National Endowment for the Arts, 07 October 2026, USA

This guide details how federal data can be used to answer questions about the arts and cultural sector and its economic contributions. It covers readily accessible data sources for gathering statistical information within three broad areas of interest.

Arts Council England, 06 October 2026, England

Today, Arts Council England published its first-ever co-created Freelancers’ Handbook, offering practical support to freelancers across the cultural sector, and the guidance for the organisations that work with them.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 24 September 2026, United Kingdom

This scoping work will support the development of quantitative evidence to substantiate social cohesion in the culture and heritage sector, informing future public investment decisions. As the specific measurement and valuation of social cohesion is an emergent research area, the current research provides an important early step in understanding the feasibility of valuation of social cohesion and…

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 08 September 2026, United Kingdom

This report is authored by Prof Dave O’Brien and published by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The report’s findings and recommendations are for policy, sector and research audiences. The findings are informed by an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded research-policy fellowship ‘DCMS Skills and Diverse Workforce Policy Fellowship Report’ …

Creative Commons, 04 September 2026, International

Creative Commons (CC) is happy to announce the launch of a new publication entitled Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data: Recommendations from Creative Commons and Local Contexts. This publication is the result of a collaboration with Local Contexts, as both organizations share commitments to equitable knowledge sharing, proper attribution, and respect for diverse cultural and …

Creative Australia, 02 September 2026, Australia

This research explores how creative organisations across Australia use evaluation to learn, adapt and understand the impact of their work. Drawing on examples and case stories from organisations of different artforms, locations and sizes, it highlights how evaluation can support decision-making, advocacy and accountability - while building on the reflective and iterative ways creative organisatio…