Measuring the changes: how can a perceived cultural mega-event evidence its “value”? Insights from implementing evaluation methodologies for Coventry 2021

Mark Scott; Jonothan  Neelands; Haley Beer; Ila Bharatan; Tim  Healey; Nick Henry; Si Chun Lam; Richard Tomlins

doi:10.1108/AAM-08-2021-0042

Measuring the changes: how can a perceived cultural mega-event evidence its “value”? Insights from implementing evaluation methodologies for Coventry 2021

Mark Scott, Jonothan Neelands, Haley Beer, Ila Bharatan, Tim Healey, Nick Henry, Si Chun Lam, Richard Tomlins

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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	https://doi.org/10.1108/AAM-08-2021-0042
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2024

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'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].'

Funding

The authors acknowledge the support of the Coventry City of Culture Trust and Coventry City Council in providing data and access for the writing of this paper. Since acceptance of this article, the following author(s) have updated their affiliation(s): Ila Bharatan is at the University of Liverpool Management School and Si Chun Lam is at the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Funders	Funder number
Coventry City of Culture Trust
Coventry City Council
University of Liverpool Management School
Arts and Humanities Research Council	AH/W008769/1

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

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Measuring the changes: how can a perceived cultural mega-event evidence its “value”? Insights from implementing evaluation methodologies for Coventry 2021

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