In conversation: Researching cultural value
Do we know more about the worth of the arts than we did 30 years ago or have we been going in circles? Researcher Patrycja Kaszyns…
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The spillover effect
If we could fully understand the impact of arts and culture on wider society, would this change arts strategies and policies? Jona…
Are we at last taking environmental issues more seriously?
New research reveals a growing engagement with sustainability and other environmental issues in the arts sector – beyond the…
New moves to halt decline of arts in primary schools
Arts education professionals and politicians met this week as a first step to tackling the structural problems causing the arts to…
Arts leaders more engaged in environmental action
New research by Julie’s Bicycle finds arts organisations are saving money and boosting their reputations by adopting environ…
Rural England: is there an appetite for culturally diverse art?
New research found audiences in rural Lincolnshire are hungry for culturally diverse theatre and dance, but the provision isn&rsqu…
An impact assessment playbook
Undertaking an impact assessment can be a daunting and complex task, but a new European project has developed a practical playbook…
Creative network seeks to tackle marginalisation in the arts
Tate and National Museum Wales will participate in a new project bringing together artists, arts organisations and youth workers t…
Research centre to make the case for the creative industries
The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre will be tasked with delivering robust evidence around shared issues and concern…
Quality Metrics to go ahead under new name
Although a supplier was chosen to deliver Arts Council England’s £2.7m quality evaluation programme, the procurement p…
Culture used by political figures to “exert power and control”
Diplomats use exhibitions and other cultural events as core parts of their strategies to befriend and influence others, new resear…
Collaborations between arts and academia benefit all
A national assessment of UK research has found partnering with academics can inspire arts organisations and practitioners to creat…
Progress is lovely
Researcher Stephen Pritchard raises concerns that the latest evaluation of ACE’s Creative People and Places programme was ba…
Research to shed light on audiences for contemporary arts
A cross-artform project aims to address the challenge of encouraging people to engage with new or experimental work and find effec…
Study helps fill evidence gap around culture’s economic value
A Government-commissioned report has found evidence that culture, sport and heritage influence local place-shaping and help attrac…
Research supports theory that arts can heal society
People who engage with the arts are more likely to be charitable donors and volunteers, a new study has found.
Employment in culture up 20% in past five years
A boom in employment means the Government must prioritise the creative sector in Brexit negotiations, the Creative Industries Fede…
Civically engaged arts leaders are “over-stretched”, inquiry finds
Arts organisations have a key role to play helping communities “come together, to learn, debate and celebrate” but the…
“Lack of professional attitude and practices” plaguing theatres
Systemic failures in recruitment and professional development are leading to skills shortages and a damaging lack of diversity amo…
Creating cultural democracy
Only 8% of people regularly engage with publicly funded art, but every day people are creating their own versions of culture. Nick…
Arts and science combine for dementia care
A new study looking at the benefits of visual art activities for people living with dementia should provide the evidence that deci…
“Only a fool or a knave” trusts quality metrics, say academics
Researchers have published a damning attack on the use of quantitative measures to assess artistic quality, warning Arts Council E…
What are we counting?
Roger Tomlinson has more questions than answers about the quality metrics system that Arts Council England’s larger NPOs wil…
Skills for cultural workers
What skills are creative organisations actually looking for in their employees? George Windsor and Cath Sleeman have been analysin…
