Arts debate

Authors

Catherine Bunting

Catherine Bunting has been Director of Research at the Arts Council since May 2005. She leads a team of researchers to explore the changing role of the arts in our national life and to inform the organisation's future direction. Prior to joining the Arts Council, Catherine established the research department at Arts & Business and developed a programme of work to explore the relationship between the arts and the private sector. She has a Master's...

Ed Lea

Ed Lea is the founder of ArtistsOnline.org.uk. He started the online gallery and community site in August 2003 with its current incarnation launched in July 2006. Prior to setting up ArtistsOnline, Ed Lea was a designer at Abbey Road Studios for four years. During that time he worked on interface design, animation and graphic design for a wide range of products in the music industry. Along with launching ArtistsOnline, he also set up a design...

Emily Keaney

Emily has worked in the Arts Council's research team since February 2006, working on a variety of projects, including the Arts Debate. She is on secondment from the ippr, where she was a Research Fellow working on projects on Democracy, Arts and Culture. She has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University and a Diploma in Art and Design from Camberwell College of Art. She has authored and co-authored a number of publications, including...

Jo Saucek

Jo joined the Arts Council in November 2006 as Online Editor of the arts debate website. Her role is to develop the site's content and online participation opportunities to ensure it becomes an integral part of the arts debate. Previously she has worked as online editor for the British Film Institute and the Royal Academy of Arts. She has an MA in Cultural Policy from City University where she researched the policy implications surrounding cultural entitlement....

Luke Smith

Luke joined the Arts Council in August 2006 to project manage the arts debate. He has a keen interest in cultural engagement and how it is affected by online activity. He explored these issues whilst studying for an MRes in Humanities and Cultural Studies at the London Consortium. Prior to working at the Arts Council Luke worked for over 7 years project managing internet and new media projects at 3, Sony Playstation, AIB and elsewhere....


What people want from the arts

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