Resources to support Cultural Commissioning
The Cultural Commissioning Programme has collated a range of resources for those wanting to engage in public service commissioning and for commissioners such as local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, NHS and others wanting to work with arts and cultural providers.
- Cultural commissioning resources
- Understanding cultural commissioning
- Practicalities of cultural commissioning
- Cultural commissioning evidencing and support
- Policy context
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Older people - cultural commissioning
Arrangements used by arts and cultural organisations to engage in commissioning
There are different models used by arts and cultural organisations to engage in commissioning, illustrated in this infographic (pdf, 236kb).
Each of the models is documented in the pdfs below.
- Single provider model (pdf, 460KB)
- Sub-contracting model (pdf, 450KB)
- Consortia (pdf, 470KB)
- National frameworks (pdf, 450KB)
- Arts and culture on prescription (pdf, 480KB)
- Personal budget model (pdf, 480KB)
- Recovery college model (pdf, 460KB)
Presentations from past Cultural Commissioning Programme events
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Focus |
Event |
Location and date |
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National |
National Seminars sharing learning from Cultural Commissioning Pilots: |
Manchester, London, Torbay, Birmingham, March, May 2016 |
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Older people
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The art of ageing well: Enabling older people to live good lives in Oxfordshire |
Oxford, April 2016 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
Wakefield, Feb 2016 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
London, Feb 2016 |
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Older people |
Bristol, Dec 2015 |
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Older people |
Hereford, Nov 2015 |
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Evidencing social impact of arts and culture |
Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Peterborough, London, Oct and Nov 2015 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
Liverpool, Sept 2015 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
Newcastle, June 2015 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
Newcastle, May 2015 |
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Health, mental health and wellbeing |
How arts and cultural activities are supporting co-production and innovation in public services |
London, May 2015 |
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Places and communities |
How arts and cultural interventions support housing associations to achieve their outcomes |
London, May 2015 |
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East of England |
Commissioning for Culture and Sport conference, east of England |
Bury St Edmunds, Dec 2014 |
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National |
National seminars show-casing arts and cultural organisations delivering health and social outcomes |
London, Doncaster, June 2014 |
