The Arts Backpack
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A new national programme to ensure every school aged child has regular access to high quality creative and cultural activities.


UK Covid-19 inquiry
Culture Commons is convening a nation-wide project to bring artistic, creative and cultural responses to the Covid-19 pandemic


Creative Workforce Workshops: Place
Culture Commons', Alanna Reid, explains why we’ve launched our first report in the series on ‘Place’, and how we hope it will


Greater Manchester Creative Health Strategy
Clients and partners: Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, Greater Manchester NHS, Greater Manchester Person & Community...


Connecting Through Culture As We Age
Clients and partners: University of Bristol, UK Research & Innovation, Arts & Humanities Research Council Culture Commons are working...


Culture in Crisis
Clients and partners: Centre for Cultural Value, The Audience Agency, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), Research...


Pandemic and Beyond
Clients and partners: University of Exeter, Arts and Humanities Research Council 'Pandemic & Beyond' is an Arts and Humanities Research...


Stand and Be Counted
Clients and partners: Stand and Be Counted Culture Commons have been providing ongoing policy support to Stand and Be Counted Theatre...

Creative Workforce Pledge
Clients and partners: Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority,...
Impact Areas
We're working with local authorities, Metro Mayors and national policy makers to shape local and national narratives around the role of culture and creativity in different communities and places.
We're working with research institutions, the National Health Service and combined authorities to inform policies that will help promote health & wellbeing through creative and cultural practice.
We're working with national campaigns, networks and trade unions to promote better working conditions for the UK's creative and cultural workforce, including freelancers, self-employed and atypical workers.
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