Are you curious about how we can better support stronger, more connected and vibrant communities?

In this research digest, Understanding Cultural Vitality, @rob-eagle.bsky.social explores the current research into the cultural vitality of places.

www.culturehive.co.uk/CVIresources...

He brought what out on stage?
Unhinged. Hilarious and depressing in equal measure.

How can practitioners and policymakers measure the cultural vitality of their communities? A new project from the Centre for Cultural Value aims to deepen that understanding, as Rob Eagle and Anna Kime explain. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

In our latest feature for‪ @artsprofessional.co.uk, the Centre’s @rob-eagle.bsky.social and Anna Kime explore why we need a deeper, more nuanced understanding of cultural vitality and share more about the Cultural Indicator Suite project.

www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

As part of The Big Thing programme, The Centre's @rob-eagle.bsky.social will participate in a panel event, Touring Immersive: Case Studies.

Discover more about the session: thebigthing.eventive.org/schedule/tou...

West African musicians, Ukrainian singers and lots of marching bands - Bradford city centre full of music today 🤩 Can we do this every weekend, please, @bradford2025.co.uk?

We're all thrilled to hear about the developments in @rob-eagle.bsky.social and partner's Bradford Collaboration Fund project, A Teaspoon of Shampoo. This project really is going from strength to strength. You can find out what's been happening in this latest article. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

For the latest updates on @rob-eagle.bsky.social Sapling funded project 'A Teaspoon of Shampoo' take a look at our webpage. This project is going from strength to strength and we're excited to see how it develops going forwards. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/the-sapling-...

The vultures are circling

What is the role of art in a community, and who really benefits from cultural placemaking?

@rob-eagle.bsky.social reflects on their own experiences of creating a four-week art installation with and for their local community in the market town of Shipley.

www.culturalvalue.org.uk/art-communit...

A great piece about 'A Teaspoon of Shampoo' @rob-eagle.bsky.social. Congratulations to you and Dr Shabina Aslam. Very happy that we and the Cultural Institute could support you with this via the Bradford Collaboration Fund
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2494194...

What happens when an artist makes a large-scale outdoor installation within their own community as part of a 'creative placemaking' agenda?

Read about it in a new article (open access):
doi.org/10.1080/1352...

Londoners! If you find yourself around Oxford Circus this month and need a break from Xmas shopping, there's A Mile in My Shoes installation in a Choose Love pop-up shop (245 Regent Street). Featuring some voices of people displaced by war who fled to safety in the UK 👠🥾👣

So pleased to see Jasleen Kaur's Alter Altar win the Turner Prize this year 🥳 it's a moving, richly layered work. In Tate Britain til 16 Feb 🏛

The Centre will be leading a new scoping project to develop a blueprint for a national cultural data observatory.

@benwalmsley.bsky.social and @patricktowell.bsky.social
tell us more about why solving the problem of fragmented data matters to everyone.

www.culturalvalue.org.uk/transforming...

If you find yourself on Regent Street in London, check out the Choose Love pop-up shop. Listen to stories of asylum seekers and those displaced by war featured in an audio experience called A Mile in My Shoes (incl a few I produced): www.forbes.com/sites/kateha...

The report reveals 'Significant disparities in pay across demographics, with women and other genders earning 40% less than men and disabled artists earning a median of just £3,750'. The cited report is available here: www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/...

Strong start to the 2024 Bradford Queer Film Festival with Amrou Al-Khadhi's Layla 🌈🦄 Packed programme for the rest of the weekend:
bradfordqueerfilmfestival.uk/festival24