Arts, Audience and Organisational Development

Ireland

  • Document Title: Between Filiation and Affiliation; the Space of Art

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council
    Year Published: 2008

    One of a series of pamphlets on the value of the arts written by Kevin Whelan, Director of the Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre, Dublin. These pamphlets are intended to provoke discussion and to focus attention on the crucial role the arts can and do play in our lives as individuals, as members of diverse communities and as part of our wider society.

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  • Document Title: Arts, Education and other Learning Settings

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council
    Year Published: 2008

    This report contains a digest of information on 72 research reports published in relation to the arts in education in Ireland between 1979 and mid-2007, as well as more detailed summaries of 14 of these reports.

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  • Document Title: The Pursuit of Glorious Failure

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council
    Year Published: 2007

    One of a series of pamphlets on the value of the arts written by John Waters. These pamphlets are intended to provoke discussion and to focus attention on the crucial role the arts can and do play in our lives as individuals, as members of diverse communities and as part of our wider society.

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  • Document Title: We've built it; Why Won't They Come?

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council
    Year Published: 2007

    One of a series of pamphlets on the value of the arts written by John Burns, news editor of the Irish edition of The Sunday Times. These pamphlets are intended to provoke discussion and to focus attention on the crucial role the arts can and do play in our lives as individuals, as members of diverse communities and as part of our wider society.

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  • Document Title: The Public and The Arts 2006

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council
    Year Published: 2006

    A study commissioned by the Arts Council to provide up-to-date information on the behaviour and attitudes of Irish people to the arts. The study was undertaken by Hibernian Consulting with Martin Drury independent arts consultant in 2006 and it draws on a survey of 1,210 people at 100 locations around Ireland. The study looks at what people think about the arts, and their behaviour in relation to attendance, participation, and consumption of the arts.

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  • Document Title: The Creative Imperative

    Commissioned/Published By: The Arts Council / Arts Council of Northern Ireland
    Year Published: 2000

    A report based on the findings of 'Research into support for the individual artist'. It looks at the impact of existing programmes of support for artists by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and aims to make recommendations to the two Councils, collectively and/or individually, about future trends in support of the individual artist.

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U.K

  • Document Title: Entitled to Culture?

    Commissioned/Published By: Scottish Arts Council
    Year Published: 2005

    A detailed transcript of the lively, thought-provoking debate around the subject of cultural entitlements held at the Scottish Arts Marketers' Forum in 2004 'Entitled to Culture'.

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  • Document Title: Marketing &Touring

    Commissioned/Published By: Scottish Arts Council
    Year Published: 2004

    A Practical Guide to Marketing an Event on Tour.

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  • Document Title: Boost Your Performance: Writing Your Arts Marketing Plan

    Commissioned/Published By: Scottish Arts Council
    Year Published: 2001

    This publication is aimed at Arts Organisations and Arts Marketers to demystify marketing and the help them invest time and resources to maximum effect.

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  • Document Title: Business Planning Workbook

    Commissioned/Published By: Arts Council of Wales
    Year Published: 2005

    This Workbook was commissioned by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) to provide clear, concise guidance notes to help Arts Organisations with the production of a Business Plan.

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  • Document Title: The Futures Study : The Future of the arts and culture in Wales within a global context: Executive Summary

    Commissioned/Published By: Arts Council of Wales
    Year Published: 2008

    This research was commissioned to identify the possible drivers of change that may impact the Arts over the next two decades. By exploring such possibilities it is hoped organisations can anticipate such changes and prepare for the future.

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