Evaluation and Creative Practice: Research on evaluation practice in Australian creative organisations is a study prepared for Creative Australia by Aden Date. Released Sep. 2, 2026, this research provides interviews and case studies showing that effective evaluation often grows from practices artists are already using: reflection, storytelling, creative listening, audience feedback, and iterative adaptation. Its…
LONDON, ENGLAND, UK — The main tenet of design thinking is empathy for the people you’re trying to design for, even with the advent of artificial intelligence. San Francisco-headquartered design consultancy IDEO brings design techniques into businesses. It breaks design thinking into seven phases: frame the question; gather inspiration; synthesize for action; generate ideas; make…
VOLTERRA, IT — Inmates at Italy’s oldest prison share why theatre performances have become essential to their rehabilitation For nearly 40 years, inmates have worked with theatre-makers as part of the Compagnia della Fortezza project. When theatre director and playwright Armando Punzo stepped inside the Volterra prison, one of Italy’s oldest jails, in 1988, he had…
WELLINGTON, NZ — “The artistic brain is critically aware and innovative and amazing and represents a kind of smartness that’s regime changing,” says Kerryn Palmer of Victoria University’s theatre department. “Theatre is the one industry that’s been dying for 4000 years, but is yet to succumb because we’re the passionate people who see the value in…
The Health Humanities Consortium brings together educators, clinicians, scholars, and artists who use humanistic and creative approaches to deepen our understanding of health, illness, and care. The Consortium supports programs and practices that draw on visual art, theater, film, creative writing, and the social sciences to illuminate the lived experiences of patients and caregivers, and…
The Ethics Centre is an independent organization that helps people and institutions navigate complex questions about right action, responsibility, and the common good. It creates spaces for public conversation, education, and reflection so individuals, workplaces, and communities can make decisions with greater clarity and integrity. Through programs, dialogues, consulting, and cultural initiatives, the Centre encourages…
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The human side of medicine calls for a deeper awareness of people and their experiences. Noticing what is not being said. Making difficult decisions when there is no perfect answer. Understanding how illness or injury changes a person’s life. And finding opportunities to reflect on how caring for others changes…
Hyperallergic is an online arts publication known for clear, engaged reporting on how art intersects with public life. It covers exhibitions, cultural debates, artist perspectives, and the conditions shaping creative work today. What makes it valuable for Res Creativa members is its attention to the civic dimensions of the arts: how institutions operate, how artists…
Since 2022, online age verification (AV) laws have been introduced in 27 U.S. states with the declared goal of protecting minors from written or visual sexual material that may be legally defined as “harmful to minors.” AV laws require websites with such content exceeding a given threshold to verify the age of adults before granting…
DAYTON, OH, US — For 250 years, the story of America has been told in song — through moments of hardship and triumph alike. For its summer 2026 edition titled “We Declare: America at 250,” editors of University of Dayton Magazine asked community members for songs that embody the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.…