““I have to say that of all the years and all the people working in bureaucracies, I think you did some of the most thorough research I’ve seen. And even better, clear enough to influence policy!” ”

““I loved the papers on artistic vibrancy, and have been telling people about them ever since I got back from Australia. It’s probably the most important discussion we can have.” ”

“Sarah and Jackie are world leaders and pioneers in the field of meaningful arts evaluation. They are collegiate, flexible and innovative in the methods they used to evaluate our programs. The clarity and grounding they brought to the work has helped us think more strategically about what our programs are trying to achieve and how we reach and engage different communities.” ”

“ ​​​​​​​”The Creative Industries Innovation Centre has engaged Jackie and Yen on numerous occasions to undertake complex evaluation, industry research and analysis. Their work has been high quality, astute, and strategic and has contributed richly to the Australian Government’s creative industries knowledge and intelligence. Jackie and Yen have been, and will continue to be, an asset to our mission.” ”

“...(R)esearchers Jackie Bailey and Hung-Yen Yang of BYP Group aim to understand the motivations – and the barriers – involved in presenting performances by Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities...The report’s section on barriers to programming First Nations work, in particular, offers a new and valuable contribution to the literature that is remarkable for its candor. ...We would also love to see more research examining how these kinds of cross-cultural programming challenges play out in other national contexts.”