This report was commissioned by the literature department of Arts Council England (ACE) to gather an overview of how companies, organisations and individuals in the commercial and funded sectors are using Web 2.0 to market fiction, poetry and live literature; spot writing talent; guide readers and potential readers; create, share and review writing. In particular...

This account takes a sixty year trip from 'The Culture Industry', through the 'cultural industries', ending at the 'creative industries'. Its main theme is the tension between culture and economics which lie at the heart of this terminology. This is not simply a question of 'art' and 'the market'; this is part of it, but...

A report on latest analysis of Taking Part survey data on arts attendance in England, produced in partnership with the University of Oxford. The report analyses the levels of arts attendance among English adults and the socio-demographic inequalities in the take-up of attendance opportunities.

This report was commissioned by Arts Council England, West Midlands in order to map the opportunities and barriers facing the region's African, Caribbean and Asian visual arts sector, which includes artforms such as crafts, photography, digital media, film and fine art.

This report surveys the literature focusing on the history and theory of the cultural and creative industries. It explores both the history of the idea of the cultural industries and how this has changed and developed our current interest in the creative economy.