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The Learning Diaries | Resources Roundup July 2020

July 9, 2020

Lucie Fitton

A roundup of interesting insights and useful resources, beyond The Audience Agency's own work, from Learning and Participation lead Lucie Fitton.

The Learning Diaries | Baby One More Time - Part 2

July 6, 2020

Ashleigh Hibbins

Our second blog on how to increase your audience engagement with babies and their families

Digital Snapshot | 03.07.2020

July 3, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including...the first Digital Snapshot Live, Ofcom's annual Online Nation report and a guide to digital safeguarding.

The Learning Diaries | Exploring new approaches to engaging young people with heritage

June 25, 2020

Rumaisa Zubairi

This month we are delighted to share a blog written by one of our Young Evaluators, Rumaisa.

The Learning Diaries | Five Creative Habits of Mind

June 19, 2020

Fran Blythe

Our experience of using this tool as part of evaluating a performing arts programme with children and young people.

Digital Snapshot | 18.06.2020

June 18, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... new Facebook and Instagram tools, accessible places on Google Maps and lots of virtual tours.

Digital Snapshot | 22.05.2020

May 22, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... updates to Twitter threads, 2020 Digital Attitudes report and a party over Google Docs.

Digital Snapshot | 05.05.2020

May 5, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... a guide to making virtual meetings more accessible, tips on what makes a good virtual tour and a new app, Clubhouse.

Digital Snapshot | 15.04.20

April 15, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including updates to Facebook Live, tips to ensure that your online meetings are accessible and examples of great social media accounts of the moment.

Digital Snapshot | 01.04.2020

April 1, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including resources in response to COVID-19, a compiled list of cultural organisations live streaming events and how social distancing is changing how we use social media.

The Learning Diaries | Evaluation - the power of collective learning and a safe space for sharing

March 5, 2020

Lucie Fitton

Learning more about the RSA Evidence Champions Network: a Q&A with Aidan Daly, Creative Learning and Development Coordinator

The Learning Diaries | What young people really, really want from membership schemes

March 4, 2020

Ashleigh Hibbins

Working with the Barbican to gather insights into what young people want from their membership in future.

Digital Snapshot | 04.03.2020

March 4, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... updates from Twitter, the new Digital Works podcast and a guide to creating a successful charity website.

The Learning Diaries | We got you babe - Part 1

February 28, 2020

Ashleigh Hibbins

Ashleigh discusses, from first-hand experience, how ‘family friendly’ and ‘baby friendly’ venues aren’t always the same thing.

Digital Snapshop | 19.02.2020

February 19, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... Digital Culture Compass, a new video app called Byte, and the limitations of using Facebook Boost.

International Agent | Connecting up in Bilbao

February 11, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Several participants from the Connecting Audiences Twin Track Programme in the UK took part in the Bilbao Winter School in November 2019.

International Agent | European theatre audiences; the unknown Asset.

February 10, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Asset is researching theatre audiences in five European cities: Zagreb, Vienna, Sofia, Prague and Helsinki. The project will result in a world-first segmentation of those audiences.

International Agent | Here and There

February 10, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The International Agents have been working on a variety of project since the last bulletin. Here are a few news updates.

International Agent | Events and Updates, Feb 2020

February 7, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

A roundup of news and opportunities from our international partners.

International Agent | 007.1 From Europe with Love

February 6, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

One of the factors that The Audience Agency needs to assess as part of its brief to evaluate Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is ‘Europeanness’. That is, how far does G2020 have an effect on the way that participants and audiences think about Europe?

Digital Snapshot | 24.01.2020

January 24, 2020

Katie Moffat

Including... Google's announcement regarding third party cookies, Opera North's new immersive trailer and the latest update from Mark Zuckerberg.

The Learning Diaries | Resources Roundup November 2019

November 20, 2019

Lucie Fitton

A quarterly roundup of interesting insights and useful resources, beyond The Audience Agency's own work, from Learning and Participation lead Lucie Fitton.

The Learning Diaries | Making and Measuring Social Impact Event

November 20, 2019

The Audience Agency, with partners Social Value UK and Mandy Barnett Associates, brought together representatives from over 40 cultural organisations to discuss how to measure social impact.

Learning Diaries | Panic! It's an Arts Emergency

November 20, 2019

How you can support more young people from working class backgrounds into the cultural workforce.

The Learning Diaries | Exploring young people's relationship with Independent Film

November 20, 2019

Lucie Fitton

Penny Mills

Penny Mills (Chief Consultancy Officer) led a recent project with BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) to learn about under 30s' relationship with independent film.

International Agent | 007.1 – Data For Your Eyes Only

November 15, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Agent 007.1 looks at the new release on Culture Statistics from the EU.

The Learning Diaries | Young feel people ghosted by power

November 14, 2019

Kerry Massheder-Rigby

Reflections of Beatfreeks Brum Youth Trends 2019, a report that aims to bust myths about young people and their attitude to culture.

The Learning Diaries | International at Home

November 14, 2019

Maya Sharma, Diversity Lead, discusses viewing our local engagement work through an international lens.

International Agent | Galway 2020 Evaluation

November 13, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

The Audience Agency begins work on the evaluation and monitoring of Galway 2020, European City of Culture.

International Agent | On Tour Autumn 2019

November 11, 2019

Anne Torreggiani

The Audience Agency has been participating in a number of engagements around the world; meeting, contributing and learning as they go.

International Agent | Home as Away

November 8, 2019

The international is not just about what happens ‘elsewhere’. Here, we look at how it is implicit in ‘British’ Culture, a concept itself fluid, ambiguous and complex.

The Learning Diaries | Welcoming Barrow-in-Furness to the Creative People and Places family

November 4, 2019

Artist Founder Director of ArtsGene, one of the local organisations supporting Barra' Culture, reflects on what becoming a CPP will mean for the local community.

International Agent | Learning in Lisbon

November 3, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

The first Adeste Plus Summer School and Conference took place in Lisbon Portugal during September 2019 with over 300 participants debating new approaches to audience development.

Digital Snapshot | 18.09.2019

September 19, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... 3D selfies, practical guidance for Mailchimp users and marketing data benchmarks.

International Agent | Planning for People

August 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses developing and implementing a user-centered design thinking process through the large scale Creative Europe project Adeste+.

The Learning Diaries | Boosting science capital through culture

August 16, 2019

Maya Sharma shares her learning about how arts, culture and creativity can boost science capital and increase STEM participation for under-represented groups.

The Learning Diaries | Creative learning within the criminal justice system

August 15, 2019

Lucie Fitton

Reflections on practice and evaluation from poet and writer Louisa Adjoa Parker.

The Learning Diaries | Community consultation – an important foundation in developing your vision

August 15, 2019

Lucie Fitton

In practice reflections about collective community memory and stakeholder balancing, from a community consultation for Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre.

The Learning Diaries | Top Tips for observational evaluation with young people

August 14, 2019

Anya Chappell

Anya reflects on her recent work evaluating CELL – a STEM learning and dance project with Key Stage 2 pupils.

International Agent | 007.1 - Data is Forever

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

In future bulletins, we will be putting our International Agent (aka 007.1) to the test in revealing and exploring data about cultural engagement.