtual debate between seminars via an online resource and blog. This will be achieved through promoting the network through other networks and social media
The project will impact on policy makers, by
1) providing opportunites for knowledge exchange across policy areas through physical and virtual networking
2) sharing knowledge on initiatives in the cultural field which mobilise wider participation by developing and diseminating research through seminars, conferences, publication and online resource
2) encouraging greater understanding across sectors by engineering encounters and exchanges between pubic policy makers, academics and practitioners
3) generating a more detailed understanding of geographical areas characterised by low levels of participation, by working in collaboration with areas of social deprivation funded to develop participation and engagement through the Arts Council's Creative People and Places initiative.
The project will impact on the academic community by
1) providing an opportunity to engage with interdisciplinary work through access to research through seminars, conferences, publication and on line resources
2) widening perspectives and contacts with a view to initaiting new research through networking with policy makers and practitioners through seminars in UK and overseas
3) offering opportunities to present new research findings at seminars, conferences, publication and onlne resource
4) providing opportunties for creative discussion at seminars and conferences
The project will impact on practitioners by
1) improve understanding of public policy priorities thus contributing to the possibility of gaining greater financial sustainability by providing networking and training opportunites
2) providing an invaluable opportunity for reflection and contextualisation of practice by sharing knowledge and supporting case study research on practice
The project will impact on the general public by
1) training in good practice and thereby enhancing the effectiveness of engagement workers in neighbourhood planning, health services, youth and community development projects and grassroots arts initiatives;
2) creating templates to improve the methodology for soliciting and gathering creative ideas from people about public services in any field and creating a better model for public engagement
3) sharing research that helps develop broader understanding on how to deal with the problem of involving marginalised groups in public life, especially in areas of social and economic deprivation
- over a dozen universities,
- local authority and Arts Council officers,
- individual artists and representatives from large scale arts organizations,
This model will be built on nationally to ensure that the impact is felt far beyond academia. In particular impact will be achieved in the following ways
- Engaging practitioners in areas of low engagement. This will be achieved through linking up with local authority and locally based networks to target people to attend seminars who do not normally engage with academia,
- Ensuring knowledge exchange has a legacy locally. This will be achieved by ensuring maximum buy in from local communities by co-producing events with partners in the different locations
- Facilitating virtual debate between seminars via an online resource and blog. This will be achieved through promoting the network through other networks and social media
The project will impact on policy makers, by
1) providing opportunites for knowledge exchange across policy areas through physical and virtual networking
2) sharing knowledge on initiatives in the cultural field which mobilise wider participation by developing and diseminating research through seminars, conferences, publication and online resource
2) encouraging greater understanding across sectors by engineering encounters and exchanges between pubic policy makers, academics and practitioners
3) generating a more detailed understanding of geographical areas characterised by low levels of participation, by working in collaboration with areas of social deprivation funded to develop participation and engagement through the Arts Council's Creative People and Places initiative.
The project will impact on the academic community by
1) providing an opportunity to engage with interdisciplinary work through access to research through seminars, conferences, publication and on line resources
2) widening perspectives and contacts with a view to initaiting new research through networking with policy makers and practitioners through seminars in UK and overseas
3) offering opportunities to present new research findings at seminars, conferences, publication and onlne resource
4) providing opportunties for creative discussion at seminars and conferences
The project will impact on practitioners by
1) improve understanding of public policy priorities thus contributing to the possibility of gaining greater financial sustainability by providing networking and training opportunites
2) providing an invaluable opportunity for reflection and contextualisation of practice by sharing knowledge and supporting case study research on practice
The project will impact on the general public by
1) training in good practice and thereby enhancing the effectiveness of engagement workers in neighbourhood planning, health services, youth and community development projects and grassroots arts initiatives;
2) creating templates to improve the methodology for soliciting and gathering creative ideas from people about public services in any field and creating a better model for public engagement
3) sharing research that helps develop broader understanding on how to deal with the problem of involving marginalised groups in public life, especially in areas of social and economic deprivation
Publications
Jancovich L
(2016)
Building local capacity in the arts
in Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Jancovich L
(2015)
The participation myth
in International Journal of Cultural Policy
