Orian Brook
BA(Hons)
Education
2009 onwards PhD Candidate School of Management/School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St Andrews
Provisional thesis title: Patterns of Participation: Geodemographic Analysis of Arts Attendance
1991 BA (Hons), Music, University of Nottingham
Professional Experience
2009-2010 Placement Fellow, DCMS. Project: International Comparisons of Public Participation in Culture and Sport
2007-2009 User Fellow, School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St Andrews. Project: Demographic Indicators of Cultural Consumption
2003-2007 Research Director, Audiences London
2000-2003 Freelance audience research and marketing
1998-2000 Marketing Development Executive, Barbican Centre
1996-1998 Business Development Manager, harmonia mundi
1992-1996 Research and Development Officer, English National Opera
Research Interests
Orian's current research focuses on developing improved predictions of arts attendance from local areas, building spatial models that include distance from venues and local travel patterns as well as geodemographic variables. This speaks on the one hand to our understanding of patterns of cultural consumption and on the other hand policy decisions about where to invest, and marketing decisions about locating audiences.
Conferences and Presentations (selected)
"Spatial Interaction Modelling of Performing Arts Audiences in London", BURISA Workshop, Greater London Authority, 9 October 2009
"Demographic indicators of cultural consumption (II)", UPTAP Workshop, University of Leeds, 24 March 2009
"Statistical modelling using Box Office and Census data" Audiences UK Conference, Leeds, 28 January 2009
"Predictors for Cultural Engagement" Audiences London Insight 08, London, 2 December 2008
"Demographic indicators of cultural consumption." University College London Seminar Series, 5 November 2008
"Demographic indicators of cultural consumption." British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference, Manchester, 10-12 September 2008
"Rethinking Drivers of Cultural Consumption." Arts Marketing Association Annual Conference, Newcastle, 20 July 2008
"Demographic indicators of cultural consumption" Research Methods Festival, Oxford, 1 July 2008
"Demographic indicators of cultural consumption." Population, Health and Welfare Research Group, University of St Andrews, 10 October 2007
"Social Stratification and Cultural Consumption: Policy Implications of Recent Research." Seminar, City University, 3 April 2007
Publications
Brook O, Boyle PJ and Flowerdew, R (2010). Demographic Indicators of Cultural Consumption. In Stillwell J, Norman P, Thomas C and Surridge P (eds) Understanding Population Trends and Processes Volume 2: Population, Employment, Health and Wellbeing. Springer, London Chapter 8
Brook O (2008). The Social Stratification of Cultural Consumption: Response 1 Cultural Trends 16(4) 385-388
Supervisors
Professor Barbara Townley
Dr Chris Dibben