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The arts festival sector in Yorkshire; economic, social and cultural benefits, benchmarks and development

Date:1 March 2006
Artform:All
Subject:Research
Region:Yorkshire

Arts Council England, Yorkshire commissioned The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change at Sheffield Hallam University, to undertake research into the growing arts festival sector in Yorkshire. This report provides an evidence base for assertions about the contributions that arts festivals make to the economic, social and cultural life of the Yorkshire region. It assesses the scale of arts festival activity, the development needs of the sector and how these needs might be addressed. In addition, analysis of selected arts festivals considers current audience characteristics.

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Author:Philip Long and Elizabeth Owen
ISBN:0-7287-1204-0
Cost:Online
Pages:99

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