| Description | The grant has developed a climate of collaboration between academia and practice, across different public policy areas by creating a knowledge exchange network of over 500 members: approximately 50 policy makers, 100 academics, 200 arts practitioners and 150 other members from different sectors, ranging from the NHS, local authority commissioners, the voluntary sector and others 2) the network has disseminated new research to a wider audience, contributing to the development of practice in industry, by delivering a seminar series on a range of issues relating to issues of increasing participation. These have taken place in areas identified as having low levels of engagement in government surveys. All were developed in partnership with other public sector organisations. In total 220 people attended and over 20 papers were presented. Presentations and related literature were also made available online (http://www.culturalparticipation.co.uk/previous-events-and-seminars) 3) achieved the aim of disseminating new research more widely and creating the climate of collaboration by developing an online resource to disseminate research in this area (www.participationandengagement-arts.co.uk). This houses presentations from seminars, blog discussions between seminars and approximately 100 links to research reports. Mapping of website users began in October 2013. Since then it has received nearly 4000 hits, with people viewing information on sessions and downloading research documents. In addition we now have an active twitter feed @artsken to direct traffic to the website and promote activities. This has over 400 followers and retweets have an average reach of 10,000 per month. 4) Developing links between academia and practice by developing and accrediting a CPD programme including the following modules - Participatory Decision Making - Culture-Based Local Development; - Planning and Evaluation; - International Perspectives on Cultural Participation. 4) A new masters has been accredited at University of Leeds in Audience, Engagement, Participation |
| Exploitation Route | As demonstrated above the network of 500 members has had significant impact; connecting academics, policy makers and practitioners across England, with growing interest from overseas, demonstrated by our invitation to host an international conference in Holland as a wider impact of the programme. The opportunity to engage with people from different sectors and disciplines, has both advanced understanding and provided opportunities for collaborations in new research and provided an outlet for this research to be disseminated to a wider audience beyond academia. By working across disciplines it has increased knowledge and understanding among arts academics and practitioners about other policy areas, such as health and well being, social equity and diversity, as well as introduced those from other sectors to how the arts may address their issues. The inclusion of policy makers within the network supports wider social and policy impacts, demonstrated by the invitation for the PI to sit on the national steering committee for Creative People and Places and become an Arts Council Assessor. Links with Involve, Royal Society for the Arts and the NHS have also been developed through the programme. The international conferences which were delivered as a longer term impact of the funding attracted 150 delegates and 30 papers were presented. On a local level hosting the seminar series in local areas with limited academic or arts infrastructure built local capacity in areas of low participation. Going forward it is hoped that the CPD and Masters programme will further build capacity among practitioners with research informed training. It has already led to further international collaborations on conferences and events as well as new research partnerships |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | http://www.culturalparticipation.co.uk/ |
| Description | Through the planned activities of 5 seminars, an e-newlsetter and an online research resource we have had an impact on practice by stimulating thinking both within the arts and other parts of the public sector (eg health, public engagement, voluntary services), with over 200 people attending seminars, 500 hits per month on the website and 500 members signed up to the network mailing list. In addition we have had an impact on knowledge exchange between practitioners, academics and policy makers through the programming of seminars to include speakers from each of the target groups. All these activities have also stimulated requests for further information and future activity This has resulted in spin offs including a CPD programme to further support skills development, and a new masters in Audiences, Engagement, Particiation. The network delivered 3 international conferences for sharing knowledge and stimulating thinking through international comparative research, and participated in 2 other conferences. It has also delivered 3 special edition journals. In addition the PI has had several journal articles published giving wider academic impact to the work and has gone on to receive follow on funding for further research. The PI and CI have also been invited internationally to do key note presentations related to the work and been interviewed in the press. The programme has had an impact on society by working with policy makers in areas of low engagement/investment in arts and academia to build the capacity of local people This had the spin off of, resulting in one collaborative research programme in Doncaster, generating an additional £35000 research income and influencing policy making through being invited to sit on the national steering committee for the £37 million Creative People and Places fund and additional funding income of £10,000 from the British Academcy and £250000 from AHRC. A funding bid for further research has been submitted to AHRC, which was unfortunately unsuccessful. As a further impact of the funding we were invited to host a national conference for Arts Council England, titled PEOPLE, PLACE, POWER which took place in September 2016. The PI was also invited to Denmark in summer 2016 to advise the evaluation team of AARHUS 2017 Capital of Culture and has since given 2 key note speeches in the country and written a report for the Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture team. This research is influencing practitioners in Denmark |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Creative People and Places |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | This has seen £37 million invested in areas of high deprivation, improving access to the arts as well as involving communities in designing local cultural provision. This in turn has built local capacity of individuals and community assocations |
| URL | http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/creative-people-and-places-fu... |
| Description | Membership of Leeds 2023 Engagement group |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | WE developed the engagement strategy for the capital of culture bid |
| Description | Membership of steering committee for Creative Civic Change |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | This is a multi million pound initiative involving a number of trusts and foundations in funding a programme aimed at used culture and creativity to bring a about change in communities, by involving the community directly in decision making. Benefits include changing public attitudes, community cohesion and skills development |
| URL | http://localtrust.org.uk/our-work/creative-civic-change/ |
