‘Highbrow’ culture doesn’t influence GCSE grades
"Highbrow" cultural experiences like museum visits don't affect GCSE grades, but reading can be influential, researc…
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Research project seeks arts workers’ ‘most pressing concerns’
A new research project aims to "build consensus around the most pressing priorities for promoting quality work" in…
Booking patterns match pre-pandemic behaviour, survey finds
Advance booking patterns for performing arts shows last year were “very similar” to before the pandemic, according to…
Fewer ethnically diverse creatives are employed, study finds
Ethnically diverse creatives are experiencing increased job insecurity and financial instability post-Covid, according to a Univer…
Cultural tourism yet to recover from Covid
There is optimism pre-pandemic interest will return, as sites retain high membership rates in a “really good start” to…
ACW pursues strategy for Welsh language and arts
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is seeking views on the role of Welsh in the arts to form a new strategy. Stakeholders are being i…
Should buying a ticket really be this hard?
Buying tickets online is something people do every day, for thousands of events, on millions of websites, all around the world. Bu…
Avoiding the pitfalls of partnership
Sometimes it seems like successful artist/academic partnerships all come down to agreement over who’s paying for the tea and…
Digital key to removing music education inequalities
Funding digital innovation will be key to overcoming inequality in music education, a new report says. Youth Music Charity NYMAZ l…
Creative teachers offer the most industry experience
A new report recommends long term funding to allow more schools to embed opportunities to work with industry partners.
Culture in crisis
Ben Walmsley reports on the key findings from a 15-month research project into the effects of the pandemic on the cultural sector.
Outdoor arts into the mainstream
The main challenge for arts in outdoor spaces is that policymakers and funders tend to focus on art in buildings. But in a new rep…
Digital ‘no substitute’ to traditional libraries
Most adults think digital services are an inadequate replacement for traditional libraries. More than half (57%) expressed th…
Digital award winners embrace new audiences
Those who showcased best practice in digital leadership did so by addressing the challenges of the pandemic.
How might culture engineer levelling up?
DCMS is calling for evidence for its latest inquiry on the levelling up agenda. Jason Jones-Hall has been analysing initial data f…
Mediating the ‘colonial gaze’
In times when the coloniality of many institutions is being called out, Paul Basu negotiates the ethics of displaying images and a…
Ways of working with universities revealed
One of the largest surveys ever undertaken between the arts and academia produced some new perspectives on how collaborations can…
Quarter of live music events cancelled
More than a quarter (26%) of live music shows scheduled for the first three months of 2022 have been cancelled. New research from…
Disabled creatives marginalised by lack of knowledge
There’s better guidance in the UK, study suggests, but work remains to remove structural barriers across Europe.
Parents support creative university degrees
UK parents are in favour of university-level creative courses and recognise their economic benefits, new research indicates. A stu…
A ‘revolutionary’ disability arts movement
Ten years on from London 2012, disability arts programmes continue to impact artists and audiences around the globe. Tim Wheeler r…
More inclusive classical music
Poor quality data about classical music is a significant obstacle to understanding its lack of diversity. But Anna Bull thinks ACE…
Creative arts tops job satisfaction poll
Creative arts workers are the most satisfied in the UK, new research indicates. Conducted by insight platform New Possible, the Wh…
Survey to explore culture collaborations in higher education
Researchers are calling for arts workers involved in higher education to contribute to a new survey. The National Centre for Acade…
