In March 2020 Hereford Cathedral had just embarked upon the public engagement phase of their Eastern Cloisters Project (ECP) when the impact of COVID-19 meant that all their planned work had to be cancelled. In this case study,  Abby Jones explains how the cathedral adopted a new digital approach to their audience engagement activities including ... Read more

Creative People and Places in Lockdown: responses and learning is a short series of  five case studies that explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CPP projects and how they responded. Each of the five case studies will explore a different theme. The first case study by Kathyrn Welch looks at the immediate and ... Read more

In this series of learning case studies, cultural practitioners share their reflections and learning honestly, so others can learn from and build on their experience. In this example, Rachael Disbury, Production Director at Alchemy Film & Arts shares how the organisation changed their approach to audience engagement, paying close attention to what wasn’t working and ... Read more

How can cultural value be co-created with audiences in a democratic and collaborative way? Ben Walmsley shares seven recommended reads with ideas from leading practitioners and researchers.

This free read online edition of Nina Simon‘s The Art of Relevance explores how mission-driven organisations can matter more to more people.

Each year thousands of people take part in 64 Million Artists 31 days of free creative challenges. #TheJanuaryChallenge takes place across social media and promotes creativity, peer support and wellbeing. This report explores the impact and reach of The January Challenge online and offline.

This report by The Audience Agency was commissioned by Arts Council England to help them understand the ways in which Creative People and Places (CPP) projects are currently using digital tools and technologies; for communications, evaluation and collaboration purposes, to reach and engage more people and as part of the creative and artistic programme.

A step-by-step toolkit written by Lauren Benetua, Nina Simon and Stacie Marie Garcia. Published by Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.

A treasury of arts activities for older people. 50 activities, long and short for use with older people in any setting. Published by The Baring Foundation. Written by Liz Postlethwaite

Annabel Thomas, Arts Development Manager at Trinity College, London explains why youth engagement is key to develop strong and lasting connections with potential audiences.

An evaluation of the Concept programme, run by Pedestrian (a Leicester-based charity delivering workshops in art, music, and media working with disadvantaged, NEET young people and vulnerable adults). Written by Rachel Escott.

The first in a series of snapshots by The Audience Agency focused on engaging audiences with specific profiles and needs

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.

This case study has been written by Toby Ealden Artistic Director, Zest Theatre and was Originally published as an article on the openDemocracy: Transformation website.

The Spark Arts for Children have developed this toolkit for creative ideas to generate interest in your library events. The toolkit has been written by Jayne Williams and Ideal Friends in libraries, neighbourhood centres, community groups with artists, writers, creators and theatre-makers.

People United is a creative laboratory and arts charity. In this report they explore how the arts can inspire kindness, community and social change. The report brings together 10 years of research around our work to show that the arts can play a practical and imaginative role in building a kinder and more caring society.

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.

Super Slow Way shares its experience of co-developing the Faculty of Social Arts Practice 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.