The NT has broadcast more than forty productions live in cinemas, from both the NT and from other theatres in the UK
Broadcasts have now been watched by over 6.5 million people in over 2,500 venues around the world, including over 680 venues in the UK alone
This research showed that NT Live created experiences that were, in several ways, even more highly valued by audiences than live theatre
The pamphlet proposed that publicly funded arts and cultural organisations should aspire to, and be funded to, engage in R&D
Showed that far from cannibalising theatre attendance at the National Theatre, the NT Live broadcasts grew audiences at the NT itself
First comprehensive mapping of UK’s creative clusters, identifying the UK’s creative hotspots
An evaluation of the pilot R&D projects funded by Nesta, Arts Council England and AHRC. This supported eight R&D partnerships from Punchdrunk to Northern Sinfonia and the Imperial War Museum
This pilot allowed ten arts and cultural organisations in Scotland to explore the process of launching digital products/services
This evaluation analysed the impact of the Digital R&D Fund on over 150 arts organisations, academic institutions and technology companies. It charted the widespread impact of R&D funding on this set of organisations
A pilot scheme in Wales supported seven projects to experiment with digital technology that could enhance their audience reach and engagement or allow them to develop new business models
The Digital Culture survey tracks the use of, and impact from, technology amongst arts and cultural organisations in England. This includes a range of R&D behaviours within those organisations
Called for arts funders to create new funding streams for arts organisations, including at least 1% of their budgets on R&D
This fund supported arts organisations to identify, create and test new ideas to help increase audience reach or develop new business models
Funded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Nesta, and supported by Arts Council England and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the fund demonstrated social value created by arts organisations, supporting their work through loan finance
An experimental project to combine grant funding with money raised by projects through crowdfunding, testing whether it made funding stretch further; it led to new networks and developed skills for the teams supported
Proposed revisions to official Frascati definition of R&D to include new knowledge embodied in experiences and content not just science and technology
Nesta became eligible for research funding from Research Councils
Endorses Nesta’s proposal for revised R&D definitions
Highlights the work of the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts and restates that R&D in the cultural sector requires resourcing and bold action
Showcases Digital R&D Fund, extensively cites Digital Culture survey and calls for more investment in digital R&D
Creative Industries Council agrees a Sector Deal which includes Nesta's proposal for a new creative industries working group to review R&D policies
Nesta leads successful consortium of universities to run the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre as part of the AHRC's Creative Industries Clusters Programme