Arts Resources | British Council

With support from local and international partners, we commissioned and conducted research and mappings in various creative sectors to gather deeper understanding and build more suitable programmes.

We’ve also worked in collaboration with various partners to develop an array of toolkits, guides and resources for particular creative sectors in order to upskill and develop their capacity in creative entrepreneurship.

In this page, we also feature available resources conducted by artists or organisations in the creative sector -- who have granted us permission to share their works that explores themes and topics around inclusion, independent music, crafts, and creative economy.

Have a look at the executive summaries and directories made available in this page. May they be beneficial for your creative endeavours!

In this section

Festivals in South East Asia

The report explores how festivals are driving impact across the region, as anchors and catalysts for an inclusive and sustainable creative economy, through case studies and country overviews

Policy Brief: CONNECTI:CITY 2022

This publication summarises the series of activities as part of Connecti:City 2022 and the resulting 7 point recommendations for the development of the creative economy sector.

UK-SEA Creative Hubs Connect

UK-SEA Creative Hubs Connect is a new online network connecting Creative Hub leaders, innovators, and practitioners in South East Asia and the UK.

Indonesia Cultural Cities Profile

The Indonesian Cultural Cities Profile reports aim to provide information and overview of 14 Indonesian cities, outlining their cultural diversity, population, heritage, assets and policies.

Music Research: "The Mapping of Indonesia Music Sector Ecology"

This research is aimed to map out the development of the music landscape in Indonesia to find a suitable model that could help the practitioners in the sector.

Crafting Futures Research: ‘Mapping of New Materials and Repurposing of Existing Materials in Indonesia’s Craft Sector’

This research is British Council’s first step for Crafting Futures which focuses on new and reusing existing materials to be then developed in the Indonesia craft sector.

Research: The Importance of Special Platform for Disability Issues in The Mainstream Media

Should disability issues have a special platform or still be part of mainstream media?

Report: Arts and Disability Mapping – Indonesia

One of the British Council’s arts priorities is to lead the way in supporting disability arts, as we place high importance on representing marginalised voices and their access to the arts.

Direktori Kota

#DirektoriKota is a collaboration project between British Council and Whiteboard Journal, under the global programme Developing Inclusive and Creative Economy (DICE), to raise the awarene

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UK Arts: A Directory of Directories

For Indonesian grant applicants who are looking for UK artists or arts organisations, we have listed down links to directories compiled by UK organisations.

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ID Arts: A Directory of Directories

For grant applicants based in the UK who are looking to partner with Indonesian artists or arts organisations, we have listed down links to various directories compiled by Indonesian orga

Report: The Culture and Environment Roundtable

The Culture and Environment Roundtable hosted by Julie's Bicycle (UK) and INSPIRIT (ID) explored how culture, and cultural policy, specifically, in responding to the climate crisis.