Essential reads
Our essential reads: Evaluation Principles in practice
A collection of articles, reports and resources providing some helpful examples of what the Evaluation Principles can look like in ...
My essential reads: Artists’ livelihoods
What do we know about artists' social and economic status? And why should this matter to the cultural sector and ...
My essential reads: The politics and possibilities of artists working with communities
Socially engaged art practices are those where a professional artist develops creative interventions in public rather than within a gallery, ...
My essential reads: The value of culture in urban sustainability
Traditionally, sustainable development has been seen as having three main pillars – environmental, social and economic. But what role does ...
My essential reads: pleasure, play and connection in everyday creativity
There has been a recent rise in interest in everyday creativity. This has ranged from people trying out new creative ...
My essential reads: the value of group singing
In her essential reads, Dr Yoon Irons shares her top articles on the value of singing groups for community group ...
My essential reads: storytelling, language and resistance
Do you work with people from diverse cultures? Perhaps you're exploring the role of language and storytelling in your practice? ...
My essential reads: cultural value and evaluation
Are you thinking about approaches to evaluation and impact and how best to capture cultural value? How has cultural evaluation ...
My essential reads: understanding audiences
When we think about audience research, are we hoping to engage people who are new to the arts, deepen the ...
My essential reads: co-creating value though audience engagement
How can cultural value be co-created with audiences in a democratic and collaborative way? Ben Walmsley shares seven recommended reads ...