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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.
Building on Success: A Human Resources Development Strategy for the Cultural Sector
Arts Research MonitorThis report attempts to develop a human resources strategy for the cultural sector. The report notes that “three issues stand out as the key elements of a national, cross-sectoral human resources development strategy”: management, career self-employm… View this resource
The culture sector labour force: Has the 1990s boom turned to bust?
Arts Research MonitorThe first of these two reports on cultural sector work, The culture sector labour force: Has the 1990s boom turned to bust?, received significant media coverage for its speculation that, based largely on a very small decrease in cultural employment i… View this resource
Canada’s Cultural Sector Labour Force
Arts Research MonitorThis report, prepared by Hill Strategies Research for the Cultural Human Resources Council, examines the arts, culture and heritage workforce in Canada, based on 45 occupations from the 2001 census. Like the report focusing on artists, this report us… View this resource
A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada (based on the 2001 Census)
Arts Research MonitorFocusing on nine arts occupations, A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada finds a number of significant characteristics about artists, including high levels of education, a high proportion of self-employment, a predominance of women, very low ear… View this resource
The State of Theatre for Young People in Ontario: Voices from the Field
Arts Research MonitorBased on input from 31 stakeholders who contributed to focus group sessions, interviews and questionnaires, this report, prepared by Hill Strategies Research for the Ontario Arts Council, summarizes qualitative research into the financial realities a… View this resource
