Festival season is here!
It's June already and we are gearing up for a busy Summer season. We will be working at several festivals over the Summer evaluating and gathering feedback. If you are at...
10.06.2017
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Charnwood Root’s Heritage Festival
At the end of May we had a lovely day gathering feedback at Charnwood Root's Heritage Festival at the beautiful Beaumanor Hall in Leicestershire. Celebrating the history of the Charnwood area, the...
06.06.2017
Southbank Centre’s Alchemy Black Country launch
On a sunny Saturday evening, I found myself at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Welcomed with a glass of wine, I headed up to the first floor to see Mersey Miniatures by the Singh Twins....
30.05.2017
Evaluating Festivals
Understanding the social and economic impact of a festival and its key areas of success and development is important to the planning of future festivals. First published in JAM, the Arts Marketing Association's...
09.05.2017
Thank you
Over the last few months we have been celebrating our fifth birthday. We invited our friends and colleagues to send some feedback or a memory of working with us over...
29.03.2017
Research at The New Art Gallery Walsall
During winter, Earthen Lamp was commissioned by The New Art Gallery Walsall to conduct research on the demographics of the gallery’s visitors as well as feedback on their exhibitions. The...
10.03.2017
Earthen Lamp is Five
We are currently celebrating our fifth anniversary. Over the last few months we have been highlighting our achievements and having a bit of fun too! Below is Earthen Lamp in...
26.01.2017
Desi Pubs
Over the last few decades, Asian landlords across Britain have been salvaging struggling pubs by reinventing them for new communities. This has resulted in an East/West mash-up where the traditional...
15.12.2016
X-Ray: The Unknown Quantity
In early November we were invited to observe the launch of X-Ray: The Unknown Quantity across three venues as part of the evaluation process of recent Hippodrome CREATIVE projects, an initiative led by Birmingham Hippodrome. Marking the...
05.12.2016
On Arts Professional – Valuable visitor data
As many organisers of outdoor arts events have a love–hate relationship with collecting data from visitors, Earthen Lamp's Director Vishalakshi Roy offers some advice on how to make it a...
03.11.2016
Social impact of the Arts
In late August this year I was privileged to witness an event, which changed the way I look at community-led arts and crafts workshops and events. Usually, these activities are meant...
26.10.2016
Thoughts from Stay Curious conference
Stay Curious was my fourth Arts Marketing Association conference and like in previous years, this year’s conference was an interesting measure of how the discussions and priorities of the arts...
05.08.2015
Top 10 Must-See Midlands Festivals This Summer
With summer almost upon us, our attention is starting to turn towards local events and festivities. There’s so much going on in Birmingham and the Midlands at the moment, it’s...
13.05.2015
Having an impact, or making a difference? Social and Economic Impact
Last week I went along to an event organised by The Audience Agency and ISAN discussing the economic and social impacts of the outdoor arts. It prompted my thinking about the...
21.01.2015