The Role of the Creative Arts in Regional Australia: a social impact model

RAPAD partnered in this Australian Research Council Linkage project which addresses the challenge to effectively target regional arts funding to programs and activities that build capacity and have lasting impact for end-users. It delivers a framework for evaluating the arts, to argue for the arts to be included in a broader understanding of community and national wellbeing and success. This framework will position Australia as an international leader in articulating and responding to the social impact of the arts. The research field sites were chosen in consultation with project partners as communities whose capacity and challenges are reflected throughout much of regional Australia.