Corporate sponsors look for arts events and organisations that fulfil corporate objectives

This research was conducted by Normand Turgeon and Francois Colbert at HEC Montreal, Canada

Summary

This paper sets out a model to illuminate and explain the ways in which corporations decide to sponsor arts events or organisations. Even by 1992 the authors confidently stated that the 'days of sponsorship decisions being …

By | 16 April 2014 |

People like performances with large casts and small ticket prices

This research was conducted by Kristien Werck and Bruno Heyndels at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Summary

This paper tries to explain what motivated people to attend the theatre in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. A sense of artistic growth and development in recent decades has been accompanied by steadily declining audience …

By | 14 April 2014 |

Using participatory decision-making in the arts

This research was conducted by Leila Jancovich at Leeds Beckett University, UK

Summary

This paper looked at ways in which participatory decision-making can bolster the links between arts organisations and their local audiences, particularly those not traditionally engaged in the arts. It looked at two practical examples of participatory decision-making in …

By | 14 April 2014 |

Why do people return to the theatre?

This research was conducted by Margee Hume, Gillian Sullivan Mort, and Hume Winzar at the Griffith Business School, Australia [Now at the University of South Queensland, Australia]

Summary

This paper looked at what motivated customers to return to performing arts venues. The researchers found that about two-thirds of people were looking …

By | 11 April 2014 |

How do people decide whether or not to visit a museum?

This research was conducted by Christine Burton, Jordan Louviere and Louise Young at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Summary

The paper outlines an experiment conducted amongst museum visitors in Australia to discover how people made decisions about what actions to take and (in this case) whether or not to visit …

By | 11 April 2014 |

Children can be key decision-makers in whether or not families visit museums

This research was conducted by Kai-Lin Wu, Kirsten Holmes and John Tribe at the University of Surrey, UK and Curtin University, Australia

Summary

This paper reports the findings from research into how and why families decide to visit museums. The research is based on interviews with museum-goers in Taiwan. The interviews …

By | 11 April 2014 |