From 2015 to 2016, researchers worked with Creative Victoria to evaluate the impact that the use of Culture Counts – an evaluation tool for assessing the value of arts experiences – had on the 20 arts organisations that participated in a pilot study.

The research assisted Creative Victoria to identify issues and barriers to developing the (funded) arts sector's ability to undertake evaluation to measure the public impact of their activities. This research has influenced and confirmed Creative Victoria's commitment to the importance of continuing to play a role in the development of evaluation and outcome reporting approaches that are accessible and meet both the sector's and Creative Victoria's needs.