Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors losing skilled employees due to low pay, limited progression and lack of flexibility
Women are more likely to leave ACH jobs according to a new report published by Creative PEC.
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Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers
Exit rates from the sector are higher compared with other sectors. Freelancers form the vital backbone. Download the report.
Why higher education matters to the arts, culture and heritage sectors
Professor Dave O’Brien, Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at University of Manchester, Dr Mark Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at University of Sheffield and Dr Ruoxi Wang, Research… Read More »Why higher education matters to the arts, culture and heritage sectors
Increasing inequality in arts and culture revealed by new research
Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 7 May 2025 A new report from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) provides fresh insight on Arts, Culture and Heritage workforce and participation… Read More »Increasing inequality in arts and culture revealed by new research
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England
Exploring regional discrepancies and a widening gap by class and ethnicity in terms of who engages with arts and culture.
Policy Brief: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England
Overview Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, engagement and employment in the arts, culture and heritage (ACH) sectors are showing signs of recovery, with cultural engagement trends increasing across a… Read More »Policy Brief: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England
Higher Education and the Arts and Culture Sectors
A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report In this report, we consider the important role that higher education (HE) plays in supplying the talent needs of the arts and… Read More »Higher Education and the Arts and Culture Sectors
Reflecting on a year of State of the Nations reports
We’ve now published a full cycle of our new ‘State of the Nations’ series – which use the latest data to inform policymakers on ways to support the creative industries… Read More »Reflecting on a year of State of the Nations reports
Policy brief: Audiences and Workforce in Arts Culture and Heritage
This policy brief uses census data to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of audiences and workforce.
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce
A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report Arts, culture and heritage play a vital role in the UK, enriching society and generating new ideas, while also significantly contributing to… Read More »Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce
Press Release: New research, including – once in a decade data – provides comprehensive overview of audiences and workforce across arts, culture and heritage.
Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 15 May 2024 (BST) For the first time, census data has been used to provide an in-depth map of the arts, culture and heritage workforce across England,… Read More »Press Release: New research, including – once in a decade data – provides comprehensive overview of audiences and workforce across arts, culture and heritage.
Mark Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Dave O’Brien
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester