Measuring the economic and social impact of the arts

IFACCA/Artshub, 25 June 2002,United Kingdom

Measuring the Economic and Social Impact of the Arts, a report which provides an overview of arts impact research in the UK, and complements a recent Arts-Council-commissioned review on arts and social exclusion, is now available online. Drawing on selected literature, the report addressed the following issues:

concepts and definitions of impact and economic impact and social impact, as they relate to the arts and creative industries

different models and methods of measurement and the quality and appropriateness of existing research design and methods

discussion of key issues raised by existing research and their implications for future research and policy development The report is available online at: www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications/pdfs/measuring.pdf (PDF format)

Show latest news, more from June 2002.