Phyllida Shaw

Associate

Research interests/expertise

Team member in arts/cultural policy and strategy development for local authorities, including South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, the Corporation of London, Swindon Borough Council, Cambs County Council, Colchester Borough Council, Stoke on Trent Council, Havering Borough Council, Portsmouth Borough Council .

Current/recent projects and awards

Member of London Metropolitan University research team developing a national Cultural Planning Toolkit to be piloted in housing growth areas of Thames Gateway S.Essex, Milton Keynes South Midlands and the West Midlands. With EDAW and PMP for HM Treasury ‘Creating Cultural Opportunities for Sustainable Communities’.
Member of London Metropolitan University research team exploring the characteristics of Creative Spaces and the Creative City. London Development Agency/Creative London. 2005-6
A National Study of Arts Centres , for the Arts Council England. 2006
Literature review on culture and regeneration , with G.Evans, London Met University. DCMS. 2004-5. Launched by DCMS as: Culture at the Heart of Regeneration.
A review of youth and participatory arts organisations in London , for Arts Council London. 2006
Working over three years with the States of Guernsey on an arts audit leading to the appointment of the island’s first arts officer, and then to the development of a cultural strategy. 2001 - 2005
A joint festivals strategy for Cumbria. Cumbria County Council , Arts Council England North West, Cumbria Tourist Board and the North West Development Agency. 2003
Research for the cultural diversity elements of the Greater London Authority’s Cultural Strategy . 2002
Facilitation of the planning process for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's five-year plan 2001 - 2006
Over several months working with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) to develop appropriate measures of their contribution to the government’s social inclusion agenda. DCMS Quality, Efficiency and Standards Team (QUEST). 2001
Research into current practice in the arts and health in 16 countries to identify opportunities for collaborations between the two sectors . The British Council. 2005
The impact of rural touring . A study with François Matarasso for the National Rural Touring Forum recently published as Only Connect. 2004
A statistical profile of arts festivals in the UK , for the British Arts Festivals Association. 2000/2002
Ten case studies of organisations using the arts to promote a more inclusive society . For publication by Arts & Business, sponsored by M&S. 2001
Study into the Social Impact of Lottery Good Cause Distributions , with Graeme Evans, London Metropolitan University, for DCMS. 2001
A review of advice and information services for artists and craftspeople in London (with Keith Allen) leading to establishment of Artquest. London Arts Board. 2000.
A mapping project for Opera and Music Theatre Forum . 2000
Recreating Communities: business, the arts and regeneration . A booklet of case studies for Arts & Business. 1999
A study of the role of HEIs in the provision of cultural and sports facilities to the wider community . With Keith Allen and Oliver Bennett for the Higher Education Funding Council (England). 1999

Facilitation

Facilitation of three-day seminar introducing the different dimensions of arts and health for British Council officers from different countries. Manchester 2005
Facilitation of consultation meetings on Arts Council England’s draft national arts and health strategy. 2004
Facilitation of Board / staff retreats and chairing meetings for, among others: Performing Rights Society Foundation (PRSF), Arts Council England, NESTA, Sussex Arts Marketing, The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Youth Music, the Roundhouse, Stagetext, Art Works, Artpoint, Gateshead Music Centre, SPIT, British Arts Festivals Association

Publications

The Funding Challenge . The Responsive Museum. Ashgate Publishing. Aldershot. 2006
Only Connect . A study of rural touring. National Rural Touring Forum. 2004
Culture and Regeneration. A literature review . DCMS. 2004
Positive Partnerships . Youth Heritage Projects. Heritage Lottery Fund. 2004
Creative Connections. Business and the arts working together to create a more inclusive society . Arts & Business. 2001
Sustaining our Living Heritage. Skills and training for the heritage sector . 2000
Putting Art in its Place . Kent Architecture Centre. 2000
A Literature review for Policy Action Team 10 . DCMS. 1999
Latent Talent in the arts outside the formal education sector Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. 1999
Recreating Communities: business, the arts and regeneration Arts & Business. 1999
Partners and Providers: the role of HEIs in the provision of cultural and sports facilities to the wider community Higher Education Funding Council (England). 1999.
Notes on Notes: good practice in the production of concert programmes . Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts/Association of British Orchestras Trust. 1999
The Public Art File London Arts Board. 1996
Artists’ fees and payments for exhibitions and commissions National Artists Association et al. 1996
Mapping the Field, a survey of the education work of British orchestras Ass. of British Orchestras. 1996
Changing Places. The role of the arts in areas of multiple deprivation . Scottish Arts Council. 1993/1995
Changing Rural Lives. The arts in rural areas Scottish Arts Council. 1995
A Fairer Hearing. Enquiry into music commissioning in the UK Ireland Gulbenkian Foundation 1993
On the Brink of Belonging, national enquiry into puppetry The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 1992
Percent for Art : a review Artic Press/Arts Council of Great Britain 1992
The Public Art Report. Case studies of local authority commissions . PAF. 1988

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