Cultural Democracy

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

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

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 

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