In 2023, Arts Mid North Coast commissioned Patternmakers to help develop a new, evidence-based strategic plan to support the region’s creative sector.

In 2023, the Patternmakers team worked with Markot and we scout to engage in market research into the circular economy for major baby and parent goods.

The Patternmakers team worked with Arts Northern Rivers on the Dance Sector Uplift Project in 2023.

The Patternmakers team worked with Arts Northern Rivers on a Creative Sector Mapping Project in 2023.

In 2023, Patternmakers worked with Morwenna Collett and Music Victoria to identify ways to improve the accessibility of live music venues in Melbourne.

In 2023, Patternmakers partnered with contemporary performance company A is for Atlas to evaluate Dining Room Tales and explore its social impact.

In 2022, Sydney Opera House partnered with Patternmakers to create an Evaluation Framework for its new Centre for Creativity.

Patternmakers is working with ACMI to provide insight into visitor motivations, behaviour and barriers.

Patternmakers is working with Melbourne Fringe to evaluate their Radical Access Program (2022-2024).

Patternmakers is working with The Australian Ballet and the Australian Ballet School in 2023, conducting research into participation pathways for Australian dancers.

Patternmakers leads a major tracking study of audiences in partnership with US research agency WolfBrown.

Since 2019, Patternmakers has been the research partner for the NGV, one of the most visited museums in Australia. Year-round, we conduct audience research for the National Gallery of Victoria in order to provide insights into the motivations and behaviours of its visitors.

In 2022 and 2023, Patternmakers is working with APRA/AMCOS to evaluate a new version of the celebrated SongMakers program.

Patternmakers is working with Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) to inform a community focussed and diversified audience development strategy.

In 2022 and 2023, Patternmakers worked with the Sydney Jewish Museum on an audience research project to build a profile of past SJM audiences, and explore the motivations and barriers of potential new visitors.

In 2023, Patternmakers, with facilitation by West Coast Council, The Unconformity and WD Booth Charitable Trust, will produce a shared vision for arts and culture on the West Coast of lutruwita/Tasmania.

Patternmakers is working with the National Gallery of Australia to evaluate the impact of exhibition touring across the country.

Patternmakers collaborated with ATYP to produce a new research resource that tells us about the benefits of performing arts participation for children and young people.

In 2022, Patternmakers worked with Theatre Royal Hobart on an audience research project.

The Patternmakers team worked with Arts Northern Rivers on a project to assist with creative industries flood recovery.

Patternmakers was commissioned to evaluate the reach and impact of Inspiring Australia Queensland and their efforts to facilitate STEM engagement.

In 2021/22, we worked with the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD) in Canberra, on a visitor research project.

In 2021-22 we worked with the National Library of Australia on a follow-on project to a major program of audience research conducted in 2020-21.

In the months following the 2022 floods, we worked with NORPA on a phase of audience research to build a profile of its audiences, understand how they are changing over time and identify insights for its work in the next chapter.

In 2022, Patternmakers was invited to work alongside Albany Lane and Accessible Arts to evaluate the three-year Front and Centre leadership program for disabled women and other marginalised genders.

Patternmakers is working with the PIVOT program at Abbotsford Convent, a program aimed at providing independent artists with resources and space as they adapt to a ‘post-pandemic’ sector

Patternmakers collaborate Sunshine Coast Council and Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) to grow arts and culture audiences in the local region through an audience and market research project.

Patternmakers has partnered with ATYP and other Youth Performing Arts organisations to produce a set of advocacy assets for the National Youth Arts Connections (NYAC) program.

Patternmakers worked with MCA to explore whether MCA’s GENEXT, a festival-style event for young people, had benefits for their mental health and wellbeing.

We’re working with the MCA to evaluate the Art Parcel, an at-home art-making kit for primary school children in NSW, designed for the NSW Government’s Creative Kids vouchers.