The McMaster Review: supporting excellence in the arts from measurement to judgement
In July 2007 James Purnell, the Secretary of State for Culture, asked Sir Brian McMaster, former Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, to undertake a review to report on:
How the system of public sector support for the arts can encourage excellence, risk-taking and innovation
How artistic excellence can encourage wider and deeper engagement with the arts by audiences
How to establish a light touch and non-bureaucratic method to judge the quality of the arts in the future
The review involved artists, directors, curators, producers and administrators from across the country, and from across a wide variety of art forms. Sir Brian was supported by Nicola Thorold and staff from DCMS and Arts Council England.
A copy of the report is available to download at the bottom of this page.
| Title | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1McMaster_Review_1.pdf | 23rd Feb 2009 | 161kb |