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Economics is meaningless
Response to first speech by Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Sir Peter Bazalgette’s inaugural lecture as Chair, Arts Council England
Transcript of lecture given at the RSA on 20th March 2013.
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The impact of creative initiatives on wellbeing: a literature review
Provides timely overview of an under-served area, written by the same research team who reported on the impact of Creative Partnerships on pupils’ well-being.
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Why art works: the value of the contemporary visual arts in Lancashire and Cumbria
Summary of an evaluation study that was commissioned by North by NorthWest, a consortium of twelve publicly funded visual arts organisations in Lancashire and Cumbria.
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Economic impact of the Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium
Economic impact assessment of the arts in Liverpool, focusing on the organisations that made up the Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium.
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Supporting growth in the arts economy
Report illustrating synergies between the arts and the creative economy and discussing suggestions for ACE’s strategic approach.
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Size matters
Excellent paper that articulates the value of and challenges facing small visual arts organisations. Essential reading.
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Arts Audiences: insight
Widely adopted breakdown of arts audiences into thirteen different “segments” for marketing use by organisations and local authorities.
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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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The role of diversity in building adaptive resilience
Builds on the case for diversity as culturally productive for artists, audiences and communities, and positions diversity as a way to increase the adaptive resilience of organisations, making them less vulnerable to unexpected change.
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Business models in the visual arts
Commissioned by Arts Council England and the Turning Point Network (as it was then) to assist visual arts organisations in reviewing and strengthening their own business model in a climate where public funding is not secure.
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Measuring the value of culture: a report to the department for culture media and sport
Formal research report to DCMS recommending using Treasury accepted economic tools as basis for measuring cultural value.
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Achieving great art for everyone
A strategic framework for the arts.
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Measuring social value: the gap between policy and practice
Demos report providing a snapshot of the third sector’s ability to measure and communicate the social value of the services it provides.
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Making adaptive resilience real
Thoughtful paper by ex Director of ACE- North East, presenting his list of eight attributes required for organisations to be adaptive and resilient.
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Making value: Craft & the economic & social contribution of makers
Substantial document from the Crafts Council analysing the size, scope and contribution of the crafts sector, which is shown to have a market that is bigger than that for fine art.
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Arts engagement in England 2008/09
Overview of findings from the Taking Part survey of 2008-09.
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Achieving great art for everyone: a review of research and literature to inform the Arts Council’s 10-year strategic framework
A review of research and literature to inform the Arts Council’s 10 year strategic framework.
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Capital Matters: How to build financial resilience in the UK’s arts and cultural sector
Thoughtful nuanced paper discussing the under-capitalisation of medium-sized arts and cultural organisations, and the “radical” changes required to address this situation.
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Creative Capital: More financial tools for arts and cultural organisations
Put together by MMM, provides case stories to illustrate a range of non-grant financial mechanisms that can be used by creative practitioners and organisations.
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Creating an impact: Liverpool’s experience as European Capital of Culture
Impacts 08 was a joint research initiative of the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, which from 2005-2010 evaluated the social, cultural, economic and environmental effects of Liverpool’s hosting the European Capital of Culture title in 2008.
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Arts engagement in England from 2005/06 to 2007/08
Findings from the first three years of the Taking Part survey.
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Measuring intrinsic value: how to stop worrying and love economics
In the context of entrenched misunderstandings between economists and arts policymakers, leaders and funders, this paper offers a provocative reconsideration of “outdated and poorly-informed prejudices” which lie behind this divide.
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Craft businesses thrive
2008 study by Cockpit Arts and Cities Institute at London Metropolitan University exploring business activity and performance in the craft sector.
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Art work in 2007
A review of the changing face of work for visual artists using a-n’s regularly researched and published information on jobs and opportunities. Presents an analysis of the key findings for 2007, concentrating on the work areas tracked since 1989, and opportunities such as fellowships, commissions, competitions, exhibitions and residencies.