| Description | AHRC Early Career |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/R008760/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | British Academy/Leverhulme Small grants |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | SG152506 |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | Grants for the Arts |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 20678397 |
| Organisation | Arts Council England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Innovation fund |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Research funding |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Leeds Beckett University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Collaborative research on participation in European Capitals of Culture |
| Organisation | Aarhus University |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 2 Key note presentations 6 week research residency |
| Collaborator Contribution | Hosting of residency Co-authorship of paper |
| Impact | Rethink Participation - report for Aarhus 2017 team Jancovich and Hansen (2018) Rethinking Participation, in Aarhus Rethinking participation in the Aarhus as European Capital of Culture 2017 project Cultural Trends Volume 27, 2018 - Issue 3 themed section in Journal of Participations - Dec 2018 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | International participation network |
| Organisation | Aarhus University |
| Department | Aarhus University Research Foundation |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I was member of Scientific Committee for a conference in each location, I have been asked to write a book chapter for a forthcoming collection |
| Collaborator Contribution | A collaborator from Denmark will visit my institution for 2 months this autumn where we will work on a joint funding bid |
| Impact | Planned international network |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | International participation network |
| Organisation | Zaklada Kultura nova, Croatia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was member of Scientific Committee for a conference in each location, I have been asked to write a book chapter for a forthcoming collection |
| Collaborator Contribution | A collaborator from Denmark will visit my institution for 2 months this autumn where we will work on a joint funding bid |
| Impact | Planned international network |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | People, Place, Power conference and publication |
| Organisation | A New Direction |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Coordinating a national conference and special edition journal |
| Collaborator Contribution | Financial contribution Member of conference steering committee |
| Impact | Special edition of Journal of Arts and communities |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Right Up Our Street, Doncaster |
| Organisation | darts, doncaster |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | As a direct result of the work I undertook for this grant I am now collaborating with a consortium of arts organisations, chaired by DARTS community arts, acting as a critical friend advising them on development of a £3 million pound project aims at increasing participation in the arts in Doncaster. As a research output I am also collaborating on the writing and dissemination of the evaluation of the programme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaborators are not only involved in the delivery of the programme but also in the collection of all research data, in the form of public surveys, focus groups, statistical data on attedance and interviews with partners |
| Impact | Outputs will include papers to be written in 2015-16 |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Arts Participation and the Health & Well-being Agenda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This is the second in a series of 5 seminars,this time with a focus on connecting the arts sector and NHS practitioners to share research models on well being. 57 people working in arts and health attended and the presentations were uploaded to our online resource Increased membership of network. Interest in presentations uploaded to online resource |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.participationandengagement-arts.co.uk |
| Description | Arts Participation, Volunteering and The Big Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was the fourth of our seminars and 47 people attended to examine how capacity building and volunteering can improve the sustainability. This brought togehter people from the voluntary sector, policy makers and artists Presentations were uploaded to the online resource Increased membership of the network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Arts, Craft & Rural Participation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This is the 4 of our seminar series and 37 people examining engagement in rural settings and the importance of the crafts. Presentations were uploaded to the online resource Increased interest in the network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Ask the audience |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This event was additional to planned activity and opened to the general public. It sold out quickly to over 100 delegates. This interactive session, including a question time panel, explored the case for different funding choices in the arts. The debate was followed by a public vote using an interactive board game, especially designed for the event. The session led to development of an interactive board game on arts funding which is used in undergraduate teaching. There have been requests for the session to be held in other locations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I prsented the talk to a packed room of over 50 people at the confernece plus was invited by the Minister for Culture of Colombia to present at a public event to over 500 people The talk sparked heated dsicussion about my research and potential future collaborations The paper from the conference has been adapted for publication I have developed a number of potential research partners I was able to invite speakers from Colombia to the conference I ran in Utrecht |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Breaking the fourth wall |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | My talk sparked discussion about future collaboration between myself and Danish academics I have been invited to submit a research proposal to University of Aarhus to contribute to their work as 2017 Capital of Culture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | CPD |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A survey of CPD needs was undertaken with the membership through an online survey and evaluation forms at seminars This will be delivered as a legacy of this project in 2014-15 to achieve the aim of contributing to the development of practice. The four