Caitlin McKinnon is an SGSAH funded PhD Candidate at ½ûÂþÌìÌà and the University of Stirling. Through a partnership with Creative Scotland, Caitlin is exploring the intersections of arts management and education. Caitlin holds a BA from Toronto Metropolitan University with a major in Cultural Studies and a double minor in Philosophy and Curation. Fostering a strong love for learning and research, Caitlin went on to complete a PgCert from Humber College in Arts Administration and Cultural Management, before making the big move from Canada to Scotland to complete an MA in Arts, Festival, and Cultural Management at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. Throughout her education, Caitlin has sought to immerse herself in the arts and cultural world in a variety of different positions, highlights include co-founding a community arts zine in her hometown, volunteering with a Toronto Artists Collective during their takeover of a vacant subway kiosk and working at the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre to run story-based workshops for the local community. More recently, Caitlin has worked on a number of different research projects commissioned by Creative Scotland, British Council (Scotland), Engage Scotland, as well as organisations such as Out of the Blue, The Stove, and SESQUI Canada. As a developing researcher, Caitlin’s research interests include discourses of arts management, professionalisation, cultural policy, and relations of power in the cultural sector.
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