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.
Impact database: Social and economic impact of culture and major events
Arts Research MonitorThe Scottish “Impact” database provides bibliographical information about research into the social and economic impacts of arts, culture and events. In its initial phase, the database was based largely on the references cited in the 2004 report A Lit… View this resource
Making the Case for the Arts (USA)
Arts Research MonitorSimilar to the Canadian Making the Case for Culture site, this California site provides information and resources related to: 1) the arts as an economic engine; 2) the arts as a catalyst for better education; 3) the arts as a foundation for health an… View this resource
Making the Case for Culture
Arts Research MonitorThis site contains brief summaries of how the arts contribute to six aspects of Canadian life: the economy; urban renewal; community identity and pride; positive change in communities; quality of life and quality of place; and youth development. In e… View this resource
Results from a National Survey on Participation in the Arts
Arts Research MonitorBased on a survey of 1,200 American adults in March of 2004 (a different survey than that which was used to prepare The Diversity of Cultural Participation and Motivations Matter), this fact sheet highlights seven key findings regarding the arts: “Pe… View this resource
The Diversity of Cultural Participation: Findings of a National Survey
Arts Research MonitorThe Diversity of Cultural Participation, based on the same survey of 1,231 Americans as Motivations Matter, examines in more detail the arts participation decisions of survey respondents. The report notes that 70% of respondents attended at least one… View this resource


