September 2021 | Turning over a new leaf

“That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air... Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year's mistakes had been wiped clean by summer."

― Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose

And just like that the summer - such as it was - is over. School is back in full swing, the days are drawing in, and autumn is upon us again. With over 80% of the UK eligible adult population now double jabbed (or booked to be), we are starting to develop a clearer picture of what audience behaviours might look like in the first months of the new normal. In our latest set of key insights from the nationwide Cultural Participation Monitor, we look at people's slowly improving sense of wellbeing, the long-term impacts of home working on cultural engagement, lingering hesitation about returning to live events, and what audiences are likely to look like over the coming festive period...

Autumn Insights

Findings from the Summer 2023 wave of our Cultural Participation Monitor look at a wide variety of factors that affect if and how audiences interact with live cultural event venues, including their social and environmental values, behavioural expectations, cost-of-living concerns, and comfort with online screening options.

Assess Your Accessibility with a User-Centred Access Review

With input from expert collaborators, local communities and your own team, we help you to review the accessibility of your offer and consider how to improve.

Focus on Disability

Feelings of societally imposed restriction are old news for audiences with disabilities, which is perhaps partly why they have been so ready to embrace culture differently through COVID.

A Win for Disabled Arts Lovers & the Sector

While anxiety about attending events remains high amongst disabled people, the Covid online content boom has given rise to revolutionary opportunities that could improve access for good.

Audience Finder Original and Audience Finder Answers

Designed for and with cultural organisations, Audience Answers puts insights into action, responding to user needs, and facilitating peer-to-peer collaboration.