Artistic self assessment

Artistic Vibrancy (2010) (external site)
Australia Council for the Arts resources for measuring and discussing artistic vibrancy including: online discussions and opinion pieces; resources to evaluate artistic impact; and discussion and research papers.

Arts and community recovery

Arts, health, community resilience and healing: the importance of the story (2009)
This paper discusses a response in rural communities and rural health communities to challenges and natural disasters.

Arts, Health, community resilience and healing: responding to natural disaster (2009)
This article examines the community response to the Tasmanian bushfires in 2006. It discusses the community driven project, whose purpose was to use art, creativity and storytelling as a tool of regeneration to promote community healing.

Arts and creative industries

Arts and Creative industries (2011) (external site)
The report, funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and prepared by Professor Justin O'Connor of the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology, examines ways in which policy relationship between arts and creative industries might be re-thought and approached.

Arts and resilience

Making adaptive resilience real (2010) (external site)
Arts Council England publication focusing on developing understanding and debate about adaptive resilience, and increasing sectoral understanding of its importance through experimentation and sharing of best practice.

Creativity

Essentially Creative, Griffith Review Education 23 (2009) (external site)
A series of essays exploring the role of arts, creativity, innovation and cultural policy.

Digital

Arts Queensland blog
Join in the conversation or read about others' experiences with digital in the arts.

Social media: Tools for user-generated content (2009) (external site)
This report provides information to support organisations that are planning to incorporate social media into their online presence.

Audience 2.0: How Technology Influences Arts Participation (2010) (external site)
An examination of how Americans participate in the arts via electronic and digital media.

Digital audiences: engagement with arts and culture online (2010) (external site)
A British study examining how people in Britain interact with arts and culture in the digital environment. The study was commissioned by the Arts Council of England with the Museums, Libraries and Archive Council, and Arts and Business.

Employment in the arts

What is your other job? A census analysis of arts employment in Australia (2010) (external site)
A review of employment and income from the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses commissioned by Australia Council for the Arts.

Do you really expect to be paid? (2010) (external site)
An economic study of artists in Australia based on interviews with professional artists.

Funding and taxation models

Arts Plus, New Model New Money (2010)
A discussion paper developed by Arts Queensland and the Centre for Social Impact, exploring the establishment of a Foundation for the Artist to bring together public, private and corporate funding for artists.

Taxation issues and the Australian arts industry (2009)
A series of reports relating to taxation issues commissioned by Arts Queensland.

Governance and the arts

Governance and the arts
presentations by Professor Turbide on Enterprise models and arts governance and the role of the board and CEO.

Mining and Local Government

What are Queensland resources worth to me? (external site)
An economic impact study that considers both the direct and indirect/input-output benefits of mining. The report provides a breakdown at both statistical division and Local Government Area level about the economic effects of mining in a particular area.

Participation in the arts

Barriers to participation in the arts (2005)
A market research study that offers insight into the barriers that prevent new audiences attending the arts.

More than bums on seats - Australian participation in the arts (2010) (external site)
A comprehensive picture from the Australia Council for the Arts on the way Australians are involved with the arts.

Research in the arts

Vital Signs: Cultural Indicators for Australia (2010) (external site)
A consultation paper to develop national indicators for arts and culture in Australia.
Vital Signs Cultural Indicators Australia-AQ fact sheet (DOC 49KB)

Revitalisation of communities through the arts

Redefining places for art: Exploring the dynamics of performance and location (2010) (external site)
The final report of a two-year ARC Linkage project examining the diverse relationships between performance and place. The report was a partnership between Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (Griffith University), University of Canberra, Arts Queensland and the Australia Council for the Arts.

Bigger Thinking for Smaller Cities (2010) (external site)
An Arts Council England discussion paper outlining the role arts and culture play in addressing the issues of local economic growth, community cohesion and public engagement in civic life.

Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities through arts and creativity: Australia (2009) (external site) This paper explores the contribution of the arts and creativity to the development and revitalisation of rural and remote communities in Australia. The report is part of the Developing and Revitalizing Communities through Arts and Creativity project, Creative City Network of Canada.

Reinventing rural places (2009) (external site)
A three-year Australian Research Council (ARC) Festivals Project, which documents the extent and significance of festivals on rural communities and economies.

Remixing Cities (2007) (external site)
An examination of how co-creation and innovation can transform public services.

Cultural Development in Rural and Remote Areas (2006) (external site)
An annotated bibliography of research and information on cultural development in rural and remote areas prepared for the International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural agencies.

Arts in rural England: why the arts are at the heart of rural life (2005) (external site)
This document examines the diversity of arts and creativity in rural England, and the key role that the arts play in rural regeneration.

The Art of Renewal - a guide to thinking culturally about strengthening communities (2005)
A Queensland Government publication aimed at encouraging communities to consider arts and culture within the broad processes of planning and decision-making. The guide has been specifically developed to assist local area planning in the community renewal process.

Tourism and the arts

Crafting Regional Growth: Assessing the value of cultural tourism (2008) (external site)
A guide to assist agencies to assess the economic value, tourism impact and benefit of cultural tourism in their region.

Volunteering

Youth leading Youth (2010) (external site)
The project examines the key factors that inspire and engage young people in the not-for-profit sector and maintain their volunteering practice. The report was developed by Volunteer Queensland.