Municipal Artist Partnerships
An excellent toolkit, described as: A “relationship guide” to forging strong and sustainable creative partnerships between local governments and artists. USA specific but with lots of relevance for practitioners internationally. Blade of Grass / Animating Democracy, 2020.
Proof of the Pudding
A resource for artists to help them demonstrate the value and impact of participatory arts and develop partnerships for funding work. Produced in collaboration with Artworks Alliance. People Dancing, 2020.
Performing Impact
A scoping study of the ways in which community theatre understands and evaluates its work. University of Nottingham, 2013.
Partnerships for Learning: A guide to evaluating arts education projects
A very useful step by step guide to all aspects of participatory project evaluation. Felicity Woolf, 1999.
The role of the Arts during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report draws on a range of literature to explore (i) how audiences and arts behaviours changed and whether such changes are showing signs of becoming persistent within our society, (ii) how and why the arts helped people to cope [...]
The Social Impact of Participation in Culture
A submission to the DCMS enquiry - presents a clear evidence base and analysis of the benefit/impact. MB Associates, 2018
Culture in Crisis
A report into the impacts of Covid-19 on the UK Cultural sector and where we go from here. Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore, Dave O’Brien and Anne Torreggiani, 2022
Code of Ethics and Standards for Arts in Health Professionals
Although published by US National Organisation for Arts and Health this has real value for practitioners outside the states. 2018.
Inc Arts Anti-Racism Toolkit
Unlock gives arts organisations practical steps to take anti-racist action. Unlock has in it over 100 actions that will help creative work places become more inclusive.
Arts & Social Impact Explorer
An excellent and in-depth resource from American's for the Arts around the many kinds of arts with social impact.