The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Hill Strategies Releases New Arts Research Monitor on COVID-19 Impacts

Hill Strategies Releases New Arts Research Monitor on COVID-19 Impacts

Hill Strategies Research has released its latest issue, which features insights into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on arts and culture, based on four Canadian and American surveys.

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National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts Releases Report on Legal Challenges Facing Arts Workers

National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts Releases Report on Legal Challenges Facing Arts Workers

Entitled Now More Than Ever: Towards a National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts, the report highlights gaps in legal needs, legal literacy and education, and protections affecting the arts sector.

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Business / Arts & NAC Report Details Audience Attitudes on Reopening Museums and Galleries

Business / Arts, the National Arts Centre and Nanos Research have come together to gauge Canadians’ attitudes on returning to indoor and outdoor arts and culture events across Canada.

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New Study Quantifies Economic Value of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums in Canada

A new report from the Canadian Museums Association and Oxford Economics estimates Canadian society gains nearly $8.6 billion a year from the GLAM sector..

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Vantage Point Releases Report on COVID-19 Impacts

Vantage Point Releases Report on COVID-19 Impacts

Vantage Point has issued No Immunity: BC Nonprofits and the Impacts of COVID-19, a summary report on the impacts of COVID-19 on the province’s non-profit sector.

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Canada Council Releases Preliminary Report on COVID-19 Impacts

Canada Council Releases Preliminary Report on COVID-19 Impacts

To better understand the needs of the professional arts sector to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, the Canada Council for the Arts sent a survey to approximately 30,000 of its clients. Here are the preliminary findings.

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National Endowment for the Arts Releases Latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

America’s National Endowment for the Arts has released the full results from the nation’s largest, most representative survey of adult participation in the arts.

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New Arts Reports Focus on Climate Crisis and Sustainability

New Arts Reports Focus on Climate Crisis and Sustainability

A pair of new reports have shined a light on the connections between arts, culture and sustainability. Released by UNESCO and Arts Council England, respectively, the reports look at the role of the arts in solving global climate challenges.

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Hill Strategies Releases Report on Diversity of Canadian Artists

Hill Strategies Releases Report on Diversity of Canadian Artists

Demographic Diversity of Artists in Canada, based on the 2016 census, provides insights into the situations of four demographic groups of artists: women, Indigenous people, members of racialized groups, and members of official language minority groups.

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Releases Report on Racial Income Inequality

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Releases Report on Racial Income Inequality

A new report draws on 2016 census data to detail the income inequalities faced by racialized Canadians.

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Hill Strategies Releases Research on Labour Force Trends

Hill Strategies Releases Research on Labour Force Trends

Hill Strategies Research has released volume 18, issue 7 of its Arts Research Monitor, with a focus on labour force trends, issues, and challenges in the cultural sector.

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Hill Strategies Research Offers Statistical Insights and Digital Reports

Hill Strategies Research Offers Statistical Insights and Digital Reports

This November, Hill Strategies Research released a suite of research on the relationship between digital technologies and the arts, and on artists and cultural workers in Canada’s territories and provinces.

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WHO Releases Largest Ever Evidence Report on Arts and Health

The World Health Organization has released the largest evidence report ever published on arts and health. Covering the findings from over 3,500 published studies, the report aims to give an overall picture of the role the arts play in supporting health globally.

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Report: "The State of Heritage"

Report: "The State of Heritage"

Heritage BC has circulated its new report, The State of Heritage, which offers twelve recommendations to improve the state of the sector.

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ICASC Launches Report on Arts and Social Change

ICASC Launches Report on Arts and Social Change

ICASC has released a final report on its ASC! project, centring around arts and social change. Click through to find out more.

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CHRC to Host Presentations on Labour Market Information Study

CHRC to Host Presentations on Labour Market Information Study

The Cultural Human Resources Council is going across the country to present the newly minted Labour Market Information study of the Canadian cultural workforce. The public is invited to free sessions in Vancouver (September 20) and Victoria (September 21).

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CAPACOA Launches New Report on Digital Future for Performing Arts

CAPACOA Launches New Report on Digital Future for Performing Arts

On August 21, CAPACOA presented its new report, "A Linked Digital Future for the Performing Arts: Leveraging Synergies along the Value Chain."

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New Arts Research Monitor Gauges Situation of Artists

The latest Hill Strategies communication focuses on the situation of artists in Canada and abroad, including statistical profiles of artists in Canada and the United States, an international literature review on research methods used to study artists’ careers, and an English survey of visual artists.

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Kelowna Creative Sector Study Highlights Significant Growth

A new assessment of Kelowna’s creative sector demonstrates major growth since it was last studied in 2010 and an economic impact of approximately $339 million dollars annually.

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Statistics Canada Releases Updated Data from Trade of Culture and Sport Products

National culture exports have increased by 39.7% over seven years, with film and video named as British Columbia’s most economically valuable export.

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