Measuring the economic and social impact of the arts

IFACCA/Artshub,
25 June 2002, United Kingdom

Measuring the Economic and Social Impact of the Arts, a report which provides an overview of arts impact research in the UK, and complements a recent Arts-Council-commissioned review on arts and social exclusion, is now available online. Drawing on selected literature, the report addressed the following issues:
  • concepts and definitions of impact and economic impact and social impact, as they relate to the arts and creative industries
  • different models and methods of measurement and the quality and appropriateness of existing research design and methods
  • discussion of key issues raised by existing research and their implications for future research and policy development The report is available online at: www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications/pdfs/measuring.pdf (PDF format)