Introducing the Digital Culture Network Award

Since the beginning of 2019, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champions have supported almost 2000 organisations and individuals, had over 7500 one-to-one cases and more than 12000 of you have joined one of our events. Those numbers are so impressive because they show the immense dedication and drive of creative and cultural organisations, individual practitioners and freelancers to build their digital skills and capacity. 

The Digital Culture Network team wanted the opportunity to recognise those organisations and individuals, who, despite limited resources, are committed to harnessing the power of digital technology and utilising it to better engage with and understand their audiences, streamline their process and find opportunities for growth. We also wanted to share their stories so they could inspire and facilitate others on their digital journeys. 

The Digital Culture Network Award recognises outstanding commitment to digital skills development or implementation of digital technology to drive change within an organisation or by an individual. 

Each candidate was nominated by one – or more – of our Tech Champions, for their commitment to digital growth. Meet the impressive Longlist below! 

• Blast Theory – Nominated for the skillful use of a social media advertising funnel for ‘Cat Royale’ with outstanding results.
• Samia Malik – Nominated for her dedication to exploring new digital platforms to engage fresh audiences and her proactive efforts to upskill in multiple digital areas.
• Barber Institute of Fine Arts – Nominated for their dedication to transforming visitor data collection through the development of impactful survey design and effective surveying strategies, to better listen and respond to their diverse audiences.
• Foundling Museum, in partnership with Stuart Leech – Nominated for an empowering and staff-led digital transformation, overhauling the full tech stack for the museum, delivered through innovative collaborative partnership.
• Migration Museum – Nominated for driving impressive revenue growth in their online shop using social media advertising campaigns.
• Gravity & Levity – Nominated for inspiring use of video to create an accessible how-to guide for people to attend their workshops.
• Institute of Contemporary Arts – Nominated for sector-leading commitment to creating an extensive range of digital access support tools for both visitors and staff.
• Shakespeare North Trust – Nominated for their commitment to building accessibility into shows and experiences including the use of creative captioning in performance.
• Sampad – South Asian Arts Development – Nominated for their commitment to digital strategy development. Embracing change and using strategic principles to bring together a wide-ranging programme.
• Gulbenkian Arts Centre – Nominated for repositioning and executing their digital marketing strategy to include innovative, fun tactics resulting in an impressive jump up in their target audience numbers.
• Tall Stories – Nominated for transforming their organisation by dedication to systematically embedding a digital culture, driving meaningful improvements and impact using data.
• Dorset Museum & Art Gallery – Nominated for successfully creating and implementing a brand-new digital marketing strategy and prioritising digital upskilling across their team.