Arts outreach projects should focus on ‘fun’, report says
Work with local communities is challenging and most likely to succeed in collaboration with organisations that already target thos…
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‘Durham Commission’ to assess young people, creativity and education
The Arts Council collaboration with Durham University will produce a report in Spring 2019, which will also consider arts in the c…
Arts Council England seeks ideas for improving sector diversity
The survey findings will guide the funder’s approach to improving diversity in its own workforce and be used to encourage ar…
Beware the corporate sponsors
Can corporate sponsorship have a negative effect on a cultural organisation’s artistic value? Yuliya Shymko and Thomas Roule…
UK census to paint picture of live music scene
The university-led project will record details of venues, musicians and audiences in six cities, to gain a better understanding of…
Call for evidence on business support for the arts
Evidence around business support will contribute to a review of provision and a resource for creative and cultural organisations.
£2.5m cultural learning fund overlooks key research
Research justifying the new fund failed to include the biggest and longest running arts education intervention in the world.
A community of equals
Firmly held core values and an awareness of potentially excluding behaviour have been key to the success of Pallant House Gallery&…
Creative hubs “still largely misunderstood and undervalued”
A new report claims hubs support the wider creative economy, but reductive evaluations of their worth are unhelpful.
Legacy fundraising potential still untapped by arts organisations
Progress has been made by a sub-set of organisations that now regularly receive substantial gifts in wills, according to a new rep…
Awareness versus engagement
Who has been attending the events marking Shakespeare’s death this year? James Doeser and Georgina Chapman reveal some surpr…
Theatre more popular than sports for a night out, survey finds
Trips to restaurants, ‘big ticket’ concerts and going to a comedy show also feature in the UK’s ten most popular…
Arts teachers confirm dire impact of EBacc in the classroom
New research paints a grim picture of growing job insecurity as schools prioritise the EBacc agenda over creative and vocational s…
International activity financially ‘worth it’ for arts organisations
Over half of Arts Council England’s NPOs are reaping rewards working internationally, but larger organisations and those bas…
Valuable visitor data
As many organisers of outdoor arts events have a love–hate relationship with collecting data from visitors, Vishalakshi Roy…
Economic Impact Assessments too varied for useful comparisons, says report
Recognition that increased spending in one location can lead to reduced spending somewhere nearby should be considered an essentia…
What video content do audiences want?
From trailers and vox pops to backstage sneak peeks, the arts sector produces reams of video footage, but what impact does this co…
Perception the biggest barrier to audience diversity, survey finds
Fears that existing arts audiences resist ‘more diverse artistic product’ appear to be unfounded, ArtsProfessional&rsq…
Learning from the creative industries
The arts sector struggles to articulate its impact, while the UK’s video games sector has done it very effectively. Stephen…
Impact in the classroom
As education policy-makers and schools adopt an increasingly evidence-based approach, how can the cultural sector make a more cohe…
Review of governance to identify Board development needs
A survey aiming to find out how the governance of arts organisations and museums can be strengthened has been launched as part of…
Arts organisations not threatened by live screenings, report claims
The majority of theatres do not think screenings have affected their touring, and audiences still attend live events.
Experiences of excellence
What does excellence mean to the communities experiencing the arts through the Creative People and Places programme? Mark Ro…
Measuring aesthetic value
How do the public make value judgements about works of art? To find out, Saul Albert did some eavesdropping at Tate Modern.
