BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Columba Systems Ltd//NONSGML CPNG/SpringViewer/ICal Output/3.3- M3//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T094629Z DTSTART:20240917T110000Z DTEND:20240917T150000Z SUMMARY:'Pandemic Culture' Book Launch & Symposium UID:{http://www.columbasystems.com/customers/uom/gpp/eventid/}ods-lxn2uz3 4-3lzfxx DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of discussions and panels celebratin g the launch of the book Pandemic Culture: The Impacts of Covid-19 on th e UK Cultural Sector and Implications for the Future\, published by Manc hester University Press. Help us revisit and reinvestigate local\, regio nal and national impacts and policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis wit hin the cultural sector.\n\nBased on the findings of a 15-month research project led by the Centre for Cultural Value the book offers a rigorous statistical analysis of the impacts of these policy responses and of th e pandemic itself on the cultural workforce across the UK. It also provi des a mixed-methods analysis of cultural organisations and audiences' re sponses to the pandemic.\n\nWe are delighted to host a symposium with th e Centre for Cultural Value to celebrate the publication of this importa nt book analysing cultural policy and sector responses to the Covid-19 p andemic.\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Pa ndemic Culture during the event\, as Manchester University Press will op erate a bookstall at the venue and have kindly provided a discount code\ , which will be sent to attendees before the event.\n\nWho is this event for?\nThe event will be of interest to academics\, practitioners\, poli cymakers and students working in the cultural industries or interested i n cultural policy.\n\nHear from a panel of experts reflecting on the cor e\, recurrent themes that have emerged from the research. There will als o be opportunity to discuss the implications for the sector's future dir ection and future research in the fields of arts management and cultural policy.\n\nAccessibility\nWe want to make the event a positive experien ce for all participants. If you have particular access needs\, please le t us know in advance by providing details of any accessibility needs whe n registering for your ticket or by emailing us at creative@manchester.a c.uk.\n\nConnect with Creative Manchester\nCreative Manchester is an int erdisciplinary research platform based at The University of Manchester. The platform champions research in creativity and creative practice\, br inging together research communities with external stakeholders to explo re new research areas and address strategic opportunities. Please visit the website for more information about Creative Manchester.\n\nRegister here to receive regular updates on upcoming Creative Manchester news\, e vents and funding opportunities. You can also connect with Creative Manc hester via our Twitter\, Facebook\, LinkedIn and Instagram.\n\nConnect w ith the Centre for Cultural Value\nThe Centre for Cultural Value is a re search-driven cultural sector support organisation based at the Universi ty of Leeds. We work to develop a shared understanding of the difference s that arts\, culture and heritage make to people’s lives and society. W e want rigorous research and evaluation of what works and what needs to change to shape cultural policy and practice.\n\nSign up for our monthly newsletter for our latest research\, training and events. You can conne ct with the Centre for Cultural Value via Twitter and LinkedIn.\n\nAbout the speakers\nDave O'Brien is Professor of cultural and creative indust ries at the University of Manchester. Since completing his PhD on urban cultural policy in the Department of Sociology at the University of Live rpool\, he has written extensively on key issues in the cultural and cre ative economy. These include the use of culture in urban regeneration\, how policymakers use evidence\, the stratification of cultural consumpti on\, and inequalities in cultural work. He is the co-author of Culture i s bad for you\, the Panic! report\, the Creative Majority and the Making the Creative Majority report. He has twice been an advisor to the House of Commons’ Culture\, Media and Sport Select Committee inquiries\, and has recently worked with the House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee on their At Risk: Our Creative Future report.\n\n\nAbi Gilmore is Professor of Arts Management & Cultural Policy at the University of Manchester. Her PhD on popular music\, cultural policy and local cultura l management and ensuing research positions have focused on policy-relat ed projects\, including an AHRC funded study of the Millennium Dome\, an ESRC study of Local Music Industries and Economic Development in Liverp ool\, Manchester and Sheffield\, and the development of local cultural s trategies and creative industries mapping. She has also worked in resear ch leadership with cultural sector public bodies in the North West\, inc luding Arts Council England and as the founding Director of the Northwes t Culture Observatory. Current research and policy engagement is part of her current role as UKRI Policy Fellow on Cultural Placemaking and Leve lling Up with the Department for Culture\, Media and Sport\, and a Co-I on the ESRC Strategic Hub for Local Policy Innovation Partnerships\, lea ding the cultural recovery strand.\n\n\nProfessor Ben Walmsley is Dean o f Cultural Engagement at the University of Leeds and was the inaugural D irector of the Centre for Cultural Value. His research encompasses arts management\, arts marketing\, audience studies and cultural policy\, wit h a focus on audience engagement and enrichment. His work also examines change management and leadership in the arts\, as well as capturing and evaluating cultural value. Prior to his academic career\, Ben had 10 yea rs’ experience in arts management\, most recently as Producer at the Nat ional Theatre of Scotland. STATUS:TENTATIVE TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC LOCATION:Space 0\, Contact Theatre\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M156JA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR