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Promoting participation and partnerships

Learn more about promoting participation and cultural sector partnerships. Find information on the value of the arts, relationships within the culture sector and between the culture sector and audiences, markets and society. This section includes information on policies and programmes in education, training and tourism.

Topics

Participation

Find information on how to promote and measure participation and engagement with artistic and cultural experiences.
Partnerships

Find information on arts and culture partnerships: from partnerships within the sector, to the impact of creative professionals’ work on other sectors and social processes, such as improving health outcomes, enhancing education, reducing poverty, resolving conflict, and preventing crime.
Awards

Find information on policies and programmes related to public arts awards.
Education and training

Find information on the role of arts education, arts management training, and policies to support education in and through the arts.
Tourism

Read about intersections between culture and tourism: from the development of cultural tourism, to its impact on the economy, local development and conservation of cultural heritage.
Value of the arts

Find information about policies, issues and research relating to the public and intrinsic values of the arts: from their social impact to artists’ contributions to society.

News from Promoting participation and partnerships

El Ministro de Cultura y el Embajador de la Unión Europea refuerzan la asociación para la arquitectura cultural sostenible
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Global leader in accessibility in the performing arts
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities Nationwide
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