This paper by Dr Dennie Palmer Wolf and Dr Steven Holochwost from US cultural consultancy WolfBrown draws on new understandings of creativity, as well as a number of WolfBrown projects, to suggest that a focus on building creative capital is a powerful way to think about planning for, executing, and measuring the impact of the … Read more
This report examines the findings of a qualitative research project examining ethnic minority attitudes to the arts. Focusing on the experiences of the Hudawi Cultural Centre and Lawrence Batley Theatre, both in Huddersfield, it looks at the triggers and barriers to attendance. It concludes that to raise awareness of mainstream arts, a strategic partnership is … Read more
If we start from the premise that we as human beings are all culturally diverse, then it is easier to relate to the notion of cultural diversity as we all have different values, lifestyles, beliefs and traditions. More interestingly, what do we have in common?
Heather Maitland researches the answers to three simple questions: • How have the UK’s demographics changed? • What will be the impact of recent immigration trends? • What is the impact of most recent immigration from Eastern Europe? … and wishes the answers were as simple as the questions.
Naz Koser takes a look at growing a Muslim audience for the arts and how that could mean greater investment in the arts, increased audience attendance, better understanding of a community that often feels ghettoised, helping to dispel stereotypes and inspire a more creative society.
Shabnam Shabazi of Pan Arts looks at the notion of interculturalism and explains how they see the arts as the most effective tool for building bridges, celebrating and overcoming differences as well as seeking out similarities so often neglected.
This research investigates why London’s museums and galleries do not attract an audience that more truly reflects the diverse multi cultural and multi ethnic demographic character of the capital’s resident community. The research used non-user research through street surveys and focus groups. The street surveys revealed a general lack of interest in museums and galleries among BME groups. These were followed up … Read more
How should the UK cultural sector respond to changing notions of identity, ownership and access across the world? This document considers issues such as ownership of cultural items and restitution of objects in museum collections, access in the context of a culturally diverse society, and what it means to form partnerships outside the cultural sector … Read more
This article examines the impact of cultural diversity on national cultural institutions. It considers whether, long used to defending a particular set of cultural values, they can transform themselves into defenders of democratic cultural participation.
This exploration into public behaviour highlights a number of emerging societal and consumer trends. These are divided into four segments – scientific, social, emotional and spiritual – resulting in a holistic picture of the consumer, an insight into ‘tomorrow’s people’ and the need to develop brands that empower people.