‘Treasure Island’, Leitrim Youth Theatre Project, 2021, Photo © Brian Farrell

Outcome Measurement Guidebook for Local Authority Arts Services & Arts Organisations

This Guidebook and its corresponding Outcome Framework (contained within the resource) is a response to the actions and commitment made by the Arts Council in its ten-year strategic plan Making Great Art Work 2016 – 2025 and both the Arts Council and the County and City Management Association in A Framework for Collaboration: to develop a shared approach to measuring the impact of public investment in the arts at a local level.

 The experience of supporting arts organisations with outcome and impact measurement has taught us that impact measurement can have a significant benefit for an organisation. Apart from the goal of exploring whether you have made an impact, organisations have reported that impact measurement can also provide a better understanding of working processes and methods across an organisation, provide clarity on the changes in people’s lives, and identify potential ways that services can be improved.

Publicly funded arts play an important role in Irish society and hold significant value for people, artists, audiences, and communities. The production of diverse artistic experiences are a key part of what makes life exciting and culturally vibrant in Ireland. Through using this outcome measurement resource we hope that organisations will explore the benefit of the arts, better understand the significance of their work, learn new approaches and evidence ways that the arts have made an impact in people’s lives.

 We are also very keen to receive feedback on how you find the resource. 

Social Impact Measurement Guidebook

For further information and support please contact Monica Corcoran, Strategic Development Department at the Arts Council e: monica.corcoran@artscouncil.ie  m: 087 205 5932