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  • Creative Lives Monitor 2025 - Results

    Creative Lives Monitor 2025 - Results

    A report on the health of local creative groups - June 2025 Read more

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    Mapping Creative Health in Tendring

    A report exploring the creative health sector in Tendring Read more

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Creative Lives Monitor 2025 - Results

Creative Lives Monitor 2025 - Results

A report on the health of local creative groups - June 2025 Read more

Published: 13th June, 2025

Updated: 20th June, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Mapping Creative Health in Tendring

Mapping Creative Health in Tendring

A report exploring the creative health sector in Tendring Read more

Published: 11th June, 2025

Updated: 19th June, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Mapping Creative Health in Essex

Mapping Creative Health in Essex

Exploring the role of creativity in health and wellbeing in Essex Read more

Published: 21st March, 2025

Updated: 4th September, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Crafting Sustainable Communities

Crafting Sustainable Communities

Our latest research report exploring how community craft is a force for environmental good Read more

Published: 4th March, 2025

Updated: 15th April, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Creativity and Mental Health

Creativity and Mental Health

A research report exploring the benefits of creativity for individuals with mental health difficulties, and the role of creative groups in promoting accessibility and inclusion Read more

Published: 25th September, 2024

Updated: 27th August, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Creativity, Accessibility and Inclusion

Creativity, Accessibility and Inclusion

A research report on the benefits and challenges for creative community groups in Dundee Read more

Published: 25th September, 2024

Updated: 27th August, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

Barriers to Banking

Barriers to Banking

A survey about the banking issues faced by local creative groups Read more

Published: 22nd May, 2024

Updated: 15th August, 2024

Author: Gareth Coles

Spaces for Creativity - Survey 2023

Spaces for Creativity - Survey 2023

Help us gather evidence about issues facing creative groups using venues for their activity Read more

Published: 12th September, 2023

Updated: 14th August, 2024

Author: Gareth Coles

Focus on Creative Health in Norfolk and Suffolk

Focus on Creative Health in Norfolk and Suffolk

Important mapping and exploration of creative health in the regions Read more

Published: 4th July, 2023

Updated: 27th August, 2025

Author: Kelly Donaldson

Creative Assemblies Report

Creative Assemblies Report

Feedback from sessions held in Scotland to discover positives and challenges in community-led arts Read more

Published: 24th April, 2023

Author: Kelly Donaldson

Big Conversation 2022 - Results

Big Conversation 2022 - Results

An overview of the results from our 2022 survey of voluntary arts activity Read more

Published: 25th January, 2023

Author: Kelly Donaldson

Embedding Diversity report

Embedding Diversity report

Find out how Creative Lives took action to embed diversity into both our organisation and our work. Read more

Published: 18th January, 2023

Updated: 20th January, 2023

Author: Kelly Donaldson

Creative Lives On Air: Phase Two Report

Creative Lives On Air: Phase Two Report

Report reflecting on the role played by Creative Lives On Air in supporting people during lockdown Read more

Published: 30th September, 2022

Updated: 15th April, 2025

Author: Andreea Lupu

Spaces for Creativity 2022

Spaces for Creativity 2022

A summary of our findings from a survey of spaces for creative activity in late 2021. Read more

Published: 26th January, 2022

Updated: 15th April, 2025

Author: Gareth Coles

UCL launches Community Covid Report

UCL launches Community Covid Report

New evidence on the role of cultural and creative activities in sustaining health and wellbeing during the pandemic Read more

Published: 12th January, 2022

Updated: 15th August, 2024

Author: Andreea Lupu

Exit 15: A Creative Placemaking Project

Exit 15: A Creative Placemaking Project

Tue 2 Nov: Discussion panel as launch event for report on the Exit 15 project with dlr Arts Office Read more

Published: 29th September, 2021

Updated: 8th February, 2022

Author: Damien McGlynn

Learning from Lockdown

Learning from Lockdown

Findings from the 'Culture During Covid' research project Read more

Published: 12th August, 2021

Updated: 22nd January, 2025

Author: Kelly Donaldson

BOOST: Encouraging inclusive culture

BOOST: Encouraging inclusive culture

The Baseline Report is the first published output of the Erasmus+ partnership project, BOOST Read more

Published: 27th April, 2021

Updated: 4th November, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

BRIDGING survey report

BRIDGING survey report

Report on European survey of co-creative activities which bridge social capital Read more

Published: 30th May, 2018

Author: Anonymised User

Towards Cultural Democracy

Towards Cultural Democracy

'Promoting cultural capabilities for everyone' - report by King's College London Read more

Published: 22nd June, 2017

Updated: 24th July, 2017

Author: Anonymised User

'Dance to Health' report

'Dance to Health' report

Pilot project to help older people has significant success Read more

Published: 5th April, 2017

Updated: 10th July, 2018

Author: Anonymised User

Age UK's Wellbeing Index

Age UK's Wellbeing Index

Being ‘creative’ and ‘open’ boosts wellbeing in later life according to report Read more

Published: 15th March, 2017

Updated: 9th May, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

The Aesop PHE Evaluation Framework

The Aesop PHE Evaluation Framework

Aesop and Public Health England's evaluation framework for arts for health and wellbeing Read more

Published: 6th January, 2017

Updated: 8th May, 2019

Author: Anonymised User

Everyday Creativity

Everyday Creativity

64 Million Artists' report for Arts Council England Read more

Published: 8th December, 2016

Updated: 20th December, 2016

Author: Anonymised User

Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth

Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth

The 2015 report by the Warwick Commission on the future of cultural value Read more

Published: 7th December, 2016

Updated: 20th December, 2016

Author: Anonymised User

Pathways

Pathways

Getting connected in the voluntary arts Read more

Published: 10th November, 2016

Author: Anonymised User

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