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.
Arts and Culture in Urban or Regional Planning: A Review and Research Agenda
Arts Research MonitorThe authors of this article argue that, despite increasing attention to creative cities and cultural planning, “knowledge about what works at various urban and regional scales is sorely lacking”. The authors highlight the relative lack of… View this resource
Ontario Arts and Culture Tourism Profile
Arts Research MonitorThe report is based on four large-scale surveys of Canadians, Americans, and overseas visitors to Ontario, including basic information about travel (data from 2010) as well as travel motivations (2006).One of the key findings of the report is that th… View this resource
Are variations in rates of attending cultural activities associated with population health in the United States?
Arts Research MonitorBased on a survey of 1,244 American adults, this research article finds that there is “significant association between cultural activities and self-reported health (SRH)”, even controlling for demographic factors.The statistical models pr… View this resource
The Arts and Individual Well-Being in Canada
Arts Research MonitorBased on Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey of 2010, an in-depth telephone survey of about 7,500 Canadians 15 years of age or older, this report examines the connections between cultural activities and eight social indicators. A key find… View this resource
Interim Report of Findings
Arts Research MonitorIn addition to providing a profile of performing arts presenters and summarizing research into arts attendance in Canada, this report examines potential benefits of the arts, including impacts on the quality of life, well-being, social engagement, he… View this resource


