An evaluation and case study of a large-scale, mutlidimensional arts tour and education project. Torbay Council brought an award-winning, interventionist work of public art, RedBall UK, to the streets, enriching cultural tourists’ experiences and allowing visitors to see familiar places in a new light.
The Taste Buds study explores the extent to which individuals in England buy or have the inclination to buy contemporary art for their homes through three questions: How to enhance and increase sales of innovative contemporary art and private commissions through diverse distribution points; How to help artists to become more entrepreneurial in their engagement … Read more
Free access to museums hugely increased visitor figures but there are still correlations between socio-economic status and the likelihood of attendance at arts and cultural events and while numbers of visitors increased, their profile remained relatively static. This paper argues that school education ignores visual literacy and points out that the government’s description of creative industries … Read more