Coming out of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation ArtWorks programme this extensive digital resource relates to quality in participatory arts, with indicators, tools and case studies as well as links to many more resources. ArtWorks Cymru, 2015
Shared Decision Making
This toolkit offers examples, tips and tools from Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places that show some of the ways local people have been involved in shaping and steering arts projects. Lousie White for MBA Associates, 2015
Is This the Best it Can Be?
Coming out of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s ArtWorks, this toolkit aims to help practitioners strive for the best possible participatory arts practice, offering provocations and tools to encourage continuous reflection and improvement. ArtWorks, Creative Scotland, 2016
Action Recipes
This toolkit is useful for practitioners aiming to develop new exercises and approaches for engaging older people in creative work. Sue Mayo, Entelechy Arts & Lois Weaver, 2017
Aesthetics Short Takes
This framework offers eleven attributes for using arts as a tool for change. It aims to enable artists to shape the criteria by which their work is assessed. For more Animating Democracy resources go here. Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts, 2017
The Basics of Social Impact Evaluation
A useful resource setting out a straight forward model of social impact evaluation for creative projects, with a step by step guide and appendices that offer more information on the theories underpinning it. BYP, 2018
Cultural Democracy in Practice
Cultural Democracy describes an approach to arts and culture that engages everyone in deciding what culture is, where it happens, who makes it, and who experiences it. The toolkit looks at how we can achieve culturally democratic practices. 64 Million Artists, 2018
The Citizen’s Handbook
A toolkit for community-based activism covering community engagement, facilitation and community organisation. The toolkit is useful for practitioners seeking to understand group dynamics, sustainable community engagement. Citizen’s Handbook, 2019
Imaginings: A DIY guide to arts-based community dialogue
Imaginings are art-infused gatherings for community visioning, inviting diverse groups of artists, organisers, and community members to envision their communities’ futures. The toolkit includes historical context as well as tools for project management and delivery. US Dept. Arts & Culture, 2019
