Key points
- Analyses 194 Arts Council England-funded AI and creative practice projects across 2019 to 2025.
- Finds practitioners interrogating AI systems and prototyping ethical futures rather than passively adopting tools.
- Underpins ACE's position statement on AI in funding applications.
Summary
Arts Council England published this research report in January 2026 as the evidence base for its position on AI in funded creative practice. The report analyses 194 ACE-funded projects involving AI and creative practice from 2019 to 2025, finding that practitioners are predominantly using AI as a subject of inquiry and ethical experimentation rather than as a passive production tool. It is the largest longitudinal public dataset on AI in UK creative practice and directly informs ACE's funding position on AI-related projects.
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Source
Source: Arts Council England ↗ (Sector Org)
Cite this item
Arts Council England (2026). ‘AI Technologies and Emerging Forms of Creative Practice’, Arts Council England. Available at: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ai-technologies-and-emerging-forms-creative-practice
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