This report summarizes an April 2009 conference in Philadelphia that was attended by 189 arts leaders from six cities that have received Wallace Excellence Awards (Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle). A rec… View this resource

This report provides an analysis of artists residing in small and rural municipalities in Canada. “Small and rural” municipalities are defined as those municipalities with fewer than 50,000 residents. Artists include actors, choreographers, craftspeo… View this resource

This report summarizes the results of three forums in Ontario (Brockville, Chatham and Minett / Muskoka) about municipal cultural planning. The forums were designed to “build awareness of the value and economic development opportunity” presented by c… View this resource

The literature review in the Creative City Network of Canada series of reports on Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities through Arts and Creativity examines the nature of cultural activity in rural communities, the community context for arts… View this resource

The Creative City Network of Canada commissioned a series of reports on Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities through Arts and Creativity. The summary overview of these reports sets the context: “As rural communities re-envision and repositio… View this resource