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COVID-19 Impact
Evaluation of Creative Scotland COVID-19 Emergency Funding Programmes
Creative Scotland, EKOS, August 2022
This evaluation of Creative Scotland and Screen Scotland's COVID-19 Emergency Funding programmes focuses on funding support distributed between 2020 and 2021. The resulting report considers the outputs of the emergency funding programmes, the outcomes for the individuals and organisations they targeted, and the collective impact of the emergency funds on the sustainability of the creative sector in Scotland. In addition, this evaluation investigates the effectiveness of internal and external processes put in place to deliver the programmes, alongside any learning for future CS operational activity.
After the Storm: A consolidation of data, insights, and predictions for the post-pandemic charity sector
Leesa Harwood, By the Waves Charity Consulting, July 2022
This peer reviewed report aims to consolidate and compare findings from over 80 data sources about the current state of the charity sector, and future trends affecting its sustainability and viability. Key insights include:
- The threat of rising inflation rates, rising costs and persistent risks to income could result in a sector income shortfall of up to £5 billion.
- The original upward giving trajectory at the beginning of the pandemic was not sustainable. September 2020 to April 2021 saw the lowest levels of monthly giving since CAF polls began in 2016.
- Increasing demand for services and diminishing income means that there will not be enough money to do everything charities want to do.
Emergency Response Fund evaluation | Arts Council England
Arts Council England, June 2022
This independent research report by SQW evaluates the Emergency Response Fund’s application process, delivery, and the effects of funding on job and business protection, creative practice, and communities during the early stages of the pandemic. The report assesses funding data captured between November and December 2021, as well as interviews with applicants.
Culture in times of COVID-19: resilience, recovery and revival
UNESCO, June 2022
The impact of COVID-19 on the culture sector has been greater than on almost any other sector, challenging the entire cultural ecosystem during the past two years. Structural flaws and fragilities that plagued the sector prior to the crisis have been amplified and the extent of their impacts increased exponentially by the pandemic.
The unprecedented global reach of the ongoing crisis requires coordinated multilateral cooperation at the regional and global levels. In this light, UNESCO and the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT) have come together to chart a roadmap for a holistic and integrated approach to support the sector’s sustainable and inclusive revival.
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Creative Industries
Design Economy: People, Places and Economic Value
Design Council, July 2022
This report showcases significant growth of the UK design sector's economic contribution and workforce as well as regional areas of design excellence, mapping the scale and geographical distribution of the design economy, the demographics of the workforce, and its economic value.
Since 2015, Design Economy has been the most comprehensive assessment of the state of design in the UK, with its world leading approach adopted around the world. This latest edition digs into the numbers behind design's demographics and flags challenges to be tackled for the gender ratio, the future of the education pipeline and design exports, in addition to the wider social and environmental value of design.
Place Matters
Creative Industries Council, Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy, June 2022
This report presents research into how and why local authorities and LEPs in England are supporting the growth of the creative industries in their areas, and includes recommendations for future policy consideration to nurture the creative industries.
This research coincides with the publication of resources by the creative industries Policy & Evidence Centre (PEC) for people working with local authorities who are considering investing in creative industries via the Shared Prosperity Fund as part of the UK government's 'Levelling Up' agenda.
Mapping and examining the determinants of England's rural creative microclusters
Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre, May 2022
New research finds that micro clusters are spread widely across England, with around a third of all rural creative firms operating within a cluster. This report suggests ‘external economies of scale’ influence the clustering of rural creative firms allowing them to become more productive through being co-located.
This follows a comparable pattern in urban areas which suggests more targeted support and policy interventions could unleash the potential of Rural Creative Enterprises, particularly within the context of the Levelling Up agenda.
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Cross-Artform
Research digest: Everyday creativity
Centre for Cultural Value, July 2022
This research digest summarises current evidence relating to the many creative and cultural activities that people do at home or in their communities. Specifically, it explores the value of activities facilitated by amateur or voluntary groups in shared community spaces and self-initiated activity that takes place at home.
The review explores what we already know in this area, including the complex factors that might affect or enable people’s access to, or participation or inclusion in, everyday creative experiences. It also identifies what we know about:
- the effects of everyday creativity on community building
- the motivations for engaging with everyday creativity
- the impact of everyday creativity on individual and collective wellbeing
ArtsPay Survey 2022: preliminary findings
Arts Professional, July 2022
This article presents initial findings of the ArtsPay 2022 survey (final report due for publication September 2022). Key findings include:
- Full-time earnings for permanent staff working in arts and culture have experienced a real-terms pay freeze in light of inflation levels.
- Part-time workers fared worse, experiencing a real-terms pay reduction of nearly 4%.
- Freelancers were the only group to experience a real-terms rise in earnings, with median earnings increasing by 23.7%, or 12.85% adjusted for inflation.
Developing Your Creative Practice programme - Independent evaluation
Arts Council England, SQW, July 2022
The Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice programme was introduced in in 2018 to support the development of independent cultural and creative practitioners. It provides grants to enable practitioners to commit time and money towards developing their practice.
This report presents the findings of an independent process and impact evaluation of the programme. Evaluation questions posed include:
- To what extent has DYCP achieved expected outcomes and met its original aims?
- What could be improved and what recommendations are there for future development of DYCP?
- Are there gaps that could be addressed in future rounds?
Private Investment in Culture Survey Report 2022
Arts Council England, June 2022
This report investigates the role individual giving, corporate giving, and trusts and foundations play in funding not-for-profit arts and culture sector organisations in England. Over a series of iterations, it has provided a picture of change over time, supporting organisations to develop fundraising strategies as well as benchmarking performance against the sector overall.
