“Intended to contribute to more effective practice in cultural development planning”, this online resource is based on research into municipal cultural services as well as trials “with local government in various area of Australia t… View this resource

Quebec’s cultural observatory provides an annual summary of a survey of municipalities regarding their spending on the arts, culture, and heritage, including: libraries; arts and letters; heritage, public art and design; cultural festivals and… View this resource

Noting that, “in today’s environment, there is an expectation that governments measure their performance”, this report compares 173 measures of municipal activities in 36 service areas in 2016, one of which is culture. Overall, 15 m… View this resource

This report summarizes non-financial supports provided by eight Canadian municipalities to the cultural sector in 2016, based on in-depth discussions and a survey of cultural staff members in the municipalities, which included District of Sechelt (B…. View this resource

This literature review, which examines English-language publications since 2000 related to the non-economic effects of culture, found that there is “a deluge of recent literature citing the (usually positive) impacts of engagement with the arts… View this resource