[ecrea] CULTURAL TRENDS - CALL FOR POLICY REVIEW NOTES (November 2012)

CULTURAL TRENDS - CALL FOR POLICY REVIEW NOTES (November 2012)
Cultural Trends, the journal that champions the need for better 
evidence-based analyses of the cultural sector, is looking for reviews 
for the 'grey literature' Policy Review Notes section.
These short (c.2500 words) Policy Review Notes' focus should be in the 
spirit of the longer Cultural Trends' papers, concentrating on the data, 
methodologies and development of the evidence base for the policy 
document(s) or programme being considered. Policy Review Notes are not 
expected to be exhaustive, however - but may be a first stage or interim 
commentary on the way in which empirical evidence is being used to 
support management of a policy programme or evidence-based data 
collection for policy development.
We would be pleased to receive reviews of the material listed below, as 
well as material relevant to a future Olympic-themed set of reviews. For 
further information, and to volunteer to review items listed below, or 
any other grey literature of relevance for the Cultural Trends' aims, 
please contact:
Dr Ian Baxter, Cultural Trends Policy Review Notes Editor, University 
Campus Suffolk.
Email: (i.baxter /at/ ucs.ac.uk)
The Cultural Trends website contains guidance for authors: 
http://www.informaworld.com/ccut

Reviews are invited for any of the following materials published during 
2011 and 2012, contributors are also welcome to suggest other materials 
for review:

How Art Works: The USA National Endowment for the Arts’ Five-Year 
Research Agenda, with a System Map and Measurement Model. 
http://www.arts.gov/research/How-Art-Works/How-Art-Works.pdf

IFACCA Research Programme, March 2012: Creative Intersections: 
Partnerships between the arts, culture and other sectors represents one 
of the first attempts to research and analyse creative intersections, 
their forms and structures and the policies that influence them. 
http://www.ifacca.org/topic/creative-intersections/

UK – Henley Review of Cultural Education (Review and responses)
This independent review of Cultural Education in England was 
commissioned at the request of the Secretary of State for Education and 
the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries. Darren 
Henley, Managing Director of Global Radio's national classical music 
station, Classic FM, was asked to consider how we can ensure the 
ambition that every child should experience a wide variety of high 
quality cultural experiences, ensuring both quality and best use of 
public investment.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/publications/8875.aspx
http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/8889.aspx

World Cities Culture Report
The World Cities Culture Report 2012 explores the culture of 12 of the 
world's most important cities through data and policy analysis. By using 
more than 60 measures of cultural activity for each city it gives an 
unprecedented level of insight into their cultural strengths. This has 
been combined with portraits of nine of the cities, written in 
conjunction with them, examining the policy context in which culture is 
shaped in each place. The report, though, is only the most visible part 
of a wide-ranging collaboration between the 12 cities. That project has 
brought the cities together to exchange ideas and learn from each other 
at events in Shanghai and London. As the project co-ordinators, we at 
BOP are hoping to build on the success of the World Cities Culture 
Report 2012 by extending the number of cities involved and developing a 
further programme of events, and working towards the next World Cities 
Culture Report in 2015.
http://www.worldcitiesculturereport.com/

NEF – Measuring Well-being: A guide for practitioners
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has launched a new handbook designed 
for voluntary organisations and community groups to assist them with 
measuring the well-being outcomes of their projects and services. The 
guidance aims to assist organisations to gather information on service 
users' well-being to improve the design and delivery of projects and 
services, to target projects and services at the people who are in most 
need, to tailor provision to suit needs, and to support funding 
applications. This publication comes in the wake of recent work by the 
Office for National Statistics (ONS) to measure National Well-being, and 
on whose measures of well-being the handbook builds. Separated into 
three parts, the handbook covers the understanding of well-being, the 
recommended tools for measurement and guidance on analysis and 
interpretation.
http://www.nef-consulting.co.uk/services/wellbeingmeasurement/

Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Nancy Holman & Nicolai Wendland. 2012. An 
assessment of the effects of conservation areas on value. London: LSE.
Research commissioned by English Heritage and carried out by the London 
School of Economics (LSE) in 2012 has proved the value of conservation 
areas.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/research/social-and-economic-research/value-conservation-areas/

Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2011, also known 
as the Arts and Culture Compendium 
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4172.0


Review of Private Sector Support for the Arts 2011
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport, 
March 2012, Australia
http://www.arts.gov.au/public_consultation/open_consultations/review_of_private_sector_support_for_the_arts_2011


For the love of local cultural heritage. Report of the local museums 
committee.
Ministry of Education and Culture, March 2012, Finland
The final report examines the local museum field based on a statistical 
survey conducted during the spring and summer of 2011. According to it, 
there are 730 local and home district museums managed by local 
authorities, associations and foundations which do not receive 
government subsidies. 
http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Julkaisut/2012/Rakkaudesta_kulttuuriperintoon.html?lang=en


Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues
Asia-Europe Foundation, April 2012, Singapore
In 2010, ASEF commissioned research to investigate good practices 
connecting the arts to initiatives tackling environmental sustainability 
issues in a number of Asian countries. Titled Linking the Arts to 
Environment and Sustainable Development Issues, the research project 
aimed to carefully document case studies that can not only provide 
inspiration for networking and collaboration between Asia and Europe in 
this area but also aid policy making and planning.
http://asef.org/index.php/projects/themes/arts-culture/2381-linking-the-arts-to-environment-and-sustainable-development-issues#2557-case-studies-on-art-and-environment-


Going Further: The National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries
Scotland, March 2012, Scotland
http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/news/news-article/451/national-strategy-launched


Measuring the economic benefits of arts and culture: Arts Council 
England, May 2012, England
The report aims to provide arts and cultural organisations with guidance 
about undertaking or commissioning studies into the economic benefits of 
their work, and the information needed to apply research methodologies 
in appropriate and consistent ways.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/arts-council-news/we-publish-measuring-economic-benefits-arts-and-cu/


Tuvalu - Cultural Mapping, Planning and Policy
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, March 2012, Tuvalu
A cultural mapping, planning and policy (CMPP) exercise was undertaken 
in Tuvalu, from September to November 2010.
http://www.spc.int/hdp/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=358&Itemid=44


Report: Audience-building and the future ‘Creative Europe’ Programme
European Expert Network on Culture (EENC), May 2012, Belgium
In the context of the preparations for the future Creative Europe 
Programme, which is due to replace the European Commission’s current 
Culture Programme (2007-2013) in the next EU financial period (2014-20), 
the European Expert Network on Culture (EENC) was asked to prepare a 
report exploring the role of audience building.
http://www.eenc.info/news/report-audience-building/


A review of research and literature on museums and libraries
This review is a supporting document to Culture, knowledge and 
understanding: great museums and libraries for everyone, the Arts 
Council's first framework for its work with museums and libraries. As 
with that document, this review is a starting point for further 
exploration, capturing our initial understanding of the research and 
literature for museums and libraries, ahead of October 2011 when the 
Arts Council assumed these responsibilities.
ISBN: 978-0-7287-1505-9
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/browse-advice-and-guidance/museums-and-libraries-research-review


Pacific Cultural Mapping, Planning and Policy Toolkit: Secretariat of 
the Pacific Community, New Caledonia, March 2011 (Author: Katerina 
Teaiwa and Colin Mercer, Format: PDF Document, Pages: 38)
The toolkit builds on the Cultural Mapping, Planning and Policy Workshop 
conducted for members of the Council for Pacific Arts and Culture in 
March 2010 at the SPC headquarters in Nouméa, New Caledonia. This 
workshop was the first activity of Structuring the Cultural Sector in 
the Pacific for Improved Human Development, a project administered by 
the Human Development Programme of SPC and funded by the European 
Commission. The project targets four specific but complementary and 
mutually supporting areas of the cultural sector: developing policy; 
promoting cultural industries; preserving cultural heritage; and 
building cultural relations within the African, Caribbean and Pacific 
group of states (ACP).
This document is thus a resource for ‘structuring the culture sector’ in 
Pacific Island countries and territories. It draws on approaches from a 
variety of international models while attending to several issues and 
concerns relevant to the Pacific Island region specifically. Rather than 
providing a comprehensive overview of the cultural policy field, it is 
an open-ended resource for cultural policy consultants and workers who 
will fashion their own processes as appropriate to their local and 
national contexts. It is designed to complement other SPC cultural 
resources including the ‘Policy Map’ and ‘Model Law’ on TK which are 
available online.
http://www.spc.int/hdp/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=107

