Re-imagining the arts festival in times of crisis

研究背景-作为电影节的导演和制片人，我亲身经历了英国艺术界的危机。从我们与观众和资助者沟通的方式的变化，到我们对编程的思考和我们与艺术家签约的方式，一切都以以前无法想象的方式发生了逆转(Rentschler，Lee 2021；Gradinaru 2021；Davies 2020)。面对来自不同职位的这些挑战--北约克郡农村一个已有40年历史的欣欣向荣的音乐节的制作人；以及奇尔特恩斯一个规模小得多、已有5年历史的音乐节的创始人和总监--以及与其他音乐节导演和文化领袖(2021年的雄鹿文化领袖)的定期交流，让我对这一时期有了一个广阔的视角。创新和创造力最重要的领域之一是通过数字平台(Bowen等人)。2021年；Loots等人。2021年)，这引发了未来利用这些技术的问题。在我的两个音乐节之间，我们举办了17场数字音乐会和一部将业余音乐家和专业音乐家联系在一起的电影，其平台和资金以前是不存在的-其他地方也出现了无数类似的成就(ACE 2020)。这些节日的内部运作，以及激励敬业工作人员和志愿者在面对VUCA世界时取得如此杰出工作的领导力(Collins 2001；Heifetz，Laurie 2001)(Feldman 2017)对我来说是一个持续的魅力来源，并将在这项研究中发挥重要作用。艺术节如何在创造文化生活繁荣的环境方面处于独特的地位？在危机时期，它们如何继续保持其内容和交流与观众相关？2.艺术界最近面临的挑战，以及电子数据交换和可持续发展的持续挑战，如何改变艺术节的运营方式：观众如何适应，这些变化将如何影响行业的未来？3.行业领导者如何建立强大、适应能力强的团队；艺术节面临哪些具体的组织挑战；以及组织内的志愿者如何影响如何实现这一点？方法论与BAFA合作评估英国艺术节的格局；为该部门在英国脱欧后和Covid后的复苏确立优先事项和原则。基于BAFA的基线数据(即FMB4；Indigo)，将选择三个案例研究BAFA成员节日。混合方法：半结构化访谈、数据分析、协作和共同设计研究过程(例如。影响可成为博鳌亚洲论坛工具包的一部分的实用模型，用于理解和评估艺术节的影响，并创建一个概念性框架，用于更广泛地了解整个行业正在发生的变化。时间安排1PG研究实践证书与博鳌亚洲论坛伦理审查的应对练习和数据分析初步调查；与案例研究节建立关系和时间表；DRAFT文献回顾和方法2&3年的工作坊和外部会议的访谈数据收集、反思和比较论文草稿(S)论文草稿第四章案例研究报告的分析和对博鳌亚洲论坛研究总结的建议。

Research Context - As a festival director and producer, I have experienced first-hand the crisis in the UK arts sector. From changes in how we communicate with audiences and funders, to how we think about programming and how we contract artists, everything has been inverted in previously unimaginable ways (Rentschler, Lee 2021; Gradinaru 2021; Davies 2020). Facing these challenges from different positions - the Producer of a thriving 40-year-old Festival in rural North Yorkshire; and Founder and Director of a much smaller, 5-year-old Festival in the Chilterns - as well as regular communication with other festival directors and cultural leaders (Bucks Cultural Leaders 2021), has given me a broad perspective on this period.One of the most significant areas of innovation and creativity has been through digital platforms (Bowen et al. 2021; Loots et al. 2021), which raises questions about harnessing these technologies for the future. Between my two festivals, we presented 17 digital concerts and a film connecting amateur and professional musicians, the platforms and funding for which did not exist previously - and countless similar achievements occurred elsewhere (ACE 2020). The inner workings of these festivals, and the leadership (Collins 2001; Heifetz, Laurie 2001) that inspired dedicated staff and volunteers to achieve such outstanding work as they faced a VUCA world (Feldman 2017) is a constant source of fascination for me and will play a significant part in this research.Research Questions1. How are festivals uniquely placed to create environments where cultural life thrives, and how in times of crisis can they continue to keep their content and communications relevant to their audience?2. How have challenges the arts world has faced recently, alongside the ongoing challenges of EDI and sustainability, changed the way festivals operate: how have audiences adapted, and how will these changes affect the future of the industry?3. How can industry leaders build robust, adaptable teams; what specific organisational challenges do festivals face; and how do the volunteers within an organisation affect how this is approached?MethodologyWorking with BAFA to evaluate the UK festivals landscape; establishing priorities and principles for the sector's recovery post-Brexit and post-Covid. Building on baseline data from BAFA (i.e. FMB4; Indigo), three case-study BAFA-member festivals will be selected.Mixed methodology: semi-structured interviews, data analysis, collaborative and co-design research processes (eg. audience forums; creative labs), historical/archival research, extensive fieldwork at case-study festivals.ImpactA practical model that can become part of BAFA's toolkit for understanding and evaluating the impact of arts festivals, as well as creating a conceptual framework for understanding the changes taking place across the sector more broadly.TimelineYear 1PG Certificate in Research PracticeScoping exercises and data analysis with BAFAEthics reviewPreliminary surveys; establishing relationships and schedules with case-study festivalsDraft literature review and methodologyYears 2 & 3Workshops and interviewsData gathering, reflection and comparisonPresentations at external conference(s)Draft thesis chaptersYear 4Analysis of case-study dataReport and recommendations for BAFA researchCompletion of thesisAnnual presentations at BAFA conference.