Arts & Advocacy
14-15 February 2025
Are you an artist/arts worker/educator/researcher Interested in making a difference in your sector through evidence-based research?
How do you turn your research into action?
The ANCER Research Camp is a gathering of like-minded researchers with an interest in turning data and research findings into advocacy for arts and culture.
The camp takes an interdisciplinary approach led by expert researchers and experienced advocates. Over two days and through workshops, international case study analysis, and sustained discussion within the ANCER community of practice, participants will acquire a deeper understanding of the different types of research approaches, develop research questions and indicators, and learn how to use research for the purposes of advocacy.
Who is it for?
- Educators, researchers, and arts practitioners interested in research and advocacy
- Early stage or aspiring researchers, particularly with those already with a research question or project (recent grads welcome!)
- Scholars looking for deeper engagement with practicing artists or to use research to influence policy
Registration closes 1 February 2025.
SCHEDULE
Day 1 : Friday 14 February 2025
- Welcome and introductions
- Session 1: What Kinds of Applied Research to Do for What Purposes?
Justin Lee, Head, Policy Lab, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore - Case Study 1 : “1,367.5 Tips on Staging Performance in Malaysia”
A case study on the research process to create a guide and list of relevant laws as advocacy tools for legal reform.
Ann Lee, Playwright, Researcher, Chairperson of PEN Malaysia, and committee member of ReformARTsi - Session 2 : Workshop : From research to advocacy
Day 2 : Saturday 15 February 2025
- Session 3: “New metrics for the arts” Tully Barnett, Associate Professor in Creative Industries, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Australia
- Case Study 2 : CICADA – grassroots organising for Cultural & Creative Industries development in Cambodia
Phina So, Director, Creative Industries of Cambodia Association for Development and Advocacy (CICADA) - Case Study 3 : “Civic activism and strategic advocacy”, Braema Mathi, Researcher, Trainer and Social Activist.
- Session 4 : Panel in collaboration with Culture : Policy, Management, and Entrepreneurship, the official journal of the Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studie
- Closing
Schedule may be subject to change.
The camp includes coffee breaks and lunch will provided.
For enquiries, please email sunitha.janamohanan@lasalle.edu.sg