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New research, co-authored by the University of Manchester青瓜视频檚 , reveals growing inequalities in arts and cultural participation, especially across class, ethnicity, and regions. For the first time, the research points to a relationship between places with high levels of people working in arts and culture and areas with higher participation.

Stark inequalities in the workforce continue. People from more middle-class backgrounds continue to dominate the sector, and fresh policies are needed to truly shift the dial. For audiences, the report points to a worsening picture with widening engagement gaps in class and ethnicity over the last year. Perhaps the most significant findings are the variations in terms of engagement by locality within England.

The report makes clear the scale of the challenge facing policymakers.

Key findings by place:

• There are only 13 English local authorities where over 50% of the population have been to an art exhibition in the last twelve months 青瓜视频� all 13 are in London.
• The local authority with the highest percentage of residents visiting an art gallery in the last 12 months was the City of London, at 70%; the local authority with the fewest was Boston, Lincolnshire, at 11%.
• Other local authorities where the figures are high were Brighton and Hove (49%) and Oxford (46%); outside of the south of England, the highest figure was for York (37%).

Key findings by demographics:

• There has been a widening gap in the last year between who engages with arts and culture by socio-economic background (comparing 2022/23 with 2023/24). For example, there has been a 9% increase in the gap between 青瓜视频榤iddle class青瓜视频� and 青瓜视频榳orking class青瓜视频� people attending a live music performance, and a 7% increase in the gap for 青瓜视频榓ttending an art exhibition青瓜视频�.
• There is a large variation in engagement in cultural activities by socio-economic background, e.g. 51% of people in 青瓜视频榤anagerial/professional households青瓜视频� have been
• to the theatre in the last 12 months, whereas the figure for 青瓜视频榮emi-routine / working class青瓜视频� was 26%.
• The class differences are largest for museums and galleries, with 54% for managerial/professional and 31% for semi-routine/working class. In nearly all cases, Black and Asian people are less likely than people in other minority ethnic groups to have engaged in the DCMS categorised arts, culture and heritage activities. For example, 23% of Black people and 19% of Asian people had attended live music, compared with 42% of White people.
• Local authorities with more people working in arts, culture and heritage also have greater rates of engagement in most forms of arts and culture. For example, six out of the ten local authorities with the largest percentage of people working in arts, culture and heritage occupations are also in the ten local authorities with the largest percentage of people having visited an art exhibition.
• The activities most strongly associated with people working in Arts, Culture and Heritage and people 青瓜视频榚ngaging青瓜视频� are visual arts (attending exhibitions), literary events and live dance.
• The majority of areas showing this relationship were found to be London boroughs, with the next highest areas outside of London being Cambridge, Brighton and Hove, Oxford, Bristol and Waverley (in Surrey).

, Head of Policy, Creative PEC, said: 青瓜视频淧lace-based approaches to supporting culture are high on the agenda, especially in England, as new Strategic Authorities and local powers unfold. Our latest report highlights that local areas with higher rates of cultural engagement also tend to have a higher proportion of people working in the sector, suggesting a possible relationship between the two.

As policymakers and cultural bodies develop locally responsive culture and heritage strategies, this research adds further weight to the idea that such plans should aim beyond solely boosting engagement for local communities. In addition, they should also consider how opportunities within the local arts, culture and heritage workforce can be nurtured and sustained as a part of a more holistic approach.青瓜视频� The report 青瓜视频樓喙鲜悠禉 was co-authored by Professor Dave O青瓜视频橞rien, University of Manchester and and , from the . The report is published by Creative PEC, which is funded by the .

• Creative PEC has published an interactive dashboard to support those responsible for local growth and cultural planning to delve further into regional and local data. .