Discover how our multi-year evaluation of the Heritage Lottery-funded Beverley Road THS captured the impact of an ambitious £1.6 million project to restore buildings, enhance public spaces, and celebrate community heritage in Hull.

Shortwork worked with Petworth House and the National Trust to engage 676 local participants through participatory action research, providing insights to shape more inclusive and meaningful audience engagement and programming.

Through our evaluation of Singing Mamas at Home, we’ve seen how singing on prescription can boost mothers’ confidence, wellbeing, and sense of connection, while providing an accessible tool for healthcare staff and women in the early weeks and months of motherhood.

Discover how a pioneering Participatory Action Research project, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, empowered community researchers to collaborate with Dulwich Picture Gallery. Together, they explored innovative ways to reinterpret Old Master paintings, making them resonate with South London’s diverse communities.

Through our work with the Memory Mapper team, we supported academics at UCL to make plans for the platform to become both economically self-sustaining and more open, accessible, and relevant to everyone who wants to tell stories of place

We worked with the British Council and the Internationalism Alliance to explore how international learning and exchange can expand opportunities, skills, and cultural awareness for young people and communities across the UK.