This review of evidence explores the notion and potential of co-production in the art and cultural sectors. It is apparent that co-production as an idea is both poorly defined (leading to conflation or interchangeable use with other similar terms and ideas) and yet, used widely across a range of social, cultural, public service and policy areas. In this review, we explore some definitions of co-production and adjacent concepts, noting that co-production can be differently understood by different stakeholder groups (e.g. Brandsen et al. 2018; Voorberg et al. 2015) and, that the degree to which citizens or community members are enabled to participate in the production of an outcome can vary widely (e.g. Brandsen et al. 2018). Examples of co-production in the arts and cultural space that emerge from the literature are given. These
underscore the variety of practices and approaches that might be considered as co-production.
