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Arts and Culture Impact Review 2010-2013

The document summarizes a review of evidence on the economic, social, health, wellbeing, and education benefits of arts and culture. It finds that arts and culture boost local economies through attracting visitors and businesses, creating jobs, and developing skills. Studies show arts interventions can positively impact health conditions like dementia and depression. Participation in the arts contributes to community cohesion and reduces social isolation. In education, structured music and arts activities are linked to improved academic outcomes and increased cognitive abilities, especially for students from low-income families.

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Arts and Culture Impact Review 2010-2013

The document summarizes a review of evidence on the economic, social, health, wellbeing, and education benefits of arts and culture. It finds that arts and culture boost local economies through attracting visitors and businesses, creating jobs, and developing skills. Studies show arts interventions can positively impact health conditions like dementia and depression. Participation in the arts contributes to community cohesion and reduces social isolation. In education, structured music and arts activities are linked to improved academic outcomes and increased cognitive abilities, especially for students from low-income families.

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Key Message

The arts and culture sector provides economic, social, health and wellbeing, and
education benefits to society.

Source
Mowlah, Andrew et al. (2014). TThe value of arts and culture to people and
society: An evidence review. Manchester, UK: Arts Council England.

Purpose
This main objectives of this review were to:

 Assess the strength of the evidence base between 2010–13 about the economic,
social, health and wellbeing, education, lifelong learning and environmental
impacts and outcomes of arts and culture in England
 Assess the evidence base about what works, and among whom and in what
circumstances to create value for the arts and culture in England
 Assess the methodologies and approaches adopted for evidencing the
instrumental impact of art and culture
 Assess the evidence base in relation to the Arts Council’s five goals
 Identify the gaps and weaknesses in the current evidence base to inform the Arts
Council’s future research programme, which will in turn shape future policy in
the arts and cultural sector

Evidence
Arts and culture boost local economies in five key ways: attracting visitors;
creating jobs and developing skills; attracting and
retaining businesses revitalising places; and developing talent.

In health and wellbeing, a number of studies have reported findings of applied


arts and cultural interventions and measured their positive impact on specific
health conditions which include dementia, depression and Parkinson’s disease.
The use of art, when delivered effectively, has the power to facilitate social
interaction as well as enabling those in receipt of social care to pursue creative
interests. The review highlights the benefits of dance for reducing loneliness and
alleviating depression and anxiety among people in social care environments.

In terms of effects on society, there is strong evidence that participation in the


arts can contribute to community cohesion, reduce social exclusion and isolation,
and/or make communities feel safer and stronger.

In the education system, taking part in structured music activities improves


attainment in maths, early language acquisition and early literacy. Schools that
integrate arts across the curriculum in the US have shown consistently higher
average reading and mathematics scores compared to similar schools that do not.
Participation in structured arts activities increases cognitive abilities. Students
from low income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times
more likely to get a degree than children from low income families do not engage
in arts activities at school.

Benefit Statements / Outcomes


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 1.08 Contributes to mental health


 1.09 Enhances well-being and QOL
 3.03 Enhance perceived/actual QOL and place/infrastructure
 4.03 Reduce isolation & loneliness
 5.04 Build social skills
 5.05 Build strong communities
 7.02 Attract business to the community
 7.04 Generate employment
 7.05 Small investments yield large economic returns

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