How and when does an interest in an artform translate into attending and participating in it? In June, our resident BOSS Eve attended the 'Interest Into Action' TEA Break session hosted by the Audience Agency. This session led Eve to doing some investigating into this concept of her own with some very interesting results.
Tags: Research, Attendance, Participation, Barriers, AccessibilityA national survey from Arts Council of Ireland looking at attendance and participation in the arts in ROI.
Cultural organisations in England get their overview of cultural audiences from the Taking Part Survey.
If you're interested in arts attendances in the Republic of Ireland this report is for you.
The Taking Part Survey researches engagement with museums and galleries in England between 2005 and 2016.
The Continuous Household Survey is an annual public survey done by the Northern Irish Government. Here's how to access the results, and why you should read it.
This report from Arts Connect explores how people aged 10 to 19 relate to arts and culture.
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.
Tags: Impact, Impact surveyDiscover the insights from the Missing Audiences for Northern Ireland - Wave 1 survey.
Tags: Audience research, Missing Audiences, COVID-19Conversations and views from the public and the arts sector on what Arts Council England should focus on.
Watch our last Fourth Wall Session with Jenna Hall from Belfast Community Circus School to learn more about their evaluation process, how they do it and why they do it.
Tags: Evaluation, Case studyDo you want to know more about your audiences and contribute to sector-wide research? Find out about our newest project and how to get involved.
Tags: Impact survey, AudienceWe are now taking registrations for wave 2 of Missing Audiences in Northern Ireland, which will open on 31st January 2022.
Tags: Missing Audiences, Audience research, COVID-19We want to grow the amount of research into cultural engagement in Northern Ireland. Read our blog to find out more about our plans for this year and how you can take part.
Tags: Impact, DataWe 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.
Tags: Accessibility, Disabled Audiences, AccessWant to know more about the details of the IMPACT project? Read our FAQs
Tags: Impact surveyWorking with the Barbican to gather insights into what young people want from their membership in future.
What ticketing data can tell us about the effects of funding cuts on the arts in Northern Ireland.
Our CEO Margaret attended the Westminster Media Forum event recently, and came away with a lot of ideas and questions for digital transformation in the NI arts, culture, and heritage sector.
In our latest guest blog, Niamh Kelly, Youth Ambassador at Reimagine, Remake, Replay writes about co-curation with audiences, and in this instance, with young people. Could it change museums' relationships with their audiences for the better?
Tags: COVID-19, Co-creation, Co-curation, Young People, Museums, Heritage