Supplementary Report on Presenting and Aboriginal Communities
Arts Research MonitorThis brief report summarizes select findings from a survey of 288 Canadian performing arts presenters. The report acknowledges that, “long before European explorers came to Canada, Aboriginal peoples had a rich, expressive artistic life including dan… View this resource
Understanding Aboriginal Arts in Canada Today
Arts Research MonitorBased on interviews and other research information (both oral and written), this report has the goal of expanding understanding of Aboriginal art in “the mainstream art world”. The report works “with an Indigenous research methodology”, in order to i… View this resource
Motivational and Demographic Factors for Performing Arts Attendance Across Place and Form
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines demographic and motivational factors in theatre, dance and classical music attendance in Boston, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul based on surveys conducted in 2002. The researchers created statistical models to investigate simi… View this resource
Why people go to the theatre: a qualitative study of audience motivation
Arts Research MonitorThis qualitative research paper investigated “the complex motivations of theatre audiences” based on “40 semi-structured in-depth interviews” with “highly theatre-literate” audience members in Britain and Australia. The study found that “the key moti… View this resource
Youth, cosmopolitanism and digital environment: cultural participation in flux
Arts Research MonitorArguing that “the effects of globalization and the digital environment present an important challenge for cultural policies and institutions”, this recent conference brought together experts from Canada, Europe, and the United States in order to “all… View this resource


