These case studies are advocacy tools to demonstrate the ways arts and culture deliver positive activities for children and young people. Arts Council England in partnership with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) staged three one day events in July 2009 to increase understanding of how the arts and culture can help deliver positive...

A window on dance, Arts Council England’s dance mapping report is the most significant compilation of evidenced-based dance research ever undertaken in the UK. The report maps the dance ecology, economy and environment in England. It looks at the various market segments and identifies trends and patterns, challenges and opportunities for dance. The report focuses...

This report provides a detailed overview of the online presences of the 869 arts organisations that receive regular funding from Arts Council England (hereafter, RFOs). The research was commissioned by Arts Council England and is the first project in a major three-year programme of research designed to inform and support the development of Arts Council...

The aim of this study was to assess understanding of, engagement with and aspirations for art in the digital space amongst the general public. Most people are happy to consider anything as ‘art’, provided they believe it to be intended as art by its author. However, they hotly contest the value of individual art works...

Arts Council England is planning to introduce new processes of self-assessment and peer review for their regularly funded organisations. The development and introduction of these processes will be a major element in their ambition to strengthen relationships with regularly funded organisations in order to reinforce the importance of artistic excellence at the heart of everything...