Community engagement

Resources

We recently held an event entitled Dialogue, where organisations got together to share experiences, challenges and opportunities for building community engagement and local engagement. Here you can download interviews with the event speakers and resources to help you plan community engagement work. 


About the Event


Dialogue was the first event in Audiences South West's new CPD programme. We believe connecting with local people is key to ensuring arts organisations are accessible, relevant and engaging for their local audiences. Arts organisations play a vital role in their local communities by providing inspiring opportunities for participation and learning. By listening to local people and building a two-way dialogue, organisations are able to enhance their understanding of new and different audiences, demonstrate their value as facilitators of learning and creative inspiration and be responsive to local needs and issues.


Experience to share? Looking to learn from others?


Are you working on a community engagement project, heard of interesting work or found useful resources? Leave us a comment on our blog and share your experience with others! Audiences South West's blog


Interested in developing community engagement work?


Contact Audiences South West to find out how we can help -  T: 0117 927 6936 or E: jim@audiencessw.org


Hear from the Speakers


Download short interview with our speakers to find out about their experience or click on the organisation's link to find out more about their work:

Synthia Griffin - Curator: Community & Regeneration | Tate 

Helen Ball - Community Engagement Co-ordinator | Audiences London

Elen ap Robert - Artistic Director | Galeri Wales (award winning rural venue)

Jan Sharkey-Dodds - Head of Youth Arts & Education | Theatre Royal Stratford East

Jennie Hayes - Project Manager | Aune Head Arts


Resources


A Short Guide to Community Engagement

Audiences London Community Engagement research report

Audience Diversity Monitoring Guidelines

Listen to Arnie April, Director of Chicago's Arts Partnerships in Education, talk about the importance of linking with your local community


More audience development resources

Visit our resource archive to download free guides and toolkits on a range of audience development themes including audience data, family friendly work and arts ambassador schemes. This archive is free but you do need to sign up to our mailing list in order to access the resources. Find out more.