All Outputs (5)

Investment into R&D will be vital for the recovery of creative and cultural organisations (2021)
Digital Artefact
Virani, T. (2021). Investment into R&D will be vital for the recovery of creative and cultural organisations. [https://www.pec.ac.uk/blog/investment-into-r-d-will-be-vital-for-the-recovery-of-creative-and-cultural-organisations-from-covid-19]

Tarek Virani looks at the impacts of the pandemic on the UK's creative and cultural sector, and why the evidence shows that investing into R&D is vital for helping organisations recover from COVID-19.

Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector (2021)
Report
Wee, C., Livergant, E., Ezugha, C. V., Linsley, J., Virani, T., & Jeeves, T. (2021). Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector. Arts Council England

Live Art Sector Research – A Report Mapping the UK Live Art Sector is the first ever UK-wide research project into the Live Art sector, funded by Arts Council England and commissioned by the Live Art Development Agency in partnership with Live Art UK... Read More about Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector.

Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja (2021)
Report
Virani, T., Shiach, M., Sen, J., Valiati, L., & Bhattacharya, T. (2021). Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja. British Council India

This project has investigated the Durga Puja Festival in West Bengal in order to develop a framework and a methodology for more extensive mapping of the economic worth of the creative industries in West Bengal. It was commissioned by the British Coun... Read More about Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja.

Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists (2021)
Report
Virani, T. (2021). Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists. Space Studios

Surprisingly, relatively few studies exist that ask what resilience looks like for freelancers and this is especially true for visual artists; who are the main focus of this study. This research asks what factors increase business resilience for visu... Read More about Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists.

From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector (2021)
Report
Virani, T., & Blackwood, J. (2021). From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector. Bristol and Bath Creative R+D

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the creative and cultural sector in South West England. This is the first comprehensive piece of work looking at the impact on the region but also asking questions about medium and long term transition and res... Read More about From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector.