Research & Consultancy

CHA member Toine Minnaert works closely with LKCA on the evaluation of arts education in primary schools - and more specifically on the funding programme Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit III (2021-2024). As part of this collaboration, in which CHA acts as one of the local knowledge partners, he wrote evaluation reports for the secretaries (penvoerders) of arts education in primary schools in the provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland in 2023. The commissioned projects consisted of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a series of questionnaires filled in by primary schools. He was also co-author of the programme evaluation of the Cultural Participation Fund (FCP). The evaluations consisted of qualitative and quantitative analysis of questionnaires filled in by schools and several sessions with the clients on draft versions of the report.

Movie and series makers of colour are less likely to be employed than white makers, have shorter tenures and are less likely to work in leadership positions. They experience the film and AV sector as not very inclusive. Those who do experience the sector as inclusive are above average age, often male, and in leadership positions. This is shown in research on ethnic diversity in front of and behind the scenes of films and series. The research was conducted by Associate Professor of Media Studies Vincent Crone together with ten students. The study is a so-called baseline measurement: this is the first survey of the Dutch film and av sector in this field. This study on diversity and inclusiveness in the film- and AV industry was commissioned by the Ministry of OCW in the spring 2023. More information here

Big explosions, imitation rain storms and a crew flying to film locations all over the world: filmmaking cannot exactly be called sustainable. How do we change this? Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies Judith Keilbach and her team conducted a year and a half of research and recently presented their report ‘Towards a Sustainable Film Industry’ to the Netherlands Film Fund. Find more information here.

On September 1, 2023, Tessa van Asselt started as a researcher on the project Learning from LinC. LinC stands for Leadership in Culture, or a series of learning courses for cultural professionals offered from Utrecht University. These learning courses take shape regionally or thematically. Think of LinC ZeeBra, a regional version for culture professionals in Zeeland and North Brabant. Think also of LinC Artistic, the thematic version for artists, art curators, creative directors and artistic directors to which CHA contributes. Tessa will research the educational design principles that underlie LinC's success: what makes LinC deliver something for participants and thus "work"? These principles can then be shared with education for another professional audience.