Opera and ballet review exposes venue/company friction
The failure to share data is hindering audience development and must be addressed as a condition of funding, says ACE.
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Context is everything
Insight from ‘big data’ reveals conclusively that arts attenders who book at multiple venues are more likely to be rep…
North East venues to pioneer collaborative data sharing
Nine venues will share customer data to enable a new approach to attracting inactive arts attenders.
My audience, our audience
A ‘big data’ perspective reveals that a quarter of so-called ‘new attenders’ aren’t new to the arts…
It’s England, Jim, but not as you know it
Liz Hill concludes that Arts Council England’s ‘This England’ report is based on a carefully constructed analysi…
Plans laid for digital public database of sculpture
A comprehensive, searchable database of the UK’s public sculpture from the eleventh century onwards will be created and made…
Fairer funding for all
In light of the current debate about ACE's distribution of funding, Carol Reid explains how the regional allocation formu…
Back to the future
When it comes to audience data, Michael Nabarro says technology should be helping return us to our roots and emphasise what makes…
Crime, evidence and the arts
Jessica Plant and Kate Davey argue that arts interventions in the criminal justice system have demonstrated positive outcomes…
The great switchover
Switching to a new ticketing system requires a lot of meticulous planning and the actual switchover day is very very tense, warns…
Developing digital public space
The growing demand for a digital public space, displaying work outside galleries through a variety of visual media, excites M…
Managing your membership scheme
In Alex Youel’s second article on membership schemes, he shines a light on operational aspects as the scheme grows.
Call for evidence on the Future of Cultural Value
Answers from the cultural sector to seventeen questions on four specific themes will form the basis of an investigation by the War…
Energy evidence paints mixed picture
New reporting on environmental impact has generated baseline figures, but progress is being hindered by lack of data.
Gauging digital depth
What sets the 'cultural digerati' apart from the rest? Hasan Bakhshi reflects on the findings of the ‘Digi…
Data to drive understanding of audiences
A new project to drive innovation in audience development is aiming to unlock the potential of ‘Big Data’ for the sect…
Big scheme will explore arts data
The arts sector in England is aiming to improve its handling of large data sets, supported by funding from the innovation charity…
One-stop-shop for impact evidence
A new online resource aims to help officers working in local authorities to make a better case for the role of the arts in achievi…
Creating web content in context
John Birchall discusses the potential conflicts and tensions behind creating future-proof web content.
Fundraising made easy
David Dixon is convinced that fundraising in the arts sector is relatively easy, provided arts organisations make good use of…
Diversity planning
Jenny Williams suggests some questions the arts sector should be asking in response to the 2011 Census findings relating to e…
Sector misses out on the ‘big data opportunity’
A philosophy of dependence, subsidy and market failure are divorcing the cultural sector from the benefits of data-driven policy a…
The source of being smart
What does working smarter in the arts sector mean? Julie Tait describes a project exploring staffing, technology and audience data…
Personal connections
Now that ticketing means interfacing with customers via websites, smartphones and social media, Roger Tomlinson reviews the advanc…
