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Art has been and is an essential ingredient to every human culture on this planet. It has various functions within cultures, nations and societies; in effect art actually defines a culture, nation or society.

The Arts Debate, Arts Council England 2007


Benchmarking

Step 3

Agree your objectives

Think about what you want to achieve and what specific issues you think benchmarking with others can help you solve. It will really help you to write these down and agree them so that you have something to check against as you develop your project.

Arts Organisations with a focus on Disability.

This group’s objectives were: (1) To gain a better understanding of the industry. (2) To gather information to help disability arts organisations lobby for increased funds. (3) To share audience development information and good practice. (4) To share market information; especially in terms of how many people benefit from their work. (5) To share information about training and employment with a view to better practice. (6) To compare operational information, especially costs.