section of this audience group is called ‘cultural producers’: tourists who often work in the creative industries and use their cultural travels and consumption as the basis for their own cultural products. Their investments are more significant and put the city on the map.
City marketing strategies like the Capital of Culture programme often only have an impact in the short term
Cultural investments only work if they are embedded in an environment where culture is continually produced and embraced, and if they promote a varied offer. The presence of local cultural creativity is crucial for growing a city’s cultural economy and not the other way around.
This summary is by Stella Toonen from the Cultural Institute at King's
Using the Repertory Grid Technique to consult diverse communities
residents. The researchers found that the technique provided a useful structure, allowing participants to express themselves in their own terms, taking complex ideas and creating a way to navigate through them.
The Repertory Grid Technique creates a map of perceptions
It works as follows: a grid is built around a specific topic (in this case motivations/barriers to attending events in Burngreave); elements are written down and they become what is discussed (in this case the names of events in
The Repertory Grid Technique creates a map of perceptions
It works as follows: a grid is built around a specific topic (in this case motivations/barriers to attending events in Burngreave); elements are written down and they become what is discussed (in this case the names of events in
Music education promotes lifelong engagement with the arts
/ethnicity’. Ultimately, ‘lifelong engagement with music and the arts is one measurable outcome of school-based music education in the United States’ (which could be thought of ‘as the largest audience development enterprise in the nation’).The study used the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts to measure a mixture of specific attendance and participation activitiesThese included ‘attendance at live classical music or opera, live jazz, live theatre, live ballet, or live dance performances
Why people go to pop concerts
distinction) it doesn’t therefore really
offer insight ticket purchasing behaviour.
Live music attendance continues to be popular despite declining sales
of recorded music
People are increasingly aware that
musicians earn more money from live performances than from recorded music. This
may offer a way for those engaged in music piracy ‘to justify their behaviour
in a principled way’. The paper offers some advice for the music industry: to
think about ways to monetise meeting the band in person, and to vary the set
lists and arrangements of the musical acts.
offer insight ticket purchasing behaviour.
Live music attendance continues to be popular despite declining sales
of recorded music
People are increasingly aware that
musicians earn more money from live performances than from recorded music. This
may offer a way for those engaged in music piracy ‘to justify their behaviour
in a principled way’. The paper offers some advice for the music industry: to
think about ways to monetise meeting the band in person, and to vary the set
lists and arrangements of the musical acts.
The different ways that education and income influence arts attendance
. However, ‘although the effect of income is significant, it is much lower than that of education’.The study used data from the 2006 and 2015 modules of the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions in SpainThe survey asked about ‘going to the cinema, attending live performances (concerts, opera, theatre, ballet, dance) and visiting sites of cultural interest (monuments, museums, archaeological sites and galleries)’ and contains a sample of more than 25,000 people in each module. This
Taking art online reaches a new audience and enhances the user experience
This research was conducted by Hasan Bakhshi and David Throsby at the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, UK and Macquarie University, AustraliaSummaryThis paper sets out a conceptual framework for understanding how new technologies are changing the way in which cultural organisations work. The research used this framework to analyse data from surveys taken of both ‘live’ and ‘digital’ audiences for The National Theatre and Tate. In both cases the online audiences were less
Playing music and singing can help your immune system
This research was conducted by Dawn Kuhn at Williamette University, USA
Summary
This paper reports a study which tested whether or not musical activity supports the immune system. The research found that playing music or singing has a much greater effect on supporting the immune system than simply listening to live music, or doing nothing musical at all.
They contrasted active, passive and no participation in musical activities
They took 33 healthy undergraduate students at Williamette
Summary
This paper reports a study which tested whether or not musical activity supports the immune system. The research found that playing music or singing has a much greater effect on supporting the immune system than simply listening to live music, or doing nothing musical at all.
They contrasted active, passive and no participation in musical activities
They took 33 healthy undergraduate students at Williamette
Neighbourhood impacts of arts and culture (Research category)
Neighbourhood impacts of arts and culture include the degree to which people feel they live in a vibrant area as a result of a concentration of cultural assets, the way in which neighbourhoods rely on culture to provide links between residents and communities, and the ways in which culture has been used to regenerate areas of towns and cities.
The summaries in this category are:
The summaries in this category are:
The economic impact of hosting a European Capital of Culture
Maribor itself.
It is common for European Capitals of Culture to claim impacts and benefits either before
or during the event itself.This paper
looked at the overall effects of the designation after 2012. As part of the Capital
of Culture festivities there were over 5,900 events in six Slovenian cities.
It has been
calculated that the total number of visitors and spectators for all the events
both live and digital reached more than 4.45 million people. This study showed there
were 19,461 ‘new
It is common for European Capitals of Culture to claim impacts and benefits either before
or during the event itself.This paper
looked at the overall effects of the designation after 2012. As part of the Capital
of Culture festivities there were over 5,900 events in six Slovenian cities.
It has been
calculated that the total number of visitors and spectators for all the events
both live and digital reached more than 4.45 million people. This study showed there
were 19,461 ‘new
Understanding how movement synchrony shapes infants’ choices
moving toys in either the social (bear) or non-social (box) setting.
Associations between movement synchrony and social behaviour warrant further investigation
Lack of preference in the younger infants could be explained by difficulties perceiving synchronicity, a preference not strong enough to be detected, or a misinterpretation of the social stimulus. Authors suggest that self-propelled movement and stimuli presented live – rather than through video – might in future have a more obvious effect on children’s choices.
This summary is by Anna Kolliakou, King’s Knowledge Exchange Associate
Associations between movement synchrony and social behaviour warrant further investigation
Lack of preference in the younger infants could be explained by difficulties perceiving synchronicity, a preference not strong enough to be detected, or a misinterpretation of the social stimulus. Authors suggest that self-propelled movement and stimuli presented live – rather than through video – might in future have a more obvious effect on children’s choices.
This summary is by Anna Kolliakou, King’s Knowledge Exchange Associate