The Value of Arts and Culture
Introduction
Measuring the economic and social value of the arts and cultural sector to local and national economies is critical. The experiences of arts and culture connects with health and well-being, happiness, identity and sense of place.
Over the last five years, Creative PEC research has demonstrated the diverse and multifaceted value of arts and culture. The research in this theme has two focuses: measuring and articulating the value of arts and culture using the economic techniques, understanding the impact of emerging technologies on how interactions with culture are experienced, felt and valued.
Publications and Posts
Research Reports
Audiences and workforce in arts, culture and heritage sectors: Recent trends and evidence for Scotland
New research on Scotland’s arts, culture and heritage finds persistent inequalities in participation.
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.
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce
Download the Report A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report Arts, culture and heritage…
Impact Investing in the Cultural and Creative Sectors: Insights from an emerging field
Download (2.324 MB) This report identifies a burgeoning movement of investing for impact in the…
Exploring societal challenges through library data
Download (2.048 MB) From film credits to library catalogues, the creative industries are constantly, passively…
Supporting the Creative Industries: The impact of the ‘Preston Model’ in Lancashire
Download (1.353 MB) The economic geography of the UK is highly uneven, with many of…
Measuring the economic value of cultural and heritage sites
A major contribution of new guidance, evidence and research on the economic value of culture…
Charities speak
Download (7.615 MB) Using data science to understand the arts and cultural charities sector in…
Public Value
How can it be managed and grown? This report brought together views from Nesta on…
The Economic Value of Heritage
This report by Nesta and Simetrica looked at the value that users (residents and visitors)…
What can we learn about the innovation performance of the creative industries? (2018)
In this paper the authors considered how the innovation processes used by creative industries businesses…
Experimental Culture: A horizon scan for the arts and culture sector
This paper was intended to serve as a prompt for Arts Council England’s consultation activity…
Did you really take a hit?
Understanding how video games playing affects individuals This study addressed the important and recurring question…
Cultural policy in the time of the creative industries
This report argued that new DCMS statistics on the cultural sector, alongside the creative industries…
Found In Translation
How social media platforms can help UK publishers understand their market in China In this…
A Map of the UK Games Industry
This report took a big data approach to measure and map the UK games industry…
The New Art of Finance
Making money work harder for the arts This report showed how a portion of arts…
A manifesto for the creative economy
The manifesto set out a 10-point plan to bolster the creative industries, one of the…
Measuring Cultural Value
This paper was based on a speech by Hasan Bakhshi, and makes the case for…
Staying ahead
The economic performance of the UK’s creative industries This analysis by The Work Foundation and…
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