Quality Metrics pilot
Quality Metrics was a pilot project that used self, peer and public assessment to capture the quality of art and cultural work.
Quality Metrics pilot
About Quality Metrics
Quality Metrics was a pilot project that used self, peer and public assessment to capture the quality of art and cultural work.
The Quality Metrics are a set of statements, developed by arts and cultural organisations. During the Quality Metrics Pilot they helped organisations understand what people value about their work, as well as allowing them to benchmark against similar organisations. They are open source and free for anyone to use.
The core quality metrics
Self, peer and public:
- Concept: it was an interesting idea
- Presentation: it was well produced and presented
- Distinctiveness: it was different from things I’ve experienced before
- Challenge: it was thought-provoking
- Captivation: it was absorbing and held my attention
- Enthusiasm: I would come to something like this again
- Local impact: it is important that it’s happening here
- Relevance: it has something to say about the world in which we live
- Rigour: it was well thought through and put together
Self and peer only:
- Originality: it was ground-breaking
- Risk: the artists/curators really challenged themselves
- Excellence: it is one of the best examples of its type that I have seen
Quality Metrics pilot
The Quality Metrics were developed through two pilots, led by arts and cultural organisations and supported with funding from the Arts Council.
The first pilot was led by eight cultural organisations from Manchester. It focused on developing the framework, testing the concept, and formulating an initial set of metrics. Download the reports from this pilot below.
The second pilot was funded by Nesta, the Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The application requested funding towards a national pilot to further develop the metrics, the online platform and the technology that supports them.