Arts audiences: Insight 2011
Arts Research MonitorBased on large-scale surveys of English adults, this report aims to provide “a tool to inform marketing and audience development plans for arts organisations, local authorities and other agencies working in the arts”. The report outlines 13 arts cons… View this resource
Public Engagement in the Arts
Arts Research MonitorThe goal of this discussion paper is to provide “a high-level overview of current thinking and practices in the sphere of public engagement in the arts”. Noting that the concept of public engagement “springs from a broader discourse about democracy,… View this resource
New Model Visual Arts Organisations & Social Engagement
Arts Research MonitorBased on a literature review, a review of four organizations’ mandates, direct observation, and semi-structured interviews, this study examines how socially-engaged visual arts organizations in the United Kingdom “bring about change in individuals an… View this resource
National Visual Arts Benchmarking Pilot
Arts Research MonitorBased on 11,111 on-site interviews in the summer of 2011 with visitors at 49 British art galleries, this report highlights a range of characteristics of art gallery visitors. Even with such a large number of responses, the report cautions that “given… View this resource
Heritage institutions 2010
Arts Research MonitorStatistics Canada recently released summary data on heritage institutions in 2010, including for-profit and not-for-profit heritage organizations such as art galleries, museums, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens. Organizations that are part… View this resource


