The Bluecoat, Liverpool, and social mobility, 1960s to present

利物浦的Bluecoat艺术中心是一座建筑和组织，牢牢地依偎在这座城市的艺术场景中。蓝帽、城市和艺术流动性之间的具体关系还没有得到充分的研究。这项研究将剖析自20世纪60年代以来蓝帽在城市中的作用及其背景。访谈将补充这一研究领域的不足。20世纪60年代以来的广泛变化创造了不同的时刻，在这些时刻，重要的是考虑与现代的差异和相似之处，以创造积极的变化并增加获得艺术的机会。衡量艺术中的社会流动性一直是当代研究中的一个热门研究课题。这项研究得出的一个关键结论是，在英国，社会弱势群体在艺术领域的代表性一直偏低。在改变这些情况之前，需要揭露阻碍人们接触艺术的有形影响，同时需要想出与不平等作斗争的适当方法。Bluecoat将作为一个案例研究，通过它将对鼓励弱势背景参与的情况进行深入的建设性分析。尽管有大量的社会流动性研究，但它在艺术中的应用需要一种量身定做的方法，以适应围绕就业和进入艺术的独特环境--例如自由职业和社区艺术。这个项目的时间范围从20世纪60年代到现在。长期时间尺度的好处是可以衡量随时间的变化和连续性。在整个二十世纪，英国的社会阶层结构因政治和经济事件而被重塑。随着更高的就业水平和更好的教育机会，传统的结构已经被侵蚀，这扩大了人们在阶级系统内流动的机会。这项研究的背景是丰富的，它可以积极地用于政策制定领域。我的研究将涉及1)社会阶层如何帮助或阻碍就业能力和在艺术部门维持职业生涯2)流动性在多大程度上是一个部门问题(关注技能水平、被囚禁的观众和材料成本)或一个根深蒂固的政策制定/政府问题3)如何通过量身定制的应对方案鼓励各个机构的流动性。这项研究的目的不是重复使艺术领域的社会背景不平等永久化的排他性做法，而是通过案例研究和采访来提出改变，以记录该行业的一系列经历。

The Bluecoat arts centre in Liverpool is a building and organisation nestled firmly in the fabric of the city's arts scene. The specific relationship between the Bluecoat, the city, and mobility into the arts is understudied. This research will dissect the role of the Bluecoat in the city and its context since the 1960s. Interviews will supplement the shortfall in this field of study. Broad change since the 1960s has created different moments in time where it is important to consider differences and similarities with the modern day to create positive change and increase access to the arts. Measuring social mobility into the arts has been a popular research topic in contemporary research. A key conclusion from this research is that there has been persistent underrepresentation of socially disadvantaged groups in the arts sector in Britain. Before these circumstances can be changed, the tangible influences that hinder access to the arts need to be uncovered, and with them, appropriate ways of combating inequality need to be conjured up. The Bluecoat will act as a case study through which in-depth constructive analysis of the circumstances that encourage participation from disadvantaged backgrounds will be produced. Despite the amount of social mobility research, its use in the arts requires a tailored approach to fit the unique circumstances that surrounded employment and accessibility into the arts - such as freelancing and community art. The timescale for this project ranges from the 1960s to present. The benefit of a long-term timescale is that change and continuity over time can be measured. The social class structure in Britain has been reshaped by political and economic events throughout the twentieth century. Traditional structures have eroded in the wake of higher employment levels and better education opportunities which broadened the opportunities for people to move within the class system.The context of this research is rich, and it can be used pro-actively in the policy-making field. My research will address 1) how social class helps or hinders employability and sustaining a career in the arts sector 2) the extent to which mobility is a sector issue (looking at skill-level, captive audiences, and the cost of materials) or a deep-rooted policymaking/governmental issue 3) how mobility can be encouraged institution-by-institution through tailored response programmes. This research aims to not repeat exclusionary practices that perpetuate social background inequality in the arts, but instead propose change through a case-study and interviews to document the range of experiences in the sector.