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Education
Access to art education survey results
Results of AIR’s survey of its members on the subject of access to art education; and a call for arts education to be accessible to all.
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Participation
Access, participation and progression in the arts for young people on training and detention orders
This report examines how young people on Detention and Training Orders could access, participate and progress in the arts. Researched by Nottingham Trent University, and published by Arts Council England in 2005, this is part of the body of research exploring the role of arts within New Labour Social Inclusion policy.
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International contexts
International Connections
A report highlighting the impact and challenges for the visual arts sector in the first year of operations following the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Working practice
Covid-19 impact survey
Drawing on the findings of a-n’s survey and reflecting the views of over 4,000 members, the Covid-19 impact survey report provides robust insights into the emerging impacts of the public health crisis with 93% of respondents reporting that their practice or career has been affected by the outbreak.
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Working practice
Artists practising well
Nicola Naismith’s report, undertaken as part of her AHRC funded research supported by Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, is concerned with the issue of affective support that artists working in health care settings are currently able to access.
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Cultural value
Museums Taskforce report and recommendations
Museums Association report focusing on funding, collections and the future relevance of the sector.
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Cultural policy
The culture white paper
Strong cultural statement of policy intention by the DCMS presented to Parliament as a White Paper in March 2016.
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Cultural value
Understanding the value of arts & culture: the AHRC cultural value project
Presents the findings of the 3-year Cultural Value Project, which attempted to understand the value of arts and culture; and the difference they make to individuals and to society.
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Cultural value
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Strategy 2015
Informative document detailing ethos and six funding priorities for the Foundation.
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Education
Cultural education in England – the Government response to Henley’s review of education
Department of Education response to the Henley Review, which it broadly welcomes.
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Creative Industries
Creative industries council skillset skills group
Recommendations presented to Creative Industries Council to instigate industry led proposals for addressing skills issues to boost the growth and competitiveness of the Creative Industries.
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Cultural value
Changing face of artists’ employment
Exploring the effect of the economic recession on the livelihoods of artists in terms of access to employment and career opportunities.
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Leadership
Capital Matters – an analysis of financial capital in the Arts Council England RFO data
Although now out of date, this report is an interesting analysis by a Clore Fellow of financial data collected by ACE.
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Working practice
Evaluation of grants for the arts
Commissioned by ACE, the Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy researched how well the Grants for the Arts programme was meeting its stated objectives in 2010.
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Participation
Disconnected: social mobility and the creative Industries
Explores the barriers preventing greater equality of access to the creative and cultural sector.
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Cultural value
The elephant in the room
Maps opportunities and barriers facing the African, Caribbean and Asian visual arts sector.
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Cultural value
Study of the impact of Creative Partnerships on the cultural and creative economy
Study by the Burns-Owen Partnership of the impact of Creative Partnerships on the creative economy.
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Cultural value
Investing in rural creativity: new rural arts strategy
A proposed arts and cultural sector response to the new Rural Strategy.
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Working practice
Year of the artist – evaluation of the programme in England
Draws together the regional and national evaluations of the 2000 – 2001 ACE sponsored Year of the Artist, which commissioned 1000 artist residencies.
