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.
Motivational and Demographic Factors for Performing Arts Attendance Across Place and Form
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines demographic and motivational factors in theatre, dance and classical music attendance in Boston, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul based on surveys conducted in 2002. The researchers created statistical models to investigate simi… View this resource
Why people go to the theatre: a qualitative study of audience motivation
Arts Research MonitorThis qualitative research paper investigated “the complex motivations of theatre audiences” based on “40 semi-structured in-depth interviews” with “highly theatre-literate” audience members in Britain and Australia. The study found that “the key moti… View this resource
Youth, cosmopolitanism and digital environment: cultural participation in flux
Arts Research MonitorArguing that “the effects of globalization and the digital environment present an important challenge for cultural policies and institutions”, this recent conference brought together experts from Canada, Europe, and the United States in order to “all… View this resource
Survey of the General Public
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines Canadians’ performing arts participation based on a combination online and telephone survey of 1,031 adults. The survey instrument was designed to be comparable with results from the 2005 General Social Survey. These two surveys… View this resource
Municipal spending on culture in Quebec in 2010
Arts Research MonitorThis report provides some interesting findings on cultural spending by Quebec municipalities. In the report, cultural spending includes: libraries; arts and letters; heritage, public art and design; cultural festivals and events; events with a cultur… View this resource


