Essential reads

Mafwa Theatre. Family Flourish Day. Photo by Molly McGee
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 ...

Wakefield Council (Photo by Andy Hardwick))
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 ...

Skippko Arts Team. Photo by Nicki Taylor.
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, ...

‘Whose heritage matters? Working with community-based organisations at Dunga Beach cultural heritage site in Kisumu’. Photo by Beth Perry.
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 ...

Stitch Journal. Clare Danek, 2020
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 ...

Photo: Hayley Rivera, Unsplash
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 ...

'Anansi' by Ifinrod www.culturesofwestafrica.com/kwaku-anansi-pot-wisdom/
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? ...

Fun Palaces 2019. Photo: Roswitha Chesher
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 ...

University of Leeds
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 ...

To the Beat of a Different Drum, co-produced by RJC Dance and Yorkshire Dance. Photography: David Lindsay
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 ...