Arts Research Monitor
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FAQs about new subscription service
Arts Research Monitor, BlogBelow are answers to some key questions about our new subscription service (via Substack). Statistical insights on the arts will now be distributed as a “newsletter” at statsinsights.hillstrategies.com. Through a subscription model, I will continue t… View this resource
Since 2002, the Arts Research Monitor has provided synopses of qualitative and quantitative research findings in the arts and culture. Because of funding changes, we are distributing our new work at statsinsights.ca.
Culture Employment in a North American Context, 1981 to 2001
Arts Research MonitorThis report compares cultural employment in Canada and the United States using 21 occupation groups from the Canadian and American censuses. This extremely narrow definition of cultural employment (much narrower than the 48 occupations used in the St… View this resource
Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines cultural employment in many rural and urban communities using 48 occupational groups from the 2001 Census. This definition, based on Statistics Canada’s Canadian Framework for Cultural Statistics, includes occupations in the lite… View this resource
From Road to Rinks: Government Spending on Infrastructure in Canada, 1961 to 2005
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines spending on government-owned infrastructure, including cultural infrastructure. A key conclusion of the report is that recent growth in spending on various types of infrastructure “has not been strong enough to prevent more and m… View this resource
Moving Forward
Arts Research MonitorThis Strategic Plan, released in early October, “sets out the values and directions that will guide the Canada Council for the Arts over the next three to five years”. The plan is based on the input provided through the Council’s consultations (revie… View this resource
Analysis of Responses to the Online Survey Report on Canada Council’s Strategic Plan Consultation
Arts Research MonitorThis report and the accompanying Executive Summary, prepared by Hill Strategies Research, provide an analysis of the 1,182 responses to the Canada Council’s online survey regarding its strategic plan. The responses were received in May and June 2007…. View this resource


