Dr Jonathan Price is a British cultural analyst based in West Yorkshire. He currently works both independently and with the On The Edge research partnership in Scotland, which focuses on the role of the arts in public life (https://ontheedgeresearch.org). With degrees in English Literature (BA) and Cultural Studies (MA), Jon started his career in journalism and music promotion before working for many years as a cultural development manager in Leeds (UK). There he ran festivals, youth programmes, international collaborations, community engagement and cultural regeneration initiatives, also leading on funding programmes and development work for cultural organisations. Returning to academia, Jon obtained his PhD in February 2016 from the Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) with a thesis on ‘The discourse of cultural leadership’. He has since co-ordinated the cross-sectoral project ‘Cultural leadership and the place of the Artist’, generating dialogue between researchers, artists, policy makers and training providers at events in Edinburgh, Brussels and London. International interest in Jon’s work has resulted in contributions to a range of networks, conferences and programmes throughout the year, including major policy forums organised by ENCATC, ICCPR, IFACCA and IETM. Immediately after the ENCATC Research Awards he will be delivering a session for the Kulturverkstan cultural leadership programme in Gothenburg, with another planned for next year’s King’s College London executive programme, ‘Leading Culture in the 21st Century’. In the meantime Jon is evaluating arts projects for diverse organisations in England and Scotland, while he also acts as an expert assessor for the European Commission on Creative Europe and Horizon 2020. Jon has research interests in arts management, cultural participation and the relationship of artists to cultural policy.
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