Consultancy brief: Pixelate Project Evaluation 2006-10
Lets Go Global is seeking a consultant to provide an independent evaluation of the Pixelate, community media project.
Introduction and Background
Lets Go Global is a pioneering media project, run by and for the diverse communities of Greater Manchester. Founded in 2003, Lets Go Global is based in Old Trafford and forms part of Trafford Council’s Transformation & Resources Department.
Our mission is to enable creativity for all through technology. We do this by delivering a range of projects, commissions & training. We support people and organisations to become producers, publishers and distributors of their own content and participants in the new digital age.
Pixelate is a Lets Go Global project, and since July 2006 has delivered community-led strategic arts projects with a wide range of organisations and groups across Greater Manchester.
The project is being delivered in two phases. Each phase of the project includes the design, development and delivery of a series of innovative creative media projects with groups of local residents from across Greater Manchester. The projects are delivered in partnership with local authority arts officers and community based organisations. Phase 1 (July 2006-June 2008) saw projects delivered in: Rochdale, Salford, Tameside and Wigan. During Phase 2 (July 2008 – Oct 2010) we are undertaking projects in Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham and Stockport.
The main aim and objectives of the Pixelate project are:
Aim
• To increase the creation of new media content across the communities of Greater Manchester in order to combat social exclusion and enable local people to play a more active and creative role in their community.
Objectives
• To increase the production of high quality digital content through creative media project work across Greater Manchester.
• To roll out the Lets Go Global model of producing digital content with local people and artists for live broadcast/archive over the web.
• To combat social exclusion and increase participation in the arts and creative technology, enabling groups who do not normally have access to creative media facilities to create and direct their own work.
• To enable local people to have an active and creative role in their own community leading to the development of more vibrant and proud communities within Greater Manchester.
• To liaise and advise the districts on establishing local authority and/or community online media channels.
• To improve individual employability (particularly in the creative sector) and visibility of the groups and communities involved, helping to reduce the digital divide.
• To develop partnerships with organisations within the districts in order to support their continued growth of creative media and ICT work.
The Pixelate project is funded by the Greater Manchester Strategic Arts Fund through the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities and Arts Council England North West.
More information can be found at www.pixelateproject.org.uk or www.letsgoglobal.tv. Both websites have just been re-launched and are under development.
The Brief
The Pixelate project has been an innovative and exciting project for Lets Go Global that has delivered a broad range of work, with a variety of different groups across the whole of the Greater Manchester region. We feel that this work, its delivery and impact need to be assessed and documented.
This brief invites expressions of interest from consultants or practitioners who can undertake an independent evaluation of the project and produce a comprehensive report.
An evaluation of this project would allow us to demonstrate what has been achieved, to provide a legacy for the project and to work as an advocacy document for dissemination within the community arts sector.
We are looking for someone with:
- a clear and considered methodology and approach to the brief
- knowledge and experience of undertaking consultancy at this level, with an understanding of the public sector, arts development and community work
- knowledge and experience of evaluating arts led community projects
- an awareness of new technologies and the wider strategic landscape
The consultant will be expected to work alongside a film-maker who will be creating a video version of the evaluation including interviews with project stakeholders and examples of work produced.
The Outcome
There will be two main outcomes for this work:
- a hard copy evaluation report for the full 4 years of the Pixelate project (expected to be no more than 30 pages) and a downloadable PDF accessible from the Pixelate website.
- input into the production of a video evaluation
Timescales & Fee
The work will take place between June and October 2010.
The fee for this work will be £2000.
Application Process
To apply, please email sarah@letsgoglobal.tv outlining:
- your methodology and approach to the brief
- your previous experience of this area of work
- details of who will make up the project team (if relevant),
The closing date will be Wednesday 26th May 2010 at 5pm and interviews will be held in early June.
The appointed consultant will be notified immediately and will then have 3 months to prepare a draft report. The successful applicant will then be expected to present findings, and following responses be able to submit a final report by the end of October.
Further Information
A report for Phase 1 of the project (2006-8) has already been produced internally and is available here along with a copy of the brief.
Pixelate Evaluation Consultancy Brief
If you have any queries please contact:
Sarah McLoughlin
New Media Outreach Co-ordinator
Lets Go Global
3-5 Malvern Row
Old Trafford
Manchester
M15 4FD
0161 912 1306
sarah@letsgoglobal.tv
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