Arts engagement is associated with increased wellbeing and connectedness, and less intense loneliness
. However, the study also discovered a ‘positive association between more arts engagement and depression and intense emotional loneliness for the most highly engaged’.The study was based on a new online survey of more than 5,000 people in the UKThe ‘health, economic, and social impacts of the arts’ survey looked at a wider range of arts activities than most surveys of this type. It also asked about the nature of the engagement – specifically, whether it was done together or alone. This enriched
Most people do not have eclectic music tastes
status are the most likely characteristics to determine which of the three groups people belong to.
The data were gathered in 2001 by surveying a nationally representative sample of adults
Although the survey collected a range of data on all forms of cultural engagement, as well as a suite of demographic data, the paper looked specifically at music consumption, and more specifically who chooses to listen to opera/operetta, classical jazz, rock/pop music (in either a live or recorded format).
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The data were gathered in 2001 by surveying a nationally representative sample of adults
Although the survey collected a range of data on all forms of cultural engagement, as well as a suite of demographic data, the paper looked specifically at music consumption, and more specifically who chooses to listen to opera/operetta, classical jazz, rock/pop music (in either a live or recorded format).
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Helping Parkinson’s sufferers through ballet
This research was conducted by Sara Houston and Ashley McGill at the University of Roehampton, UK
Summary
This paper reports the results of a 12 week programme for people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease run by English National Ballet. The researchers observed how people responded to the sessions, conducting tests for balance, stability, posture, and discovering more about their general mood and wellbeing. They found improvements in balance and stability (though not posture) as a result of
Summary
This paper reports the results of a 12 week programme for people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease run by English National Ballet. The researchers observed how people responded to the sessions, conducting tests for balance, stability, posture, and discovering more about their general mood and wellbeing. They found improvements in balance and stability (though not posture) as a result of
Insights into arts and culture (Research category)
This section contains research that generates ‘insights’ to inform work
in arts and culture settings. The summaries in this section are designed to
help inform the decisions arts and cultural organisations have to make,
whether that’s developing a new marketing campaign, a new programme of work
or making strategic plans for the future.
This section is divided into the following categories:
consumer behaviour
fundraising
developing new audiences
live and digital
engagement
models
of community engagement
organisational change
partnerships and
collaboration
in arts and culture settings. The summaries in this section are designed to
help inform the decisions arts and cultural organisations have to make,
whether that’s developing a new marketing campaign, a new programme of work
or making strategic plans for the future.
This section is divided into the following categories:
consumer behaviour
fundraising
developing new audiences
live and digital
engagement
models
of community engagement
organisational change
partnerships and
collaboration
The reasons musicians favour free streaming services
This research was conducted by Ramadan Aly‐Tovar, Maya Bacache‐Beauvallet, Marc Bourreau, and Francois Moreau at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Institut Polytechnique de Paris, FranceSummaryThis paper uses survey data from 1100 French professional musicians to draw out four main reasons why they favour free streaming. Firstly, it is a ‘discovery tool that helps consumers to explore the music catalogue’ of less well-known artists. Secondly, it is a way to drive ticket sales for live
Using Shakespeare to exert soft power and online cultural diplomacy
anniversary of his death in 2016More than 140 countries took part in the 3,500 events alongside a programme of online collaborations. A social media campaign by the British Council multilingual teams generated a potential audience for the #ShakespeareLives hashtag of ‘2,725,435,930, including 1,957,400,000 via Twitter, 421,183,800 via Facebook and 300,754,200 via Instagram and other social media platforms’. The research is based on a sample of more than 10,000 posts which used the hashtag around the
Cultivating theatre audiences through online activity
attenders and possibly address the challenge presented by an aging audience for the traditional arts.
The research is based on the results of an audience survey conducted at Piccolo Teatro in Milan (the largest repertory theatre in Italy)
The research tested a range of hypotheses: that those in the tech-savvy segment were more likely to be younger, male, live outside the host city of a venue (because the web does not respect geographical distance), be a cultural omnivore (or ‘all-rounder’ as they
The research is based on the results of an audience survey conducted at Piccolo Teatro in Milan (the largest repertory theatre in Italy)
The research tested a range of hypotheses: that those in the tech-savvy segment were more likely to be younger, male, live outside the host city of a venue (because the web does not respect geographical distance), be a cultural omnivore (or ‘all-rounder’ as they
Prolonged arts education reduces stress in children from low-income households
some of these stress effects for children growing up in poverty. They found that specialist arts education promoted the children’s emotional self-regulation, thereby reducing the chronic stress effects of poverty.
Physiological stress decreased after arts classes but not standard classroom sessions
This study followed more than 300 four year-olds attending a specialised Head Start preschool programme in Philadelphia that incorporated an arts enrichment programme. The children attended music
Physiological stress decreased after arts classes but not standard classroom sessions
This study followed more than 300 four year-olds attending a specialised Head Start preschool programme in Philadelphia that incorporated an arts enrichment programme. The children attended music
Using an 'Index of Access' to measure the geographic inquality of cultural amenities
close it was by foot, bicycle, car or public transport, and the level of private car ownership in the area. The research was not concerned with the programming or audiences for these organisations.The Index of Access also tended to correlate with other measures of privilege or exclusionThe neighbourhoods which fell into the ‘highest access zones’ for Detroit’s arts and culture organisations had ‘fewer ethnic minorities, fewer people with less than a Bachelor’s degree, and higher household income’. The Index revealed that, in general, libraries were ‘more accessible as compared to the other sub-fields’ like visual arts organisations.
Playing a musical instrument increases educational attainment
the sorts of other non-music related hobbies the child partakes in also make a difference to educational outcomes.
The causal mechanisms remain a mystery
The author is confident about the causal relationship between music playing and educational attainment, however they suggest more research is needed to unpick exactly how this operates and which mechanisms can be supported to best exploit it.
The causal mechanisms remain a mystery
The author is confident about the causal relationship between music playing and educational attainment, however they suggest more research is needed to unpick exactly how this operates and which mechanisms can be supported to best exploit it.