Arts Research Monitor
1-page summaries of arts research projects (not just our own)
Labour Market Information Study of the Cultural Labour Force 2019
Arts Research MonitorBased on 2016 census data, a national online survey with 1,867 respondents, 11 focus groups, plus individual interviews, this report profiles the cultural sector labour force in Canada, detailing its size, economic impact, potential for growth, regio… View this resource
Making It Work
Arts Research MonitorThis report profiles the culture sector labour market in Ontario and “identifies the challenges it is facing, from evolving skills needs to the precariousness of the gig economy”, based on findings from a custom survey with 1,087 respondents, roundta… View this resource
Synopses of qualitative and quantitative research findings in the arts and culture. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, the Arts Research Monitor should be useful to artists, arts managers, funders, policy makers, researchers and others with an interest in learning more about the arts and culture.
Challenges and opportunities for decent work in the culture and media sectors
Arts Research MonitorBased on a quantitative and qualitative survey of unions representing culture and media workers in 16 countries (including Canada), this report examines labour issues such as non-standard working arrangements, collective bargaining, and access to soc… View this resource
Co-operatives in the Creative Industries
Arts Research MonitorThis “think piece” draws on research on co-operatives to explore their potential to help create and sustain decent work in the creative industries in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The authors indicate that arts and culture “co-operatives and social ente… View this resource
Cultural content metadata: State of the art
Arts Research MonitorWhat is metadata? The report cites the Wikipedia definition (“data information that provides information about other data”) and a definition from Quebec’s Office de la langue française (“data that provides information on the nature of certain other d… View this resource
A Linked Digital Future for the Performing Arts: Leveraging Synergies along the Value Chain
Arts Research MonitorThis technical report details the research component of the Linked Digital Future initiative (LDFI), a partnership between CAPACOA, Culture Creates, Mass Culture, BC Alliance for the Arts, and the Atlantic Presenters Association. The LDFI aims to “en… View this resource
Diversity of Content in the Digital Age
Arts Research MonitorBased on a meeting billed as part of a “global conversation to better understand the challenges and opportunities that the digital environment brings to cultural diversity”, this report highlights key findings and discussions related to the diversity… View this resource
