Abstract
Relative Values is a programme of research set out to construct a new narrative about the socio-economic impacts of cultural activities through a co-created research partnership with arts organisations. Its strategy is to build a system of multidimensional indicators that can calibrate, identify, record, and disseminate elements derived from cultural practices that impact an organisations work within an arts ecosystem. This chapter aims to explore the dynamic of the research process and the impact of performance by one of the partners of the research project: Contact Theatre, in Manchester (UK). The analysis will focus on data that would quantify elements of Contact’s impact on the audience and urban space as well as internal within the organisation. This chapter opens questions not only about how to measure the ecosystemic impact of arts organisations but also tacitly asks where do the boundaries of such ecosystems lie.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Global Creative Ecosystems. |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production |
| Editors | Tarek E. Virani |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd |
| Pages | 153–172 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031339608 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2023 |