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This chapter is concerned with evaluation in public art, drawing on a study of Light Logic, an exhibition of drawings, paintings and interactive digital works, conducted by Site Gallery, Sheffield in association with UK and Australian researchers. Evaluating public art requires methods that suit the needs of practitioners undertaking novel types of art projects. The practitioners involved are curators, artists and gallery personnel with responsibility for different aspects of the complex business of creating and installing an interactive gallery show. The chapter describes the evaluation study, including the planning and preparation that was undertaken by the gallery staff and the researchers, the information gathering methods, as well as reports on the results from a number of points of view. In particular, advice is drawn from the study that can inform further evaluation exercises in public galleries.
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Hubs: B3, Thresholdstudios, Axis online; Galleries: Impressions Gallery, Phoenix Arts, Somerset Film and Media, Nottingham Media Arts (Broadway), Berwisckfilm arts festival, Lighthouse Brighton, FACT Liverpool, Watershed Bristol, Furtherfield Gallery and the Tate Modern London.
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The authors are grateful for the help and co-operation of the Site Gallery Directors Laura Sillars and Judith Harry. The work described in the paper was partly funded by an Arts Council of England award under the Grants for Artists scheme.
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Alarcón-Díaz, X., Askaroff, K., Candy, L., Edmonds, E.A., Faram, J., Hobson, G. (2014). Evaluation in Public Art: The Light Logic Exhibition. In: Candy, L., Ferguson, S. (eds) Interactive Experience in the Digital Age. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04510-8_13
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