Research
Participation
Towards the End: The Baring Foundation’s Arts and Older People Programme 2010-2017
Report on The Baring Foundation’s funding of arts activity with older people since 2010.
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Research
Cultural policy
Strategic review of DCMS-sponsored museums
DCMS directly funds 15 museums and the British Library. This review looks at the “functions, forms, effectiveness, efficiency and accountability” within these institutions.
Research
Cultural policy
The Mendoza review: an independent review of museums in England
Review in response to the Government’s Culture White Paper in 2016. Visual arts museums are represented, along with sculpture parks.
Research
Working practice
Artists work in 2016
The latest in a series of papers commissioned by a-n, providing detailed data on the amount, context and nature of employment for visual artists.
Research
International contexts
The Art of Soft Power: A study of cultural diplomacy at the UN office in Geneva
Report exploring “the most frequently made claim for art: its contribution to soft power.”
Research
Creative Industries
Global Talent Report: Why the UK’s world-leading creative industries need international workers and how to attract them
Campaigning document by the Creative Industries Federation advocating for continued free movement of EU nationals post-Brexit, and reform of the visa system for non-EU nationals.
Research
Working practice
Performance at Tate: Into the space of art
Explores the history of performance art at Tate from the 1960s to 2016.
Research
Creative Industries
Space to play: Making art and technology collaborations work
Report detailing the journey and learning between the RSC and intel collaborating to bring a digitally enhanced production of The Tempest to the stage.
Research
International contexts
All that mighty heart: Culture, Brexit, and the soft power of London
Argues that London can maintain its position as “the cultural capital of the world” post-Brexit, but will have to “fight hard” to do so.
Research
Creative Industries
Independent Review of the Creative Industries
Written by ex-Chair of ACE Peter Bazalgette for the DCMS, with the intention that it becomes part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
Research
Working practice
Digital Culture 2017
Fourth digital culture report, examining the role and impact of digital technology in arts and cultural organisations. Produced by ACE and NESTA.
Research
Regeneration
Creative People and Places: End of year 3 evaluation report
Focusing on the impact, outcomes and future of the programme following three years of this major Arts Council England funded programme.
Research
Working practice
Late calls: a report on a pilot lab for early career older artists
Writer and researcher François Matarasso reports on the impact of a week-long pilot lab that offered six early career artists, aged over 50, time to explore how creativity can be nourished and how artists can challenge themselves to develop.
Research
Leadership
Inside, Outside, Beyond: Artistic leadership for contradictory times
A provocation paper commissioned by Bluecoat from ex-Arts Council, NE director, Mark Robinson.
Research
Leadership
Achieving Good Governance
Executive summary of CLP commissioned research into governance in the cultural sector, focusing on Boards, their development and relationship with artistic mission and executive.
Research
Participation
Creative Health: The arts for health and wellbeing
Inquiry report into existing engagement of the arts in health and social care, and making recommendations to improve policy and practice.
Research
International contexts
One Year On: a-n Brexit Survey headlines July 2017
Key findings from a-n’s second ‘Brexit survey’, one year after the Referendum vote to leave the EU.
Research
Working practice
Valuing Artists: a-n’s five year advocacy strategy for UK visual artists
Strategy document from a-n that puts advocacy for visual artists at the heart of its activities for the next five years.
Research
Cultural policy
Rethinking relationships: The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation inquiry into the civic role of arts organisations. Phase 1 report.
The first of three reports that explore the potential civic role of publicly funded arts organisations, within the context of wide community and political divisions in 2017.
Research
Working practice
Creative freelancers
Based on a survey of 700 creative freelancers and 50 businesses, report sets out policy recommendations to improve the working lives of creative freelancers.
Research
Cultural value
ACE National Portfolio Organisation grants 2018-22
Full Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations list for 2018-22.
Research
Cultural policy
Research Paper No.2: Representation of female artists in Britain 2016
Additional report from the Freelands Foundation revealing more aspects of gender inequality in the visual arts in Britain.
Research
Cultural value
NCA Arts Index: England 2007 – 2016
A data-set produced by the National Campaign for the Arts examining funding and other factors relating to the “health” of the arts in England.
Research
Cultural value
Growing the creative ageing movement: International lessons for the UK
Following experiential research projects, this report presents ideas and examples of innovative practice for those interested in creative ageing, with a focus on arts and dementia.
Research
Working practice
Jerwood annual reports 2017
Annual report from the Jerwood charities that highlights their work over the last 40 years.
