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Recovery isn’t a black and white picture
Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore and Dave O’Brien share findings from a research programme that shows there are silver linings among the storm clouds. As part of the Centre for Cultural ...
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Tate Families, 20 Days. Photo: Rob Harris
Impacts of Covid-19: a snapshot from the cultural sector
Karen Gray and John Wright reflect on themes emerging from their case study research examining the impacts of Covid-19 on ...
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Culture-led funding or funding-led culture?
Ben Walmsley and Emma McDowell reflect on what they’re hearing about the research, evaluation and policy needs of the sector ...
Music in Mind. Manchester Camerata. Photo: Rachel Bywater
Academic call-out to take part in the pilot project of our Collaborate fund
Stephanie Pitts tells us about an opportunity to be the academic partner in the pilot of a new fund to ...
Left Bank Leeds. Photo: Sally Molineaux
Open call: take part in research exploring the impacts of COVID-19
Do you want to be part of a national research project exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on the cultural industries ...
Left Bank Leeds. Photo: Sally Molineaux
What’s next for cultural value
Over 1,000 people took part in eleven free events over ten days - our inaugural 'festival of ideas' has given ...
I love working within the arts – dancer Kevin Edward Turner
Kevin Edward Turner is an award-winning dance artist who co-founded Company Chameleon in 2007 and regularly promotes mental wellbeing. What’s ...
Community is at the heart of culture – Zulfiqar Ahmed
Zulfiqar Ahmed is an expert in community-led development and is now progressing, in the midst of coronavirus, the 10-year £3.5m ...
Five minutes with Dr Kat Taylor – culture for mental wellbeing
Ahead of this November's festival of ideas, we delve deeper with some of our guest speakers. What's your earliest cultural ...
Image: Jason Kerley
Creative commission – exploring cultural value
As part of our inaugural festival of ideas online this November, we launched a Creative Commission callout, to engage the ...
To the Beat of a Different Drum, co-produced by RJC Dance and Yorkshire Dance. Photo: David Lindsay
What value culture?
Ben Walmsley, Director of the Centre for Cultural Value, introduces our online festival of ideas How do people define culture ...
Reflecting Value
Reflecting Value – call for contributors
We are looking for guests for our first mini-series on culture, health and wellbeing. Interested in being involved? Reflecting Value ...
Who Are Ya? Tate Exchange. Dan Weill Photography
How global issues are driving a new cultural agenda
Maintaining an international perspective and collaborating with global partners will be key to rebuilding the UK’s cultural sector and securing ...