How do the public make value judgements about works of art? To find out, Saul Albert did some eavesdropping at Tate Modern.

Looking to measure the impact of their work in hospitals, Air Arts found that pre-existing evaluation methods didn’t work. L…

The sector has voiced concerns about barriers facing diverse artists and the ‘ghettoisation’ of diverse art.

Nine out of ten adults engaged with a cultural activity in 2015, but the Scottish Household Survey reveals engagement is lower in…

Disappointed with the aggressive nature of today’s arts marketing, Ben Walmsley explores the potential benefits of a more di…

Survey findings reveal a deep division in opinion among arts workers about how to increase the diversity of the sector’s wor…

Visitor numbers may have grown, but the diversity of museum-goers in London has hardly changed over the past ten years. James Does…

The charity will use the funding from Innovate UK to undertake research into socially engaged artistic practice and increase its s…

New analysis of official statistics reveals good progress made by the cultural sector in comparison with other creative sectors un…

A large-scale study has found that the growth of the festivals is benefiting the tourism and hospitality sectors. 

New industry-wide research finds the majority of live cinema audiences are regular cultural attenders, but a significant proportio…

A £1.75m grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will allow the museum to expand its research and teaching activities ove…

Arts organisations are being invited to get involved in an inquiry, launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, into how arts…

What role do arts organisations play in mobilising community engagement and encouraging people to take part in civic life? An…

Following the third year of the DCMS Taking Part’s longitudinal study, a new report reveals who attends the arts most often…

What do audiences for Shakespeare look like today? As theatres prepare to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death, Th…

We accept income as a strong predictor of cultural taste. But why should this be, asks sociologist Aaron Reeves. And does tas…

Senior managers in the arts are invited to take part in research, which the arts council hopes will help them optimise their appro…

By removing web content and failing to redirect URLs, ACE has thwarted search engines and broken inbound links to its new website,…

Changes to England’s quarterly survey of arts participation will see new questions added about barriers to engagement.

An academic study has concluded that debate about the value of culture has been distorted by a desire to influence public funding…

The first study in ten years into the livelihood of visual artists in England will examine how existing funding programmes impact…

A new survey launched by Sport England will collect the first local-authority-level data on arts attendance and participation in E…

A framework giving guidance on how to assess arts projects and programmes aimed at boosting health and wellbeing has been publishe…