Research

Circle of Trout. Photo © Anthony Schrag
Research digest: The role of the artist in society
What do we know about the role of artists working in socially engaged ways, the value of this work, how ...

Vision paper: Culture, health and wellbeing
What do we know about the value and impact of culture in relation to health and wellbeing? Between October 2019 ...

Skippko Arts Team. Photo by Nicki Taylor
Research digest: Everyday creativity
This everyday creativity research digest summarises current evidence relating to the many and diverse creative and cultural activities that people ...

RSC DREAM, February 2021, photo Stuart Martin
Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector. Two years of constant learning – new foundations for a new world
This report is a follow up to Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector - what have we learned ...

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Workforce: A slow recovery from Covid for performing arts
In this post Ben Walmsley and Tal Feder look at recent data from the Office for National Statistics Labour Force ...

Dance to Health, Norwich. Photo by Camilla Greenwell
Research digest: Older people’s physical health
In recent years there has been a growing interest in the value of cultural programmes in supporting older people’s physical ...

Yorkshire Dance. Dance On. Photo by Sara Teresa
Research digest: Older people – culture, community, connection
In recent years there has been growing interest in the role that cultural participation can play in older people’s wellbeing ...

The Lowry in Lockdown. Photo: Nathan Chandler
Culture in Crisis: impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and where we go from here
Culture in Crisis shares research findings from one of the world's largest investigations into the impacts of Covid-19 on the ...

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Covid, furlough and creative businesses Â
In this post, Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor use data from the Business Impact of COVID-19 Survey to ...

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A bleak midwinter? A deep dive from our Covid-19 participation monitor
Despite many theatre organisations being able to struggle through the various restrictions and impacts of the last 2 years, is ...