Families ‘spending less’ during arts and heritage visits
The behaviour of families visiting heritage and arts organisations is shifting in response to economic pressures, research has fou…
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Arts and culture websites ‘among worst for accessibility’
A new report has revealed museum, theatre and gallery websites rank among the worst performing in terms of meeting accessibility n…
An emerging space of possibility
Besides awarding degrees, how are our universities supporting young people? This is a question NCACE’s Evelyn Wilson has been in…
City of Culture runners-up create ‘positive’ legacies
Cities that were unsuccessful in their bids to become UK City of Culture (UKCoC) or European Capital of Culture (ECoC) say the app…
REF changes could leave arts researchers’ careers ‘in limbo’
Researchers in performing arts subjects could find their careers “in limbo or potentially ended” due to planned changes to how…
Next generation
In its long running programme of research, the British Council has been assessing trends and challenges in arts and cultural provi…
UK jazz ‘makes significant cultural and economic impact’
Jazz has a “significant” impact on the UK’s culture and economy, according to a new report by the All Party Parliamentary Ja…
Majority of freelancers getting less work post-pandemic
Freelancers in the creative and cultural industries have experienced a drop in work since the Covid pandemic, the findings of a ne…
Is culture still bad for you?
In 2020, ‘Culture is bad for you’ was published. As its second edition is about to be released, one of its authors, Dave O’B…
Live events reinsurance scheme ‘limited by late introduction’
The former Conservative government’s live events reinsurance scheme had limited impact on stimulating additional activity, accor…
More than half of artists in Yorkshire and Humber earn under £5,000
Well over half of artists and art workers in the Yorkshire and Humber region earn less than £5,000 a year from their work, resear…
Physio guidance tailored to orchestral musicians goes live
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and charity Help Musicians have partnered on guidance designed to support the physical health and wel…
Historic England to examine diversity in heritage volunteering
Historic England will undertake a study to understand the diversity of volunteers across the UK heritage sector to identify barrie…
Major DCMS-backed initiative to boost sector profitability to launch
A ‘groundbreaking’ three-year initiative to enhance the profitability and sustainability of organisations across arts, culture and…
Proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at ACE-funded cultural organisations doubles
The proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at Arts Council England (ACE) funded organisations doubled during the five y…
What do we mean by producing dance?
In the second of this series looking at the challenges of producing dance, ’Funmi Adewole, Rachel Krische and Efrosini Protopapa…
Reshaping public discourse around migration
As the landscape of research collaboration evolves, NCACE’s Suzie Leighton examines how research can fuel creative activism – wi…
A digital strategy for the UK cultural sector
Researcher Susan Oman spent two years embedded within DCMS on a policy fellowship. Here they explain why the resultant digital pol…
Study finds gap in creative provision for youngest children
A longitudinal research programme has identified a provision gap of creative activities for children under three years of age. The…
CreaTech: A lever for growth?
A new report on the intersection of creativity and technology – CreaTech – is published this week. Its findings, according to…
KCL lands grant to explore AI for screen archives
King’s College London (KCL) has been awarded a grant of £192,500 to investigate how AI technologies could be used in screen arc…
Creative voices, activist voices: Stories of creative communities
To what extent can finding a creative voice unlock your wider civic activist voice? Dr Katy Pilcher and Fun Palaces’ Amie Taylor h…
Theatregoers likely to prioritise interior maintenance
Users and non-users of theatres are likely to express different preferences for maintenance works at theatres, according to the fi…
Valuing culture in a transformational economy
In the face of all the financial pressures confronting our sector, Stephen Dobson of the Centre for Cultural Value argues that the…
