It Feels Like Having a Sugar Daddy. But in the Worst Way”: Thoughts from Racialized 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Artists in the Toronto Scene

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.

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Liberating Academic Mindsets Through Culturally Responsive Arts Integration

Shares the results of a multi-year Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) project, in which a partnership was developed between Arts Corps and the Highline School District south of Seattle, Washington. The project examined the impact that partnerships between classroom teachers and teaching artists have on 5th and 6th grade students’ academic mindsets and behaviors, school climate, and their transition to middle school. Findings show that the students in the four treatment schools exhibited higher levels of learner behaviors, strengthened their academic mindsets and increased their ELA and math test scores when compared to students at the four control schools.

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Young People’s Cultural Journeys

Report from Arts Connect in the UK gathers data on young people’s engagement in culture, and motivations and barriers for doing so, and discovers that engagement is broad, flexible, and being changed by digital technologies. Recommendations for arts organizations include embracing young people’s wider perceptions of arts and culture, providing increased digital content, and providing opportunities for creative skills development.

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Arts and Heritage Access and Availability Survey 2016-2017

Based on a survey of more than 2,000 Canadians, this report highlights information about arts and heritage attendance, personal arts participation, as well as perceptions of cultural activities and government arts support. The report concludes that there is “robust public engagement with arts and culture in Canada”.

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