Abstract
It is well known that culture is a catalyst for change, helping economies respond to societal problems and demands and that culture is where people turn to in moments of crisis. In this case study around designing and implementing evaluation methodologies/frameworks for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, it is suggested that in English public policy and within publicly invested arts there is a maturation of thinking around recognising/measuring the public value of culture including its social value. The purpose of this paper is to chart the recent policy of justifying cultural expenditure with social value claims and highlight challenges for evaluating activity within Coventry UK CoC 2021 as a change in wider policy is taking place.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 78-95 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Arts and the Market |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 29 Sept 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
'This author accepted manuscript is deposited under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) licence. This means that anyone may distribute, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, subject to full attribution. If you wish to use this manuscript for commercial purposes, please contact [email protected].'Keywords
- Cultural policy
- Evaluation methodology
- UK city of culture
- Paradigm shift
- Publicly funded culture
- Place-based initiatives
- Data driven
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Business,Management and Accounting