Recommended reading: This Bluecoat initiative articulates the need for support of existing + emerging arts leaders and sets out “a simple framework for artistic leadership in the future, one which can be used to develop ways of working, organisations and networks which can be adaptive and resilient and which can produce the kind of rich cultural value desired.” Bluecoat is Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts and the UK's oldest arts centre.
Read MoreBuilding a Resilient Sector →
/An attempt to debunk myths around innovation and identify how grant-makers can support adaptive change.
Read MoreChoreographing Our Future: Strategies for Supporting Next Generation Arts Practice→
/Argues for need to realign arts policy mindset and funding practices via collaborative action on the part of the arts community and its funders.
Read MoreShared Platforms and Charitable Venture Organizations: A Powerful Possibility For a More Resilient Arts Sector→
/Proposes shared administrative platforms, specifically charitable venture organizations, “could make a significant impact on improving the health of the arts sector”.
Read MoreStandards Program For Canada’s Charities & Nonprofits→
/A Canada-wide set of shared standards by Imagine Canada for charities and nonprofits designed to strengthen their capacity in five fundamental areas.
Read MoreThe Knowledge-Centric Arts Organization: A Critical Role for Grantmakers→
/Lit review + exploratory interviews with arts organization leaders, a review of grantmakers’ practices, and the author’s experience. 2013.
Read MorePatterns of Attendance and Cultural Participation by Young People in the Canadian Theatre for Young Audiences and Children’s Festivals Sector→
/examines “the patterns of attendance and cultural participation by young people in the theatre for young audiences (TYA) and the children’s festival sector in Canada”.
Read MoreDigitizing the Performing Arts: An Assessment of Opportunities, Issues and Challenges→
/Provides an initial assessment of challenges and opportunities related to digital innovation in the performing arts (and for arts presenters in particular).
Read More2015 Arts Industry Digital Marketing Benchmark Study→
/Based on a survey of digital marketing in 130 American arts organizations
Read MoreWaging Culture→
/Series of brief web articles aims to depict “the socio-economic conditions faced by Canadian resident professional visual artists” in 2012, with specific articles on ethnicity, sex, and gallery representation.
Read MorePresentation: Is BC a Cultural Mecca? A Statistical View→
/Presentation by Kelly Hill to launch the Assembly of BC Arts Councils' conference, 2007.
Read MoreBritish Columbia: Home to Many of Canada’s Most Artistic Small and Rural Municipalities→
/Statistical analysis of artists residing in small and rural municipalities in BC. Data derived from national study.
Read MoreA Statistical Profile of Artists and Cultural Workers in Canada→
/Based on 2011 National Household Survey data. One in every 129 Canadian workers is an artist.
Read MoreThe Visual Arts Landscape in Canada As Seen Through CADAC, 2011‐12→
/Financial and statistical Canadian Arts Data from 2007‐08 to 2012‐13 to monitor + analyze the finances and activities of significant components of the arts landscape in Canada.
Read MoreFiguring the Plural: Needs and Supports of Canadian and US Ethnocultural Arts Organizations→
/358-page report of findings concerning “the characteristics, needs, and support systems” of “ethnocultural arts organizations” including 32 recommendations for better support.
Read MoreSurvey of the Social Impacts of Dance Organizations in Canada→
/Survey of the Social Impacts of Dance Organizations in Canada, the final phase of the Canada Dance Mapping Study. 2016.
Read MoreNew Chapter by the numbers: Check out the latest data!→
/Data + infographics on Canada Council for the Arts 2016 "New Chapter" $35M program, awarded in every province and territory except for Prince Edward Island.
Read MoreThe Art of Inclusion – Seven Steps→
/McMichael Canadian Art Collection's Guide to Developing and Delivering Accessible and Inclusive Programs within Arts and Cultural Organizations.
Read MoreExpanding the Arts: A Guidebook for Working with Artists who are Deaf or have Disabilities→
/Resource for increasing the participation rates within their processes of people who are Deaf or who have disabilities.
Read MoreFactors in Canadians’ Cultural Activities (Performing arts findings)→
/Examines demographic and other factors involved in performing arts attendance.
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