Based on a survey of senior arts education staff members and artistic directors of 50 Toronto-area performing arts companies, this report provides information about “the range, reach and impact of the arts education programs of dance, music, opera an… View this resource

This report makes a strong statistical connection between childhood arts experiences and adult arts participation. In fact, the report indicates that “arts education has a more powerful effect on arts attendance than any other measurable factor”. In… View this resource

This study developed the “Florens Index” as a means to compare the cultural and creative sector between eight countries and between Italian regions. The index examines four key elements: Cultural and environmental capital, which includes cultural and… View this resource

Based on data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, this research note provides information about the value added to the American Gross Domestic Product (i.e., contribution to the economy through labor and capital, plus taxes on production) in 2009 f… View this resource

This report examines the monetary and non-monetary value of the performing arts based on a number of different American data sources, including the U.S. Economic Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among the r… View this resource