Three-year research partners for 64 Million Artists working with the organisation to co-design new participatory action research initiatives across communities, and co-create methodologies to explore the impact of their work supporting equitable everyday creativity for all

Evaluation of Uprooted Visions, led by Edinburgh Printmakers and funded by Creative Europe, a pan-European programme of five ‘Studios of Sanctuary’ that provide supported residencies for 30 artists with lived experiences of displacement in Scotland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Denmark and Slovenia. We developed an evaluation framework for the programme and conducted ‘experience mapping’ interviews with the participating artists and studios in order to establish a deep understanding of their experiences of the residencies.

Evaluation of the Bethlem Gallery Arts Strategy creating participatory approaches in art making for inpatients, outpatients, staff and families for installations across the new capital developments of the South London and Maudsley NHS mental health support services. We have co-designed an evaluation framework with the gallery, as well as supporting the artists to reflect on their process in developing the work. We will conduct a walking method with stakeholders to explore perceptions and effects of the work once it is completed and in place.

Three-year evaluation partners for the Cashback Highlands media arts training programme for young people experiencing exclusion from mainstream services run by Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. We developed a bespoke survey exploring young people's creative development on the programme, as well as regular visits to talk to staff, partners and young people about how the programme has developed.

Evaluation partner for Trans Europe Halles for their Creative Europe funded Network Project, providing professional development and exchange across over 100 cultural centres and organisations across Europe. We are co-designing evaluation methods with TEH and network members to unpack and map the impacts of the network over three years. This will enable us to share the impact of the network with Creative Europe, and support the strategy of the Coordination Office in developing the network for the future.

Evaluation of the Cultural Bridge programme; building lasting links between grassroots cultural organisations in the four nations of the UK and Germany. This unique partnership programme is supported by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales, British Council Germany, Creative Scotland, Goethe Institut London, and Fonds Soziokultur. We have developed an overarching evaluation framework for the programme and regularly meet with the funded projects to explore how the programme is enabling them to develop their practice.

Working with GOSH Arts at Great Ormond Street Hospital to evaluate their artists residency programme using participatory arts and co-creation techniques with patients, families and staff to develop site-specific artworks for the hospital.

We evaluated the Dulwich Picture Gallery arts and health partnership programme. This pilot brought together a range of partners in south London to develop a programme that complements the social prescribing offer of the local health services and enhances the healing environment of the Tessa Jowell Health Centre. Our evaluation included key stakeholder interviews, an emotion-mapping of the centre environment and a near neighbour review exploring comparator services locally and nationally.

We were commissioned by the Council for British Archaeology to produce guides for their members and annual festival presenters to diversify their audiences and to deliver engaging festival presentations and events online. This included stakeholder interviews, online focus groups at the 2021 festival and presenting the emerging concepts in a way that was based on rigorous research but could be communicated and understood in simple and accessible ways.

We are working with the Scottish Refugee Council to update their Theory of Change for the Refugee Festival Scotland. This has included updating the evaluation tools and methods for the festival to make them more accessible and light-touch, as well as working with the core team to clarify the intended impacts of the festival and help secure funding for its continuation and growth.

We are working with Factory International, a new permanent home and year-round cultural venue for Manchester International Festival. We have co-designed an evaluation framework for their Creative Engagement programme - a radical approach to sharing ownership of the organisation with the communities and citizens of Greater Manchester. We are regularly meeting with the team and programme participants using workshops and ‘deep-hangs’ to understand the process and impact of the programme as the venue opens later in 2023.

We are conducting a consultation for Forgan Arts Centre in Newport-on-Tay to understand what current and potential users would like to see happening at the centre as it becomes established in a new site and venue. We have conducted extensive surveying and a series of ‘deep dives’ with different groups to understand their perceptions, feelings and motivations about what’s happening currently and what could come next.

In partnership with BOP Consulting we conducted an economic and social impact study of V&A Dundee. This included a design-led methodology to establish the various forms of impact being achieved by the museum in its first five years. We used creative and participatory methods to engage with a broad range of stakeholders and supported the organisation to update its approach to regular evaluation moving forward, informed by these methods.

Evaluation partner for Creative Dundee, collaborating to understand and communicate the impactful learning emerging from the CULTIVATE program. Our inclusive and participatory approach bridges research and creative practice, empowering stakeholders to enact transformative change and enhance arts engagement in the Tay region.

Evaluation partner for the Leith Academy Residency, collaborating with the Edinburgh International Festival, Leith Academy, and the City of Edinburgh Council's Arts & Creative Learning team. We co-designed the evaluation framework and conducted extensive fieldwork with the artists, pupils, teachers and EIF staff. The report and microsite were designed to communicate the broad range of impacts the project achieved (with the findings narrated by an ex-pupil!)

Evaluation partner for The Yard Theatre, adopting a collaborative approach, with a focus on understanding and expressing the impact of their programme on young participants, as well as the organisations and communities supporting them. The primary objective is to assist The Yard Theatre in learning from their evaluations, engaging young people in the process, and advocating for work that aligns with diverse communities.

Collaboration with Blue Cabin to develop inclusive and participatory evaluation tools and methodologies for creative activities. The approach involves workshops to create an evaluation framework and tools to help them understand and articulate their impact working with care experienced people and those who support them.

Tialt collaborates with Art360 Foundation and the International Curators Forum to lead the development of a toolkit aimed at enhancing the representation of Black British Artists in museum contexts. Our role involves measuring impact, consolidating learnings, and outlining best practices for preserving legacies.