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Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion
Digital Access to Arts and Culture
The Space and Indigo, supported by Arts and Humanities Research Council & Arts Council England, June 2022
This report is the first major UK research project dedicated to investigating the accessibility and inclusion implications of the rapid growth in online arts and culture during the pandemic. It summarises an 18-month study into the role of digital arts and culture in the UK, with a focus on its accessibility implications.
The report pays particular attention to the ‘pivot’ to online programming undertaken by many arts and culture organisations following the onset of COVID-19. It also explores how online and live programmes have interacted with each other, how digital accessibility tools are finding their way back into in-person activities, and what the wider accessibility implications of the on-going hybridisation of arts and culture may be.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: A Data Report
Arts Council England, June 2022
This report covers the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 and features data on the diversity of applicants to the Arts Council England (ACE) Emergency Response Fund and the UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, in addition to the workforce and audiences of current ACE National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs). It also features data on the diversity of those applying to National Lottery Grants and the Developing Your Own Creative Practice programme, and the make-up of NPO audiences.
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Health and Wellbeing
Identifying the art of well being
UKRI-AHRC, Entelechy Arts and Queen Mary University London, July 2022
This report stems from an 18-month funded research project which aimed to investigate the design, delivery, and impacts of Entelechy Arts’ remote creative programme, ‘Staying Connected’. This research project conducted focus groups and a longitudinal study to understand how Staying Connected participants engaged with the programme, and to assess whether programme participation was related to psychological wellbeing over a 6-month period.
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International
To See Ourselves As Others See Us
British Council Scotland and Creative Scotland, July 2021
The report, which is the first of its kind, is presented in two sections, To See Ourselves and As Others See Us. The research included interviews with strategic leaders across Scotland’s creative industries, as well as surveys with international and Scottish arts professionals.
Alongside looking at Scotland’s intangible and tangible cultural heritage such as its history, landscapes, language, people and stories, those surveyed considered factors such as the impact of Covid-19, Scotland’s complex relationship with England and the authenticity of its cultural heritage.
International Cultural Relations
Voices of Culture, June 2022
This document represents a collection of topics, recommendations, tangible steps and project ideas drawn from the Voices of Culture Structured Dialogue on International Cultural Relations (ICR) in February 2022. Four considerations - equity, space, access and time – have been used to address complex topics in ICR. They enhance, within this framework, a more inclusive approach and bring new voices into the co-design of ICR activities and the exploring of funding mechanisms.
International Connections
a-n, The Artists Information Company, and Contemporary Visual Arts Network, England. Funded by Arts Council England, June 2022
This research is based on 25 in-depth interviews with visual artists and professionals working in the visual arts sector, and an evidence review. It sets out the impact and challenges for the visual arts sector in the first year of operations following the UK’s departure from the EU. The report also gathers insight into the likely medium and long-term impact, gives recommendations on how this can be mitigated and outlines opportunities for working with the EU.
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Sustainability
Act Green: Understanding audience attitudes towards the role of cultural organisations in tackling the climate emergency
Indigo and pointOne, June 2022
Cultural organisations in the UK, including theatres, arts centres, festivals, touring companies, museums and galleries, were invited to participate in a piece of research into the attitudes of cultural attenders towards the climate crisis. Its aim was to understand more about what audiences expected from cultural organisations in this area, and what part they were willing to play.
Key findings and recommendations include:
- 77% of cultural audiences agree that cultural organisations have a responsibility to influence society to make radical change to address the climate emergency.
- 3 in 4 think cultural organisations place at least some importance on playing an active role in tackling the climate emergency.
- Organisations should aim to be more effective with what you tell audiences - 25% of cultural attendees have no idea what organisations are doing.
- There are opportunities to engage a new and younger cohort of audiences, volunteers, and donors through organisations’ approach to climate change.
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Screen
‘Race to be heard’ 2022 survey
BECTU, August 2022
In this newly published survey, creative industries union Bectu found that complaints of racism are not dealt with properly in the film and TV industry.
Economic Review of UK Independent Film
Alma Economics, commissioned by BFI, July 2022
The challenges increasingly facing UK independent film from production to distribution and exhibition.
Absent Friends: Scaling the film and TV industry’s retention problem
Film and TV Charity, June 2022
This paper estimates the number of workers aged 50+ missing from the UK film and television industries. It estimates that there could be 35,000 more workers if the industry increased the retention of older, experienced staff.
BFI Skills Review 2022
BFI, June 2022
This report captures the key skills challenges facing production, highlights existing approaches and initiatives that could be expanded or learned from, and sets out recommended actions to help inform a future strategy.
BFI and ERIC screen careers research - What’s stopping young people from pursuing a career in the screen industries?
BFI, June 2022
New research finds 13 to 16-year-olds are not receiving adequate or up to date careers advice about the screen industries, presenting a major block for new entrants to join the sector. Commissioned by the BFI, and based on research carried out by careers platform ERIC.
UK Film Exhibition Workforce Survey
Independent Cinema Office, July 2022
This report offers an overview of the results from a survey ICO ran in April 2022 which aimed to provide a snapshot of who is working in UK film exhibition, what needs to change, and what skills and training the sector requires to develop and thrive.
Forecast of labour market shortages and training investment needs in film and high-end TV production
Screen Skills, June 2022
This study set out to investigate the forecast growth for the UK’s film and HETV production sub-sector and how that forecast growth scenarios would impact the demand for workers.
Writers and directors of European film and TV fiction 2015-2020
European Audio-visual Observatory, June 2022
This brand-new report analyses the composition of key positions in TV films and TV series episodes from 2015-2020.
Diversity Acceleration Plan report 2022
STV, July 2022
STV’s Diversity Acceleration Plan report 2022, details the broadcaster’s progress so far, their next phase of its Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and a new target for staff from working class backgrounds.
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