We ran a series of workshops to support arts and culture venues to think creatively about how to improve their Access for Disabled People. This is what we learned.

In its second year, the North West Audience Survey is currently gathering data on arts and heritage audiences in Derry and Donegal. Please find our first snapshot of our findings, which looks at audiences with disabilities.

For the first time, we are sharing artform reports from our IMPACT Survey, using responses gathered from 29 organisations between September 2023 and July 2024. This report details the motivations, behaviours, and demographics of Music audiences.

In this audience snapshot, find out how NI audiences feel about returning to in-person events.

Get new insights into Northern Ireland audiences with the latest results of thrive's IMPACT Survey research for 2024-2025.

Our IMPACT report helps us learn more about who audiences are, how they behave, why they attend and how they feel after attending a variety of artforms.

Over the past couple of years, we have been working on an exciting venture known as the North West project. This initiative revolves around the collection of data concerning arts, culture, and heritage audiences in Derry and Donegal. Now, we've decided to put together all the stuff we've learned from it in one place.

As festival season is in full swing, we thought we'd share some insights from a recent conversation with Belfast Festivals Forum.

This toolkit will help you to make small and easy changes to your venue and online presence to welcome disabled audiences.

A handy list of tips and links to keep in mind when thinking about accessibility within arts and culture venues.

Eve reflects on recent accessibility training she's undertaken with Open Arts and University of Atypical, and what lessons it has taught her about how to be truly inclusive.

Our CEO Fiona reflects on the latest trends in people's behaviours and attitudes post-Covid.

When audiences visit your organisation for the first time, what can you do to build a lasting relationship with them? Read our blog to find out.

Our latest Dreams guest blog is by Damien Coyle, Chief Executive of University of Atypical. He reflects on the past 12 months, what we can learn and what we must remember.