Policy & Impact

An excellent and in-depth resource from American's for the Arts around the many kinds of arts with social impact.

This academic text explores the process of making contemporary performance in social contexts. Nicola Shaughnessy, 2012.

Part of a UK wide cultural programme inspiring urgent and inclusive action on climate change, this is a digital collection of tips, case studies and resources to help people use the arts and culture to work for a more sustainable future.

A very useful step by step guide to all aspects of participatory project evaluation. Felicity Woolf, 1999.

A scoping study of the ways in which community theatre understands and evaluates its work. University of Nottingham, 2013.

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.

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.

A collection of links guidance and advice to support organisations during/post Covid-19. Safeguarding Liverpool, 2020

Internal policy developed by CE following research within the sector, for sharing. Collective Encounters, 2020