Artistic and Quality Assessment
Artistic and quality assessments provide a fair, robust and transparent way to discuss the quality of work produced by our funded organisations. They help us make sure we are funding excellent work and help our organisations reflect on and evaluate their projects.
Covid-19 update
Covid-19 update
The AQA programme is temporarily suspended for 2021-2022.
The time will give us an opportunity to understand how best to serve the sector to develop its approach to Quality & Ambition as it emerges from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
How does it work?
How does it work?
Assessments are carried out by external assessors. Their role is to experience a piece of work from a funded organisation (for example a show, concert, exhibition or publication) and write a report for us assessing the quality of that work.
Assessments cover three areas:
- Work produced by National Portfolio Organisations
- Work programmed by National Portfolio Organisations (i.e. produced by external artist(s) or organisation(s))
- Participatory work by National Portfolio Organisations
Who are the assessors?
Who are the assessors?
They come from a range of backgrounds: artists, arts managers, journalists, academics, museum specialists and others. Find out more by downloading their biographies below.
