Pilot study resources
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Pilot study reports and publications
“Audience exchange”: cultivating peer-to-peer dialogue at unfamiliar arts events
Article by Professor Stephanie Pitts and Dr Jonathan Gross (2017) in Arts and the Market Vol. 7 Issue: 1, pp.65–79Participations article (PDF, 696KB)
Article from Participations reporting on our research with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group in 2014-15: ‘Audiences for the contemporary arts: Exploring varieties of participation across art forms in Birmingham, UK.’ Volume 13, Issue 1, May 2016Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts (PDF, 264KB)
Presentation by Dr Jonathan Gross and Professor Stephanie Pitts at the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music conference, August 2015Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts (PDF, 832KB)
Project report by Dr Jonathan Gross and Professor Stephanie Pitts, June 2015
Pilot study resources
UACA References (Word, 22KB)
Understanding audiences for the contemporary arts: a review of recent literaturePilot Study Interview Schedule (PDF, 449KB)
Questions from our ‘audience exchange’ discussions with new audiences for the contemporary artsGuide to Audience Exchange (PDF, 481KB)
Our guide to carrying out a successful audience exchange programmeCollaborative research with arts organisations (PDF, 480KB)
Six things we’ve learnt about effective collaboration between academics and arts organisations