As in other areas of the UK, the arts, culture and heritage sector in Scotland has been faced with unprecedented challenges in recent years, prompting organisations to adapt to new ways of working.

Audience Spectrum Profile | Scotland

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Tools and evidence sources to help you understand, contextualise and advance your organisation's relationship with existing and untapped audiences:


Image of Local Audiences | North East Scotland and the Highlands and Islands
Local Audiences | North East Scotland and the Highlands and Islands

A spotlight on audiences across Aberdeen, Inverness and the Shetland Islands.

Image of Local Audiences | South and West Scotland
Local Audiences | South and West Scotland

A spotlight on audiences across Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and the Scottish Borders.

Image of Local Audiences | Central Scotland
Local Audiences | Central Scotland

A spotlight on audiences across Angus, Perth & Kinross, Dundee, Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Fife and Falkirk

Image of Local Audiences | East Central Scotland
Local Audiences | East Central Scotland

A spotlight on audiences in Edinburgh City area, and across West, Mid and East Lothian.

Image of Local Audiences | West Central Scotland
Local Audiences | West Central Scotland

A spotlight on audiences across Glasgow, North and South Lanarkshire, and East and West Dunbartonshire.

Image of Scotland | Sales Trends
Scotland | Sales Trends

Delving into Audience Answers ticketing data to monitor Scottish sales trends.

Image of Scotland | Audience Recovery Status Report 2022
Scotland | Audience Recovery Status Report 2022

Delving into Audience Answers data to understand the extent to which arts engagement had recovered to pre-pandemic levels across Scotland, by the end of 2022

Image of Scotland | Audiences Summary Report
Scotland | Audiences Summary Report

This report summarises results for Scotland from the first wave of The Audience Agency’s COVID-19 Monitor.

Image of Scotland | Audience Spectrum Mapping
Scotland | Audience Spectrum Mapping

These maps offer an overview of Scottish regions' demographic makeup through the lens of Audience Spectrum - a tool that segments the whole UK population by their attitudes towards culture, and by what they like to see and do.

Image of Scotland | Intentions Survey
Scotland | Intentions Survey

In partnership with Creative Scotland, The Audience Agency has conducted a 'temperature taking' survey of organisations across the nation and their audiences' attitudes to returning to culture post-COVID.

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Cultural Participation Monitor

The Audience Agency's nationwide longitudinal (ongoing) panel survey of changing views about participating in creative and cultural activities through the recent and ongoing crises, and beyond.