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SUMMARY:Groundhog or Hound Dog? Is it time for arts impact evaluation to g
 et a bit more rock and roll? - Dr Douglas Lonie (BOP Consulting) and Nick 
 Wilsdon (National Foundation for Youth Music)
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Conversations about arts impact evaluation can be sluggish and
  repetitive. This is unfortunate since arts programmes provide the opportu
 nity for people to have unique experiences and explore aspects of themselv
 es and the world around them which are\, more often than not\, extraordina
 ry.    \nReflecting on experiences working with hundreds of arts organisat
 ions through the UKs largest music charity\, Youth Music\, Dougie and Nick
  present a case for a more creative and theoretically informed approach to
  arts impact evaluation.  Rather than striving for a universal\, positivis
 t and ‘objective’ independent assessment of the effects of artistic pa
 rticipation we should embrace the opportunities presented by methodologica
 l developments from across the humanities\, social sciences\, and ‘natur
 al’ sciences.  It is in the hands of participants\, artists\, practition
 ers\, and researchers to set the ‘gold standard’ of evaluation.  This 
 should embrace multiple (rigorous) methods and be based on thoughtful anal
 ysis of the many factors at play in arts programmes – at all levels.  \n
 Having trained and supported over 500 organisations in the past five years
  to better understand and engage in thoughtful evaluation\, Dougie and Nic
 k suggest a possible way ahead for a theoretically informed\, bottom-up\, 
 approach to arts impact evaluation.  They suggest it’s time to shake thi
 ngs up\, shift the paradigm and challenge the dominant structures. \n\n*Dr
  Douglas Lonie* is a Consultant for BOP Consulting\, the UK’s leading re
 search organisation for the cultural and creative industries. Before joini
 ng BOP in January 2015\, Douglas was Research and Evaluation Manager for t
 he National Foundation for Youth Music. Douglas has a particular interest 
 in the development of cultural identities\, the impact of cultural partici
 pation on people and society\, and cultural policy. \n\n*Nick Wilsdon* is 
 a Senior Grants & Learning Officer at the National Foundation for Youth Mu
 sic. Previously Nick worked as a freelance musician and sound designer del
 ivering workshops\, training and building bespoke musical instruments.\n
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