Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit

Act One was about whether Coventry City of Culture 2021 is a different and distinct City of Culture model, and if it is, why might this matter?

Act Two was a rich, disruptive, but ultimately crystal-clear discussion about what it means to deliver a mega cultural event in changed times – in a moment of great disruption – when questions of equality, diversity, inclusion now feel paramount, rather than just urgent. What are the lessons from Coventry for all cultural leaders and organisations trying to deliver irreversible change?

Act Three was about what the road ahead needs to look like if we are to meet the challenges expressed in Act Two. What does this mean for our purposes, our practices, our evaluation methods, and for individual acts of creative transgression?

John Knell – Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit Report