Arts Council England has recruited 150 artistic assessors. Their role is to experience the artistic work of our regularly funded organisations (for example, a show, a concert, an exhibition or a publication) and each time to write a report for the Arts Council assessing the artistic quality.
The aim of artistic assessment is to provide a fair, robust and transparent basis for discussions about artistic quality and to develop a broad evidence base which will inform the Arts Council's funding decisions. Artistic assessments will be shared with the arts organisations and may provide a useful context for their own conversations about artistic quality.
Assessors come from a range of backgrounds, including artists, arts managers, journalists, academics and others. The names and short biographies of the assessors can be found below.
More assessors will be recruited in 2011, resulting in a full team of 300. Each one will serve a two-year term, with a maximum of two consecutive terms.
You can download further guidance on artistic assessment.
Assessor biographies
