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In 2018, the little sister team decided to do some community-based research on the experiences of QTBIPOC youth artists in the Toronto and GTA area. this report was the result of our findings.
Read MoreProbes the relationships between 15 arts, culture, and heritage activities, and aspects of health and well-being. The research shows important linkages between the arts and health, linkages that are particularly important within the current pandemic and eventual post-pandemic recovery: a strong connection between cultural participation and overall health, and solid evidence of a connection between cultural participation and mental health.
Read MoreThis report from Hill Strategies Research’s Statistical Insights on the Arts series provides an in-depth examination of the working lives of artists in Canada, including statistics on: the overall number of artists (over 180,000, more than auto workers or utilities workers), artists by occupation and industry, demographic information, and incomes.
Read MoreThis report from WorkInCulture profiles Ontario's Culture Sector labour market at an individual and organizational level, and identifies the challenges and opportunities the sector is facing, and recommends ways to move forward.
Read MoreThis report from the More Canada Think Tank concludes that there is a paradox related to Canadian English-language books: “despite the presence of a burgeoning writing community and a stable, successful publishing industry, there is a steady decline in the reading and purchasing of Canadian-authored books by the Canadian public.”
Read MoreLe rapport examine onze indicateurs de participation aux arts, soit huit activités de fréquentation des arts, deux indicateurs consolidés de fréquentation des arts et la participation à des activités de création ou d’interprétation artistique.
Read MorePart of the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research, this report examines 11 indicators of arts participation among Canadians, including eight arts attendance activities, two summary indicators of arts attendance, as well as participation in making or performing art. The report also examines the influence of a wide range of demographic factors on arts participation rates, including education, family income, language, sex, age, and many others.
Read MoreReport commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage on Canadians’ behaviours related to arts attendance and participation, in the context of demographic and technological change. Examines motivations and barriers to arts attendance; the relationship between Canadians’ online consumption of the arts and their live arts attendance; and the role of arts attendance in fostering attachment to community.
Read MoreA review of the existing research on the status of women in the arts and cultural industries in Canada (with a particular focus on Ontario) commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council. Covers six sectors: visual arts, dance, theatre, literature, music, and media arts/screen. Key findings include employment inequality (divided by sector) and a gender-based income gap, despite equivalency in education and training.
Read MoreBased on an online survey as well as data from the Canada Revenue Agency, this report summarizes national and provincial data on heritage institutions in 2015. The total revenues of heritage organizations were estimated at $2.53 billion in 2015, a 29% increase from 2011 (figures have not been adjusted for inflation).
Read MoreA study of the attitudes and behaviours of Canadian cultural consumers. The survey was fielded from December 2017 to January 2018, with a total of 6,444 respondents answering questions on their participation in a diverse array of cultural activities, and their motivations and barriers for participation.
Read MoreCompares 173 measures of municipal activities in 36 service areas of Canada in 2016, one of which is culture. Eight municipalities report data on their cultural grants and overall cultural expenditures (Calgary, Greater Sudbury, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Windsor). Includes graphs and infographics.
Read MoreReport collected financial and operating information for the 2015 data year as well as building and capital infrastructure information for the 2017 data year on not-for-profit heritage institutions. Highlights include that attendance to all heritage institutions reached a record 75.3 million in 2015, and there were also over 203 million online visits to heritage institutions in Canada in 2015.
Read MoreExamines and summarizes the varying theories and frameworks used to measure social impacts of arts and culture. Includes examples of research that shows how arts and culture have wide-ranging, demonstrable social benefits.
Read MoreExplores how social finance can be applied to the arts to build resilience in the Canadian arts sector. Puts forward the case for greater visibility of the arts as an ‘investable’ sector.
Read MoreMeasures the economic contribution of culture and sport in Canada, nationally and by province. This 2016 report finds that culture GDP in Canada totalled $53.8 billion in 2016, a 1.5% increase from the previous year. Culture accounted for 2.8% of Canada's overall GDP, and culture jobs in Canada were up 2.2% to 652,406.
Read MorePublished by Charity Village, written by Barbara Grantham, the Principal of Barbara Grantham Consulting Services Inc.
Read MoreAddresses challenges faced by Canadian arts and culture organizations in advocating for the arts and examines successful cases in other countries.
Read MoreArgument for a commitment to increased diversity and inclusion in hiring practices for leadership positions in the arts.
Read MoreAnnual analyses of provincial and territorial budgets from the perspective of the cultural sector.
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