Evaluation: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Published: June 17, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

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How and why should we evaluate community-based arts projects? In this episode, Arlene Goldbard and Fran\\xe7ois Matarasso offer their own answers and explore many of the ways current practice misses the mark.

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They ask what has gone wrong with \\u201cbest practices?\\u201d What role does risk aversion play in funding? They look at how nonprofit funding has become distorted by corporate models; the underlying class biases that shape funding; and how these problems are structural, affecting the sector regardless of how conscientious and well-intentioned the individuals running programs may be. 

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Arlene and Fran\\xe7ois don\\u2019t always agree and you may disagree with both of them!

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