modules are on: - Participatory Decision Making - Culture-Based Local Development; - Planning and Evaluation; - International Perspectives on Cultural Participation. Approval of 4 CPD short courses with accreditation points at masters level Delivery of successful CPD programme on participatory decision making in September 2014 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Co-production & co-design in the arts and in public services |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was the final session in the planned seminar series and provided those working in the arts the opportunity to engage with debates and practices in other areas of the public sector. It also offered those working in other areas the chance to explore how cultural activity may help them deliver other objectives. Increased network membership |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Diversion symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | My key note prompted lively debate in the room and has led to follow up discussions Challenged thinking of practitioners and policy makers to do involve the public in decision making |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://followthediversion.weebly.com/symposium.html |
| Description | Engagement panel for Leeds 2023 bid for capital of culture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited member of engagement group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://leeds2023.co.uk |
| Description | International Perspectives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | As an outcome from the network we were invited to co-host an international conference in Utrecht which engaged over 150 delegates and 30 people presented papers. Special edition journal of Arts and Communities planned and 12 papers submitted for peer review |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | International exchange programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 3 way exchange programme between UK/Denmark and Croaita including workshops in each destination |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://events.au.dk/takepartseminar2019/programme.html |
| Description | Issues of citizenship and cultural participation in European urban cultural policies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Key note presentation at conference on 'Cultural Policy in Cities' in Vienna Increased interest in the network from international partners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Key note at Local education arts partnership conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Provocation on participatory governance to network of local education arts parternships |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Key note at conference of European Culture Houses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 100 industry professionals attending a conference to explore new ways of increasing public engagement in their services |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://encc.eu/sites/default/files/2017-05/Reccord%202017%20final.pdf |
| Description | Key note speaker at PhD summer school |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I gave a key note presentation on the importance of participation and participatory research to approximately 25 international PhD students, from a range of disciplines, from arts, social science and medicine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Key note to Take Part Network in Denmark |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I provided a provocation to about 50 people, including academics and practitioners, at the launch of a new network on participation in Denmark |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://projekter.au.dk/en/take-part/ |
| Description | Keynote to delegation of Danish Libraries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I organised a field trip and gave a presentation to a delegation of Danish visitors on participation in cultural organisations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Media interviews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The PI has been in the press talking about the network on numerous occasions including articles in Arts Professional, The Guardian, and interviews for Radio Sheffield and Radio France, Increased profile of the PI and the network Increased debate about issues of participation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015 |
| Description | On line resource |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | an online resource was developed to house presentations from seminars, blog discussions between seminars and share related research. This holds the twenty presentations from seminars, plus approximately 100 links to research reports. Mapping of website users began in October 2013. Since then it has received nearly 4000 hits, with people viewing information on sessions and downloading research documents. In addition we now have an active twitter feed @artsken to direct traffic to the website and promote activities. This has over 400 followers and retweets have an average reach of 10,000 per month. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015 |
| URL | http://www.participationandengagement-arts.co.uk |
| Description | Participatory decision making |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was the first of the planned 5 seminars planned as part of this funding proposal. 39 people attended, including academics, policy makers and practitioners to investigate models of participatory decision making. The 4 presentations delivered were also shared via our online resource Network membership increased As a result the Principal investigator, is working on a 3 year action research project in Doncaster where the seminar took place The postgraduate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course on participatory decision making, which was developed as an outcome of this was first delivered in September 2014 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.participationandengagement-arts.co.uk |
| Description | The Participation Myth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented a paper to a group of approximately 30 people which sparked questions and discussion both within the session and afterwards After my talk I was invited to visit Denmark to explore future collaborative research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Who Decides |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was invited as coordinator of the network funded here to make a key note presentation to industry practitioners in the Canary Islands. This sparked questions and discussion After the presentation the coordinator of the network in the Canaries said they would be doing further work on the issues I presented |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |