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DCA's social, economic and cultural impact - a new study

We are delighted to publish a study highlighting DCA's impact.

We’re delighted to share a new study outlining Dundee Contemporary Arts’s social, cultural and economic impact over the past ten years. Featuring detailed research, interviews with artists, audiences and stakeholders, and comprehensive analysis, the report makes clear that DCA delivers significant impact for artists, audiences and communities in Dundee and beyond. 

Published

Wed 18 Mar
A busy gallery space with people looking at the works on the wall
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood Exhibition Preview by Erika Stevenson
Audience applauding in a cinema at DCA
Person looking at ceramics in a display case in DCA Shop
Photo by Erika Stevenson
People looking at framed artworks
Photo by Helen Macdonald
A DCA tutor showing three children images on two spinning zoetropes
Discovery Film Festival has something for even the littlest film fans!
Two people in the Print Studio. One is rolling ink using a roller and the othe is providing instruction
Photo by Erika Stevenson
A busy gallery space with people looking at the works on the wall
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood Exhibition Preview by Erika Stevenson
Audience applauding in a cinema at DCA
Person looking at ceramics in a display case in DCA Shop
Photo by Erika Stevenson
People looking at framed artworks
Photo by Helen Macdonald
A DCA tutor showing three children images on two spinning zoetropes
Discovery Film Festival has something for even the littlest film fans!
Two people in the Print Studio. One is rolling ink using a roller and the othe is providing instruction
Photo by Erika Stevenson
A busy gallery space with people looking at the works on the wall
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood Exhibition Preview by Erika Stevenson
Audience applauding in a cinema at DCA
Person looking at ceramics in a display case in DCA Shop
Photo by Erika Stevenson
People looking at framed artworks
Photo by Helen Macdonald
A DCA tutor showing three children images on two spinning zoetropes
Discovery Film Festival has something for even the littlest film fans!
Two people in the Print Studio. One is rolling ink using a roller and the othe is providing instruction
Photo by Erika Stevenson

Key Findings

  • DCA generates net annual economic impact of £5.1m, equating to £2.6m in Gross Value Added (GVA)
  • DCA supports 121 Full-Time equivalent jobs in the local economy, with over 50% of organisational spending retained within Dundee
  • 97% of survey respondents cited DCA as their main reason for visiting Dundee city centre
  • DCA’s schools engagement reaches all ranks of Scotland’s indices of Multiple Deprivation, including those in the most socio-economically  deprived areas in Scotland

 

You can access the study by clicking on the file below - we hope you'll enjoy reading it.

With thanks to BOP and Tialt for producing the report.

DCA's Impact Study

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