Pulse Research
Pulse report: Local Authority Funding 2024
In the lastest AP Pulse survey, we sought to find out the impact that local authority funding cuts to the arts was having on the sector. The results are now in.
Pulse report: ArtsPay 2022
It's been four years since our last ArtsPay survey to gauge the realities of earnings in the sector – four years of upheaval including Brexit, Covid and the cost-of-livin…
Pulse report: Freedom of Expression?
This ArtsProfessional survey has gathered evidence about the pressures to self-censor that artists and arts professionals experience in their working lives, and the ways in which t…
Pulse report: The art of pricing
Tim Baker analyses the findings from the ground-breaking research conducted by ArtsProfessional in partnership with Baker Richards, which gathered the views of the sector on whethe…
Pulse report: ArtsPay 2018
The ArtsPay 2018 survey has provided the opportunity for the realities of earnings in the arts & cultural sector to be better understood. This final report and associated analy…
Pulse report: Ethics in arts sponsorship
Following protests of arts organisations’ decisions to accept money from controversial businesses, ArtsProfessional's latest survey reveals the sector’s perspective…
Pulse report: Sexual harassment in the arts – is enough being done?
Following revelations of inappropriate behaviour by high-profile individuals in the arts, an ArtsProfessional survey has revealed the experiences and views of the sector’s wo…
Pulse report: Local authority arts funding – what should be done?
As budgets tighten, many local authorities feel they have little choice but to cut spending on arts and culture. But how is the sector reacting and what should be done to help miti…
Pulse report – part 3: Diversity in audiences – what needs to change?
Should more be done to increase the diversity of those engaging with the arts in the UK? And if so, what? In her final report, Frances Richens looks at the findings from ArtsProfes…
Pulse report – part 2: Diversity in artistic work – what needs to change?
Should more be done to increase the diversity of the UK’s art and artists? And if so, what? In this second of three reports, Frances Richens looks at the findings from ArtsPr…
Pulse report – part 1: Diversity in the arts workforce – what needs to change?
Should the arts be doing more to increase diversity? And if so, what? In this first of three reports, Frances Richens looks at the findings from ArtsProfessional's latest Pulse…
Pulse report: Screenings – who benefits?
The growth of screenings in recent years has been exponential, given massive technological developments and a groundswell of support from the 'big players'. But what impact…
Pulse report: Employment practices – volunteers, interns, apprentices and freelances
As financial pressures on the arts sector continue, arts organisations are working to build new revenue streams and cut costs. What impact is this having on employment practices? L…
Pulse report: Regional arts funding – getting the balance right
Liz Hill examines the findings from ArtsProfessional’s latest Pulse survey gathering the sector’s views on the geographic distribution of arts funding in England. 645 r…
Pulse report: Arts Lottery funding – who should benefit?
Liz Hill explores the findings and implications of ArtsProfessional’s first Pulse survey, through which 360 arts professionals shared their views on the distribution of Arts…
