Insights

RE | SHAPING POLICIES FOR CREATIVITY – Addressing culture as a global public good

This report offers insightful new data that shed light on emerging trends at a global level, as well as putting forward policy recommendations to foster creative ecosystems that contribute to a sustainable world by 2030 and beyond.

Culture Counts: New Approaches to Evidence Based Cultural Policymaking
in World Cities

This Case Guide is co-produced with the participating cities of WCCF. All of the city examples in this document are presented as ‘use cases’ of cultural data in which we highlight relevant questions and outcomes, and direct readers to further readings.

The Green World Cities of Tomorrow: Culture and Sustainability – Special Report Prepared for WCCF Global Conversation

The report published by the World Cities Culture Forum looks at how major cities around the world are responding to climate change through cultural policies and programmes.

Culture and High Streets – Final Report

This report points to a body of evidence that demonstrates the role culture and creativity plays in attracting footfall to the high street, generating spend and creating civic pride.

Evaluation of SubSaharan Africa Arts – 2018-21 Impact report

Our evaluation of the programme has informed the 2021/2022 strategy of the programme, which will continue to focus on supporting creative and cultural professionals in the region.

Cultural and Creative Industries in the Face of COVID-19: An Economic Impact Outlook

This report aims to capture the scale of the global disruption caused by the spread of the virus. Building on an analysis of studies conducted across the world in 2020, it examines the economic impact and consequences of the pandemic on the cultural and creative industries, and explores digital innovations that have emerged in response to this unprecedented crisis.

Covid19 Impact and Policy Bulletin 6: Culture and the Climate Emergency

In our sixth WCCF COVID-19 Impact and Policy Bulletin we looked at how COVID-19 is affecting climate action plans for culture. We found three main areas of impact.

Creating a Healthy Night-Time Economy

Special Report for the International Forum on Cultural Placemaking and the Night-time Economy.

Review of the Cultural Compacts Initiative

The purpose of this report is to consider how we can radically increase the ability of our cities to use culture to drive inclusive growth.

Arts Council - Catalyst: Evolve evaluation

Between August 2018 and March 2019, in partnership with Achates Philanthropy we undertook an evaluation of the second year of Art Council England’s Catalyst:Evolve programme, which supports arts organisations to build their fundraising capacity.

World Cities Culture Report 2018

This is the most comprehensive report ever published about culture and the role it plays in shaping life in major cities worldwide. The report is based on extensive data and practice research to reveal how 35 major global cities are in the vanguard of policymaking.

Midlands Music Research and Consultation – Final Report

On behalf Arts Council England, we were commissioned to explore challenges facing music in the Midlands in relation to talent development, music ecology and touring, with a focus on four genres (contemporary, folk, jazz, world).