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Arts for Well Being: Case Study

This case study by Ecorys explores how bait in South East Northumberland is increasing the well-being of local people and levels of social energy and activism within communities. Ecorys is producing a number of case studies as part of the national evaluation of Creative People and Places.

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People Place Power Conference Report

This brief report by Mark Robinson of Thinking Practice aims to give a flavour of the content and style of our People, Place, Power conference in September 2016, and of some of the learning that came out of it. Individual presentations and films of the keynote presentations can be found on the conference web page.

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The Role of Voluntary Arts Activity in Creative People and Places

This report by Robin Simpson of Voluntary Arts builds an overall picture of how CPP projects are working with the voluntary and amateur sectors. It summarises common themes, challenges and examples of good practice as well as identifying implications for peer learning and further research.   You can also listen to a podcast, produced by Voluntary Arts which highlights some key learning points for working with voluntary arts groups.

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Bell Square: Community Cohesion Research Project

This report by COaST (Canterbury Christ Church University) looks at the relationship between community cohesion and developing new audiences for the arts via a programme of regular outdoor events in Bell Square in Hounslow. The research was commissioned by Watermans and the London Borough of Hounslow. Watermans is the lead organisation for Creative People and Places Hounslow.   You can also read CPP Hounslow's top tips for using stewards at outdoor events here

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Heart of Glass: Your Name Here case study

This case study outlines the Heart of Glass 'Your Name Here' project with artist Joshua Sofaer.

 

It explores how the project engaged the community in a discussion about citizenship and civic pride. You can also download the final submissions made by members of the public, in a special supplement produced by St Helen's Star newspaper.

 

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Audience Profiling and Mapping Year 2

These Audience Agency reports analyse the audiences we reached in year 2 of the programme (January to December 2015).

 

Audience postcode data is analysed using Mosaic profiling, Audience Spectrum profiling and profiling by social grade. The event type report explores the audience profile by event type, including location, cost, artform, participation, type of venue and time of day.

 

Headline findings

  • In year 2 Creative People and Places (CPP) reached 456,138 participants.

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Creative Scene: six case studies

These six case studies share learning from the Creative Scene programme in West Yorkshire. The case studies were first published on CultureHive. You can explore CultureHive's Creative People and Places resources here. The case studies include:

 

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Building Relationships with People New to the Arts

Members of the Creative People and Places network share their tips and approaches to building relationships with people who don't see themselves as arts attenders.

 

This resource was produced to support a Creative People and Places panel session 'Defining relevance' at the Arts Marketing Association conference 2016.

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bait: seven case studies

These case studies share learning from the bait programme in South East Northumberland and give an insight into seven projects.  
  • Ashington District Star: inspiring a new generation of photographers and artists to document life in Ashington today
  • Creative Connectors: supporting local people to develop skills and build experience of working in the arts
  • Haalin' the Lines: brokering a new partnership to bring people together to celebrate their history and heritage

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Transported: four evaluation case studies

These case studies share learning from the Transported programme in Boston and South Holland and give an insight into four projects.

 

  • A photography project woth seed company Elsoms
  • Spalding's Hidden Corners sculpture project
  • The Small Library of Big Ideas - part of the Open Book strand creating arts opportunities with libraries
  • Faceless Arts mobile library touring project - part of the Open Book strand creating arts opportunities with libraries

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