‘Write this down’
It was the end of a long day. We’d run out of time and the guards needed to get us
Category: Evaluation
This is not a level playing field
Evaluation has become a dominant preoccupation in participatory art in the past generation. It’s a fascinating field, and I’ve played
Some thoughts on monitoring, evaluating and researching culture
Last week, I participated in a round table discussion organised by the Cultural Value Scoping Project at Tate Modern. The
Below the radar
There’s a lot of interest at the moment in the value of culture and cultural value (not the same thing),
A Three Pipe Problem (MCV8)
‘What are you going to do, then?’ I asked. ‘To smoke,’ he answered. ‘It is quite a three pipe problem,
The value of everyday evaluation
‘We all began with the best of intentions, and then ran slap into reality. Very quickly, it was evident that
Quality in community art (MCV7)
The McMaster Review Fashions sometimes change quickly in the arts, and in arts policy too. In July 2007, the then
What is an artist? (MCV6)
On the face of it, it’s an odd question. After all, we know what a baker, a dentist or a
Portraying the change
How can you describe a cultural programme that has extended over 14 years, 9 countries and 3,000 projects? How do
Arts and Health evaluation (MCV5)
Learning about evaluation Fifteen years ago, at the end of Use or Ornament?, I rather naively raised the possibility of
Parliament of Dreams 