A detailed framework by Mark Robinson of Thinking Practice commissioned by the Creative People and Places network to explore and contextualise leadership approaches across the Creative People and Places programme and to consider the impact and learning from this for the wider sector. Mark describes open, collaborative styles of working with others which decentralise and flatten ... Read more

Katie Moffat, Head of Digital at The Audience Agency highlights how cultural organisations can play a key role in demystifying the internet.

A Creative People and Places case study for CultureHive. Ideas Test is a Creative People and Places funded project that aims to increase opportunities for people in Swale & Medway to take part in arts and creative activity in ways they choose.

A major piece of new research that maps and analyses engagement approaches across the Creative People and Places programme. Written by Sarah Boiling and Clare Thurman. Commissioned by the Creative People and Places Network.

Have your say – Draft Culture Strategy for London. The Mayor has made culture and the creative industries one of his top priorities. He has set out his policies and commitments for culture and invites all Londoners to support him in the development and delivery of his ambitions for culture in the capital.

This Cultural Spring and bait Case Study share their Creative People and Places (CPP) programme working to raise participation in arts and culture on South Tyneside and Wearside.

Chrissie Tiller re-evaluates what we mean by offering people access to culture. This Creative People and Places case study is an attempt to contextualise the journeys being made by participants, artists, partners and teams on the CPP programme.

Tips, tools and case studies from Creative People and Places projects.

Super Slow Way shares its experience of co-developing the Faculty of Social Arts Practice and the lessons it has learnt along the way.

Ideas Test shares how working with Community Catalysts has changed local perceptions of art and is helping redefine it into something which is accessible, interesting and relevant.

East Durham Creates shares its experience of action learning, non-arts partnerships, experimentation and the lessons it has learnt along the way.

Ecorys shares Creative Black Country’s experience of building non-arts partnerships with landlords and the Midland Pub Association. Discover what they learned through their successful artistic programme across seven Desi pubs.

Discover the lessons learned from Creative People and Places and spark your thinking about how to engage those in your community who are least engaged in the arts.

Find out how Creative People and Places project Bait has unlocked ‘social energy’ and made positive changes in its community.

Nikki Locke, Head of East Durham Creates, shares some practical examples of how they’ve tested different approaches and put the needs of their audiences first.

Creative People and Places teams, artists, evaluation partners and critical friends share a selection of approaches, models and methods for evaluating participatory arts programmes.

Jane Wells shares how First Art’s wide range of opportunities for engagement helped members of Bolsover Poetry Group transition from grassroots participants to commissioners and performers.

Eleanor Turney captures some advice from the Creative People and Places network about tips and approaches to engaging new audiences.

Jane Wells shares how First Art has increased opportunities for arts engagement through group visits and subsidised tickets.

Katie Musgrove shares how basing internationally renowned Filipino artist Alwin Reamillo at Canalside Community Centre in Burnley helped engage local communities.