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Providing communities with places to love, experience and connect with

Culture Counts CEO Michael Chappell will be presenting at the approaching International Cities Town Centres and Communities Society (ICTC) this month at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, Perth WA, from 14 to 16 November 2018. The ICTC conference brings together a diverse cross-section...

Interview – City of Wanneroo Library

Recent research conducted by City of Wanneroo Libraries using the Culture Counts platform confirms that they are critical conduits of culture, learning and. social impact.

TheatreiNQ: achieving objectives, making an impact and generating actionable insights

Culture Counts are proud to work with Townsville based theatre company TheatreiNQ to measure the impact of their productions and education programs in an ongoing way. We recently invited Arminelle Fleming, THiNQ Education Coordinator, to offer some insight into their evaluation...

Helping Regional Arts Build Impact

Australia’s regional arts are achieving important outcomes for communities. They’re inspiring creativity, fostering innovative cultural practice, connecting people and promoting positive health and wellbeing; however these things often go unmeasured. We’re increasingly asked how regional arts organisations can measure their...

Fostering a Culture of Curiosity

In a recent Creative Exchange program presented at ACMI last week, Ian David Moss, founder of the US-based international arts think tank Createquity, spoke about the untapped potential of research, evaluation and data to inform arts professionals. While a high value is placed...

How Evaluation Informs Programming: Craft Victoria

How can collecting audience research support programming decisions? Following the 2018 Craft Cubed Festival we chatted with Craft Victoria’s Public Programs Manager Gemma Jones about how evaluation supports programming direction and provides a critical tool for internal reflection. “Using the Culture Counts platform...

Culture Counts to provide Arts Council England’s Impact and Insight Toolkit

Following a competitive tender process, Arts Council England has selected Culture Counts/Counting What Counts Ltd as the preferred service provider for their new Impact and Insight Toolkit. We will be supporting Arts Council England funded NPOs and Sector Support Organisations to...

Welcome Client Director, Jordan Gibbs

We are very pleased to welcome and introduce Jordan Gibbs, who joins the West Australian Culture Counts team as Client Director. Jordan is a former audio and production specialist with over 8 years of experience in project delivery and relationship...

Perth Festival’s Impact on Western Australia

A recent report prepared by Culture Counts has been making headlines for substantiating the significant positive impact of Perth Festival on Western Australia’s social, cultural and economic life. Commenting on the gravity of the research and analytics, Perth Festival Executive Director Nathan...