Museums & Municipalities in Europe: Working relationships, perspectives 
and management
Which benefits derive from the relationship between museums and 
municipalities? How can the existing partnerships be enhanced? Do 
museums and local municipalities face the same challenges?
Which mechanisms are required to make these relations more efficient? 
These are some of the questions which the White Paper on the 
"Relationship between Museums and Municipalities in Europe" sought to 
address. Prepared and written by Anne Krebs (Musée du Louvre) and Xavier 
Greffe (Université Paris I Sorbonne), this White Paper is the main 
outcome of the activities organized by the "Museums and Municipalities", 
a European Policy Analysis Group initiated by ENCATC members in April 
2010 and supported by the European Commission under the Culture 
Programme. The document underscores the synergies and differences 
relating to the analysis of the museums' missions and to the shared 
expectations of museums and municipalities.
http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=189

Northern Ireland – Museums Policy
http://www.dcalni.gov.uk/index/museums-r08-2.htm

Demos: Culture Shock (Samuel Jones)
This essay is part of a joint Demos and CASE (Culture and Sport Evidence 
Programme) fellowship examining the evidence currently available in 
relation to public participation in culture and sport. It addresses the 
question: why should the state get involved in culture, and if it 
should, how? At the moment, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport 
(DCMS) is among the smallest of government departments, both in terms of 
budget and the importance attached to it. Cuts will make it smaller 
still and threaten to hollow out what power and influence it has. 
However, culture has a bearing on areas of policy far beyond what is 
currently thought of as DCMS’ domain and its importance must be 
reflected. By distinguishing two concepts – the cultural realm as a 
basic and inalienable continuum of human life and society, and the forms 
that provide the manifestations of beliefs and opinions about culture – 
this pamphlet puts in place a new rationale for government intervention 
in these areas of social life.
Culture Shock argues that cultural policy must focus on the equitable 
distribution of individuals’ cultural capabilities, indicating that this 
will require thinking anew about what form the structures take, and how 
they are run. Social, political and economic developments have combined 
in ways that pose new challenges for policy-makers and the cultural 
sector alike. This pamphlet describes one way to meet those challenges.
http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/cultureshock

Valuing Culture in Oceania
Methodology and indicators for valuing culture, including traditional 
knowledge, in Oceania
Report prepared by Synexe Consulting Limited for the Human Development 
Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Culture has always been an integral component of development. The idea 
that 'culture matters' in development processes is not a new one, but 
the central role it plays in achieving sustainable development has only 
recently been recognised by development planners and incorporated into 
development policy. Since the World Decade for Cultural Development 
(1988-1997), a series of significant international meetings have focused 
on creating harmony between culture and development, harnessing culture 
to achieve sustainable development, and promoting cultural creativity 
and diversity through development. Organisations such as UNESCO have 
been instrumental in placing culture at the heart of development policy 
and planning. UNESCO has created a number of conventions to protect all 
forms of culture, the most recent being the Convention on the Protection 
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005.
http://www.spc.int/hdp/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=105&Itemid=44

Glasgow Cultural Statistics Digest 2011: John Myerscough
This Cultural Statistics Digest is intended to provide a quantitative 
basis for understanding the nature of Glasgow's cultural sector and the 
journey on which it has travelled. It sets a baseline for the sector, 
which can be used in thinking about its next phase of development. The 
work was commissioned by Glasgow Life and the Development and 
Regeneration Services of Glasgow City Council, with additional funding 
from Scottish Arts Council (now Creative Scotland).
http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/policy-research/Pages/Glasgow-Cultural-Statistics.aspx

