Understanding the difference culture makes
We are building a shared understanding of the differences that arts, culture, heritage and screen make to people’s lives and to society. We want cultural policy and practice to be based on rigorous research and evaluation of what works and what needs to change.
Arts Together at Left Bank Leeds – Mafwa Theatre. Photo: Tom Arber
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Working together
We invite you to join a movement to help us better understand the role that culture plays in our lives. You might be thinking about how you can better evaluate the impact of your work, or how you can use research insights and critical reflection in your practice. Keep in touch to hear about resources, events and opportunities to shape our research and get involved.

Junction Arts. Archive photo.
Junction Arts: Fifty years of creative placemaking
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Kathryn Welch, tells us more about the Junction Arts story and what has been learnt through 50 years of creative placemaking.

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Taking the courage to pause
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Six months into a deliberate and strategic pause, we share our initial reflections, the challenges and the unexpected rewards as we collectively navigate through this period.

Mafwa Theatre - Community Garden Event
Understanding and measuring cultural vitality in the UK
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The Centre for Cultural Value has been working with The Audience Agency to develop a Cultural Indicator Suite, a new framework that helps to communicate the holistic everyday cultural vitality of the places we live.