Boosting science capital through culture
Maya Sharma shares her learning about how arts, culture and creativity can boost science capital and increase STEM participation for under-represented groups.
Latest thinking, top tips and advice from The Audience Agency...
Maya Sharma shares her learning about how arts, culture and creativity can boost science capital and increase STEM participation for under-represented groups.
Reflections on practice and evaluation from poet and writer Louisa Adjoa Parker.
In practice reflections about collective community memory and stakeholder balancing, from a community consultation for Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre.
Anya Chappell reflects on her recent work evaluating CELL – a STEM learning and dance project with Key Stage 2 pupils.
In future bulletins, we will be putting our International Agent (aka 007.1) to the test in revealing and exploring data about cultural engagement.
Whilst it is crucial to be able to report successes and failures back to funders, the value of evaluation goes far beyond demonstrating money well spent.
Jonathan Goodacre discusses some of the core arts funding streams to emerge from Europe and their role in driving forward recent innovations in our field.
Including... Our digital service area, notable updates from Google My Business and an overview of how brands have used Twitter since its inception.
Including... Our new digital services offer, a DCMS update on the progress of 'Culture is Digital' and the astonishing integration of WeChat into almost all aspects of life in China.
Including... A 50% fall in Daily Mail online traffic, the contentions around the term 'digital native' and the 'fake news' battleground that is Trump's Wikipedia page.
Including...The new UK government service standards, a #MustRead from the Wellcome Collection on being 'data informed' and morality as taught to self-driving cars.
Maya Sharma, Consultant, Diversity and Inclusion, discusses new guidance from the Forestry England on how to engage families and communities with wild spaces through arts.
Including... YouTube following in the footsteps of Black Mirror, a guide to SEO for non-profit organisations and the RSC's 'magical' new approach to Shakespeare.
Would you value an easy-to-understand report that presents a clear view of the schools you are engaging?
Research Assistant, Sophie Hobson, reflects on the particularities and similarities of creating participatory research experiences that are accessible for people with autism.
Including... What happens in a 'digital minute', a comprehensive guide to configuring your Google Analytics and a fond farewell to Google+.
Including... Facebook's shift towards private messaging, a simple tool to check for web accessibility issues and why building a 'strategy system' is more than just having a plan.
Including... 230 new emojis, a tool for adding colour to black and white photographs and a beautiful prose poem about travelling through the internet.
Our newest Junior Consultant, Kerry, talks toolkits and tips for best engagement practice with Deaf and disabled audiences.
A tick list of top tips for making sure you’re getting the most for your money when putting together a brief.
Our agents share learning about family offers that work for everyone, the value of intergenerational activities and the importance of role models that represent our diverse population.
Including... Ofcom's child media use report, a game to help you recognise and develop the best in UX design and the 'social media record breaking egg'.
Including... VR headsets that stream straight to Facebook, how bad websites exclude certain audiences and knowing the best time to send out your newsletter.
Including... 16,000 free sound effects from the BBC, the best digital campaigns in the charity sector and a tool to easily remove the background from any image.
A spotlight on Great Place Lakes and Dales from Maya Sharma.
A practical positive action recruitment resource from the British Museum
How organisations are rethinking their assumptions about disability
Including... A must read guide to accessibility for designers, Nesta's predictions for 2019 and a peek inside the mind of a digital native.
Including... LinkedIn taking lessons from Snapchat, the truth about YouTube's algorithms and the murky world of Instagram Influencers laid bare.
Maya Sharma shares her experience of evaluating an engagement project with blind and visually impaired audiences
Ashleigh reflects on Beatfreeks' 2018 Youth Trends Report and Summit and what she learnt from young people from Birmingham
The Audience Agency CEO, Anne Torreggiani, lays out her plans for bigger better sector support and invites collaboration with fellow Sector Support Organisations.
The Audience Agency and Family Arts Campaign are joining forces to help understand, embrace and engage family audiences.
Culture 24, Collections Trust and The Audience Agency are working together to support the museums sector with a united front.
Lucie Fitton believes evaluation can be fun and fruitful when you get creative about collecting feedback.
Maya Sharma explains how asking yourself the right questions while planning your learning and participation evaluation is the key to getting meaningful answers from your audience.
Inspired by her recent work with the Wellcome Collection's youth teams, Ashleigh Hibbins walks us through her tried and tested tips to engaging young people with evaluation.
“Experiencing culture that is live and unique to a specific public space reminds us of the value of enjoying something together.”
Ashleigh Hibbins and Maya Sharma share their recent learning around disabled access, audiences, artists and art.
Lucie Fitton and Gabrielle Young discuss great ideas that were generated at the recent Young people in the Arts event