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    Shaping places

    By Laura Dyer,

    Laura Dyer, from our Executive board, blogs about the experience of administering the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund.

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    Photo by The Hepworth Wakefield © Hutfon +Crow
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    Meet our team: Clancy Mason, Libraries Relationship Manager

    By Arts Council England,

    In this new series, each month we’ll introduce you to one of the creative, passionate and skilled individuals that brings our mission of ‘great art and culture for everyone’ to life.

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    Art, health and criminal justice – the evidence stacks up

    By John McMahon,

    Today we publish the final piece of research conducted as part of our evidence review for the next ten-year strategy 2020–30. John McMahon, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, tells us more about the research into art and culture’s role in health and wellbeing and in the criminal justice system.

    An older smiling woman sat in a chair with another women speaking with her.
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    Creating cultural leadership for the 21st century

    By Mags Patten,

    Executive Director of Communication and Public Policy, Mags Patten, discusses the evidence collected on leadership in the arts and culture sector today and the challenges that lie ahead.

  5. Our Chief Executive, Darren Henley, tells us about the Museums and Schools Programme, which helps museums develop meaningful experiences for local students across the country.

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    What can culture do for healthcare?

    By Darren Henley,

    We are changing how we think about health and wellbeing. In his first major speech as health secretary Matt Hancock recognised that patients want to maximise their quality of life, not just to keep illness at bay. By committing to give GPs access to social prescribing, as an alternative to drugs, Hancock acknowledges the desire of health professionals and policy makers to focus more on preventative, joined-up care.

    A nurse looks at a piece of art on a hospital wall.
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    Diverse figures

    By Cat Hammersley,

    Cat Hammersley, our Senior Manager, Data Analysis and Reporting, blogs about how we collect diversity data from our funded organisations and projects – and more importantly, why.

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    Breaking barriers: on class and social mobility in arts and culture

    By Abid Hussain,

    Our Diversity Director, Abid Hussain, blogs about his own experience of class and social mobility, and how we’re embarking on a social mobility measurement pilot with the University of Leeds and the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council).