Should the arts be doing more to increase diversity? And if so, what? In this first of three reports, Frances Richens looks at the findings from ArtsProfessional's latest Pulse survey, with a focus on diversity in the workplace.
New industry-wide research finds the majority of live cinema audiences are regular cultural attenders, but a significant proportion are inspired to try wider arts events for the first time.
Arts organisations are being invited to get involved in an inquiry, launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, into how arts organisations contribute to their communities.
What role do arts organisations play in mobilising community engagement and encouraging people to take part in civic life? Andrew Barnett explains why the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has launched an inquiry to find out.
Following the third year of the DCMS Taking Part’s longitudinal study, a new report reveals who attends the arts most often and why people stop engaging.
What do audiences for Shakespeare look like today? As theatres prepare to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death, The Audience Agency reveals some valuable insights.
We accept income as a strong predictor of cultural taste. But why should this be, asks sociologist Aaron Reeves. And does taste matter as much as actual participation?
Senior managers in the arts are invited to take part in research, which the arts council hopes will help them optimise their approach to private fundraising.
By removing web content and failing to redirect URLs, ACE has thwarted search engines and broken inbound links to its new website, leaving reports and documents untraceable and unsearchable.
An academic study has concluded that debate about the value of culture has been distorted by a desire to influence public funding and policy, and weakened by poor-quality evaluation.
A new survey launched by Sport England will collect the first local-authority-level data on arts attendance and participation in England since 2009/10.
Cultural organisations in receipt of local authority funding are bracing for cuts, but the sector remains optimistic about its financial outlook, according to a new survey.
Higher education institutions will be working with artists and micro creative enterprises in an attempt to improve the flow of information and expertise between the two sectors.
