Evaluating research related to Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
Evaluating research related to Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
Background Over the past four years we’ve been involved in designing and evaluating both Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 (UK CoC 2021) and Birmingham 2022 Festival, part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. But why evaluate? What benefits does it bring? Apart from the obvious argument of ensuring value for (usually taxpayers’) money, these …
Nick Henry explains how a university-supported place partnership has generated city of culture legacy around research, evaluation and evidence. Background Since its inception in 2009, the UK City of Culture programme has grown into a flagship UK competition for place-based cultural investment. With greater recognition of and competition for the title of UK City of Culture …