Culture for Development Indicator Suite
The UNESCO Culture for Development Indicator Suite is a pioneering 
research and advocacy initiative that aims to establish a set of 
indicators highlighting how culture contributes to development at 
national level fostering economic growth, and helping individuals and 
communities to expand their life choices and adapt to change. This 
project contributes to the implementation of Article 13 (Integration of 
Culture in Sustainable Development) of the Convention for the Protection 
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Financed by the 
Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), the 
project runs from 2009 to 2012 and combines research, implementation 
test phases in up to 20 countries from all regions and expert meetings 
in order to ensure the pertinence and credibility of the Suite.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/cultural-diversity/cultural-expressions/programmes/culture-for-development-indicators/

Arts Campaign - Arts Index
December 2011 saw the launch of the first ever UK Arts Index. Bringing 
together key data about the sector’s health for the first time ever, the 
Arts Index plots trends in tickets sales, corporate sponsorship, 
philanthropy and public sector funding, as well as other performance 
measures such as attendance levels for adults and young people, 
satisfaction levels and the number of people volunteering in the arts. 
Produced by the NCA in partnership with Audiences UK, this inaugural 
Arts Index report summarises data from across three years – 
2007/8–2009/10 – and is the first indicator of how the arts sector 
across the UK is faring since the economic downturn. 
http://www.artscampaign.org.uk/ 
http://www.artscampaign.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=592&Itemid=164

Crafts Council: Craft in an Age of Change
The Crafts Council, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales and Craft 
Northern Ireland have launched one of the most comprehensive surveys 
into contemporary craft of the last ten years. Craft in an Age of Change 
examines the place of contemporary craft at the beginning of the 21st 
century. This survey of over 2,000 makers, retailers, educators, writers 
and curators is the first of its kind to be conducted simultaneously in 
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/professional-development/research-and-information/research-reports/

Fundamental shift needed in museum outreach and participation
A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation calls for a thorough 
reappraisal of the way outreach and participation work is conducted by 
museums and galleries, and a review of its fundamental purpose. The 
report, Whose cake is it anyway? presents the findings of research into 
engagement and participation in 12 museums and galleries in the UK, 
exploring how far institutions were truly engaged with communities in 
their area. The report documents a shortfall in community engagement, 
suggesting that decades of investment in participation-related activity 
has failed to embed participatory practices at the heart of museums and 
galleries. Instead, outreach and participation exist on the fringes of 
the institutions' activities funded on a project-by-project basis, 
rather than at their core, the report contends. The result is that 
communities do not feel a true sense of ownership of their museums and 
galleries. http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=1417

WORLDCP, Global Compendium launched
WorldCP, a new international database of cultural policies, was launched 
in Melbourne on 3 October 2011 by IFACCA, the International Federation 
of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies. WorldCP will be a new central, 
web-based and continuously updated database of country-specific profiles 
of cultural policies, modelled on the Council of Europe/ERICarts 
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe. The prototype 
WorldCP website, currently operating for demonstration purposes, holds 
profiles of 12 countries on five continents (Africa, Australia, Europe, 
North America and Asia).
Http://www.worldcp.org

Artists and Arts Workers in the United States: National Endowment for 
the Arts, October 2011, USA
The availability of American Community Survey (ACS) data for 2005-2009 
allows researchers to produce reliable national estimates of the number, 
variety, and distribution of artists in the United States. This Research 
Note extends the NEA’s previous analysis of ACS data for 2003-2005. That 
report, Artists in the Workforce: 2000-2005, identified key similarities 
and differences between artists and other U.S. Workers.
http://www.arts.endow.gov/
http://www.arts.endow.gov/research/Notes/105.pdf

Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Arts in Ireland: Arts Council 
Ireland, November 2011, Ireland
The purpose of this research is to establish an evidence based 
assessment of the economic impact of the arts as an input into wider 
economic policy. This study, which follows the 2009 Indecon assessment 
of the economic impact of the arts in Ireland, is concerned with the 
impact of the arts in 2010.
http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=8a46eaf6-6a77-4bf7-8aa4-d0bf65d8c94a

Chile's Cultural Policy 2011 - 2016
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes , 24 November 2011,Chile In 
November 2011 Minister Cruz-Coke delivered Chile's Cultural Policy 
2011-2016 to the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera.
Document: http://tinyurl.com/83s743d Arts & Culture Directorate: 
http://www.consejodelacultura.cl/portal/index.php?page=articulo&articulo=14424

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