Cultural Research Network
The Center for Cultural Affairs is working in partnership with the Cultural Research Network, an open resource-sharing community of practice for anyone involved in arts- and culture-related research. The CRN has a worldwide network of practitioners, policy-makers, and scholars and a regular program of Virtual Study Groups on policy areas of interest. Working with the CRN will enhance the network building goals that are at the core of what the CCA is all about.
This network emphasizes the practice and process of current research, and the opportunities to inform that active work among peers, academics, and fellow professionals. Their collaborative platform provides opportunities to explore project or professional connections, methodological challenges, technological innovations, standards and practices, and shared infrastructure.
Get Involved
The Cultural Research Network is free and open to any self-identified cultural researcher, from emerging scholars, to private consultants, to seasoned academics, to researchers or analysts or evaluation staff embedded within nonprofit, governmental, or commercial organizations. Sign up for their email discussion list and join future study groups!
Steering Committee
Donna Hancox (Co-Chair) | Queensland University of Technology; Brisbane, AustraliaSharmalene Mendis-Millard (Co-Chair) | Partners for Action, University of Waterloo; Ontario, Canada
Federico Escribal (VSG Coordinator) | Universidad Nacional de las Artes (National University for the Arts); Argentina
Sharon Chang | Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY); Singapore
Sarah Cunningham | Rhode Island School of Design; Rhode Island, USA
Karen Gahl-Mills | O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA
Steven Hadley | Moore Institute, National University of Ireland Galway; Galway, Ireland
Brea Heidelberg | Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design; Philadelphia, USA
Kate Power | University of Queensland; Brisbane, Australia
Audrey Yue | National University of Singapore; Singapore
Alan Brown | WolfBrown; San Francisco, CA, United States
Greg Burbidge | Calgary Arts Development; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
William Cleveland | Center for the Study of Art & Community
Jean Cook | Future of Music Coalition
Christen Cornell | Australia Council for the Arts
Nick Crosson | Cultural Data Project
Anh Thang Dao-Shah | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA, United States
James Doeser | Researcher, Writer, Consultant; London, United Kingdom
Kim Dunphy | Cultural Development Network and University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Australia
Linda Essig | Arizona State University
Natalia Grincheva | University of Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne, Australia
W.F. Umi Hsu | City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; Los Angeles, CA, United States
Leo Hwang | Greenfield Community College; Greenfield, MA, United States
Susannah Laramee Kidd | Metris Arts Consulting; Easton, PA, United States
Sarah Lee | Sarah Lee Consulting; Chicago, IL, United States
Carlos Manjarrez | Institute of Museum and Library Services
Bronwyn Mauldin | Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Ian David Moss | Fractured Atlas
Anna Muessig | Gehl Studio/Gehl Architects; San Francisco, CA, United States
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus | Metris Arts Consulting
David Pankratz | Creative sector research, PA, United States
Brent Reidy | AEA Consulting
Michael Rushton | Center for Cultural Affairs, Indiana University, United States
Ryan Stubbs | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA); Washington, DC, United States
Andrew Taylor | Arts Management Program, American University
Karen Yair | League of American Orchestras
Gabriel Zamfir-Enache | Canada Council for the Arts; Canada