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From warm words to cold hard cash by Kathryn Welch
In this guest blog, Kathryn reflects on her experience as Programme Lead for the Culture Collective programme in Scotland.
Oct 28, 202413 min read

Pan-regional cultural decision making
In this Insight Paper we explore pan-regional governance in creative sectors and how this could support the 'devolution' agenda.
Jul 10, 20243 min read

Insight Gathering in Northern Ireland
Culture Commons teamed up with partners at Belfast City Council to co-convene insight gathering activities across Northern Ireland
May 31, 20242 min read


Combined and Local Authorities: working together to support local cultural decision making
In this Insight Paper we share key takeaways from a Knowledge Exchange with local and combined authorities on devolution of cultural policy.
May 24, 20243 min read


Supporting ‘Local Voice’ in cultural decision making
How are citizens are already being involved in different kinds of local decision making programmes across the UK?
May 17, 20242 min read


The role of cultural strategies in local cultural decision making
In this Insight Paper we explore how cultural strategies are supporting increased local cultural decision making.
Apr 18, 20242 min read

We're hiring a Communications & Events Manager
We are seeking a skilled and motivated person to join us mid-programme as we ‘gear up’ to disseminate key research findings.
Apr 4, 20241 min read


Site Visit to Sheffield, England
Our four UK nations Steering Panel for ‘the future of local cultural decision making’ headed to Sheffield
Apr 3, 20245 min read

What do we mean by local decision making?
Today we publish our first in a series of Insight Papers sharing findings from our Knowledge Exchange session with over 20 UK-wide partners
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Launching our open policy development programme
This month, Culture Commons have joined forces with a coalition of some 20 partners to launch an ambitious 12-month programme
Nov 29, 20235 min read
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