People come to sam-culture when they need:

To show that they’re making a positive difference to people, well-being, places, communities, culture, and the creative economy
Insightful evaluation, summative and formative, that shows if they’ve achieved what they intended; what’s worked, what might need to change, what has been the impact on audiences, communities and on the organisation itself
To capture different voices, experiences and perspectives and understand impacts on audiences, participants, volunteers, co-creators, and partners
To learn from what they do and uncover possibilities: new models of working, new attitudes and behaviours, new skills - through embedding reflection and evaluation
Robust evidence that creates confidence for advocacy and influencing stakeholder’s policy and strategy
To understand and prove how they create value and capital – social, economic, environmental, and cultural

We do this through:

Expertise in evaluation techniques
By making the complex simple, focusing on achieveable outcomes
Detailed planning and effective project delivery
Empathy, enthusiasm, enquiring minds and experience

'News' above has full details of all our recent projects

Current clients include:

Arts Council England: England's Performing Arts Showcase. Horizon
Clore Leadership Programme: Creation of Evaluation Framework
Agenda Alliance
A-M-A: Evaluations of NLHF Digital Heritage Lab, Breakthrough & CultureHive programmes
Victoria Park, Portsmouth: Evaluation of NLHF Restoration
National Trust Sheffield Park
Houghton Hall Park
Lankelly Chase: Stakeholder Insight Research
Clothworkers' Foundation: NYT Organisational Development
Nutkhut: Girmit NLHF Evaluation and Advocacy documen
Victoria Park, Ashford: Evaluation of NLHF Restoration
National Museum of the Royal Navy: HMS Victory New Gallery and HMS Warrior
Willesden Jewish Cemetery
National Trust: Runnymede Explored and Runnymede Voices for NLHF
Heritage Centre Stage: Brighton Dome and Festival
Changing Chalk: Impact of Covid-19 on the Sussex Downs
Rock'n'Roll with me: Geoff MacCormack & David Bowie. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Review of Strategic Framework 4
Croydon Council: Whats Your Croydon? Community co-creation project. Evaluations of Pride & Mela
City of London Corporation: Kenley Revival Project
Tower of London: response of diverse communities to core story and interpretation
Layers of London: Institute of Historical Research, University of Londo
National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich Endeavour Project
Croydon Council: Cultural Strategy & London Borough of Culture 2023 bid outcomes framework
Brighton & Hove City Council: Stanmer Park
St Albans Museum + Gallery
Garden Museum
Whitehall Historic House: Restoration
Fulham Palace
London Borough of Bexleyheath: Performing Places; DCLG
Peabody Trust
AIM: Museums Association, ACE: Open Up publication - diversifying museum visitors

Current Projects

England's Performing Arts Showcase

Horizon: England Live Performance Showcase Connect to Recover: Reimagining our place in the world.

'We wanted to help people making live performance build new, sustainable, long-term international collaborations.'

Commissioned by Arts Council England and led by Battersea Arts Centre this showcase will develop and internationalise England based artists, creating deeper exchange with international partners, underpinned by 4 key values: Curation, Care, Community, Celebration.

Dr Samina Zahir and Pam Jarvis (sam-culture) will be evaluating England Live thoughout, capturing the impacts and outcomes for artists, audiences and the wider cultural sector. More at https://www.horizonshowcase.uk/about

National Trust: Sheffield Park

NT Sheffield Park Ouse Project: National Trust Sheffield Park in West Sussex began a major restoration, funded by the NLHF, in 2018 and appointed evaluators Pam Jarvis and Anna Cullum. Covid-19 delayed the project, which is now nearing completion. The project aims to encourage people to learn about the site's heritage, learn new skills and get involved with the restoration and ecological and archaeological monitoring. Current and new visitors are now enjoying the opportunity to better understand the heritage and engage with this natural space.

Refurbishment of Houghton Hall Park, Bedfordshire

Renaissance and Renewal: Houghton Hall Park, located in an urban community in Bedfordshire is undergoing regeneration to celebrate its heritage and improve facilities. Restoration of the gardens is a particular highlight of this NLHF initiative. sam-culture's evaluation, with Anna Cullum, will focus on the heritage-based activity and volunteer programme which features innovative approaches to engage hard- to- reach communities.

People come to sam-culture when they need:

To show that they’re making a positive difference to people, well-being, places, communities, culture, and the creative economy

Insightful evaluation, summative and formative, that shows if they’ve achieved what they intended; what’s worked, what might need to change, what has been the impact on audiences, communities and on the organisation itself

To capture different voices, experiences and perspectives and understand impacts on audiences, participants, volunteers, co-creators, and partners

To learn from what they do and uncover possibilities: new models of working, new attitudes and behaviours, new skills - through embedding reflection and evaluation

Robust evidence that creates confidence for advocacy and influencing stakeholder’s policy and strategy

To understand and prove how they create value and capital – social, economic, environmental, and cultural

We do this through:

Expertise in evaluation techniques

By making the complex simple, focusing on achieveable outcomes