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

Data & Resources

Participation Table Notes

Added 16th December 2010

Data comes from the Active People survey. The same raw data has been used as was used to establish the baseline for NI11 figures, i.e. for the six-month period between April – October 2008. Full technical note on collection of data available from http://www.gos.gov.uk/497417/docs/289455/774052/NI_11_Note.doc

 

New analysis of data from the Active People survey shows that on average 28.6% of the English adult population state they have spent time doing creative, artistic or musical activities in the last 12 months, but this varies from 39.3% in Camden to just 16.6% in Wigan. Figures also show that whilst there is generally a strong correlation between participation in the arts and attendance at arts events, there are areas where levels of participation are proportionally much higher (including Manchester, Hackney and Cornwall) and places where it is much lower (including Havering, Knowsley and Sefton).
The analysis of the data has been carried out by Audiences UK on behalf of the Participation Manifesto Group, a partnership of organisations committed to raising levels of participation in arts activities that includes Voluntary Arts, the National Campaign for the Arts and the National Association of Local Government Arts Officers.
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