Current Projects

Evaluation & Impact

In April 2021, LIFT embarked on an exciting new pilot project called Concept Touring, working with artists and mentors from around the globe to explore how artists could tour their work and collaborate without having to be physically present in these places. 21 Artists is the process of evaluating the impact of this programme, with a publication set for October 2021.

Community Consultation

Finding Friends is a strand of work as part of Test Valley Borough of Culture, focusing on barriers to engagement with ethnic minority communities in the Test Valley region of the UK. 21 Artists is leading on the community consultations with key stakeholders in the borough to offer recommendations to improve engagement and agency of these communities across the borough.

Evaluation & Impact

World Heart Beat is a music academic in Southwest London offering bespoke support and access to a diverse range of music to young people across London and the local area. 21 Artists is in the process of developing a Theory of Change and robust social impact evaluation framework so they can better understand the impact of their work on young people and the community. 

Evaluation & Impact

The Agency is a creative entrepreneurship programme for young people 15-25 in underserved areas of the UK, led by Battersea Arts Centre, People's Palace Projects and Contact. We lead on designing a robust social impact approach to measuring change in the lives of young people who take part, organisations and the community. 

Evaluation & Impact

Sounds Like Chaos is embarking on an exciting new role leading the construction of a new building and a programme of activity around climate change in Southeast London as part of the Lewisham borough of Culture. 21 Artists will evaluate the impact of this work on the young people involved, the organisations and the community.

Research

Funded by King's College London, Kunlaboro brings together artists and arts leaders from Morocco, Chile and Uganda to better understand the impact of Covid on the arts sector in the Global South. For this research, there was a specific focus on music and visual arts sectors. Publication projected for October 2021.