This blog features a series of posts that demonstrate the varied activities, experiences and evaluation results connected with Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 (UK CoC 2021). It considers the lessons learned that can be shared with future cultural mega-events, as well as more local Coventry place-based knowledge exchange.
Research is Central to City of Culture: the report outlines the importance of research for future title holders and organisers of cultural mega-events.
Originally published in Arts Professional magazine.
Authors: Jonothan Neelands and Jacqueline Hodgson
Cities of Culture: A Model of Evaluation is a chapter taken from the Key Cities Culture and Place in Britain report that represents 27 urban centres/cities, including Coventry.
The chapter considers Coventry’s approach to monitoring and evaluating Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.
Chapter/blog author: Nick Henry
Evaluating large-scale cultural events looks back at both Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 and Birmingham Festival 2022 and provides five keys to successful evaluation.
Originally published in Arts Professional magazine.
Authors: Katy Raines and Jonothan Neelands
Using culture for creating a greener future for Coventry reflects upon the research undertaken within the Integrating the Environment focus study.
Originally published on the Coventry University Research Blog.
Authors: Dr Jennifer Ferreira, Dr David Bek, Dr Geraldine Brown, Dr Margi Lennartsson-Turner and Dr Jordon Lazell.
The research teams were based at the Coventry University Centre for Business in Society and Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience research centres.
