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Situation of artists
Arts Research MonitorIn this issue: A focus on the situation of artists in Canada and abroad, including statistical profiles of artists in Canada and the United States, an international literature review on research methods used to study artists’ careers, and an English… View this resource
Economic benefits of culture in 2017
Arts Research MonitorIn this special issue of the Arts Research Monitor: An exploration of 2017 estimates of the direct economic and employment impacts of the arts, culture, and heritage in Canada, each province, and each territory. The analysis is based on Statistics Ca… View this resource
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A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada in 2016 (With Summary Information about Cultural Workers)
Arts Research MonitorFocusing on nine arts occupations and 50 cultural occupations, this report highlights key aspects of the working lives of artists and cultural workers in Canada. Based on the 2016 long-form census, which captured occupational information based on the… View this resource
Artist Career Research Methods
Arts Research MonitorStudies of artists’ work conditions, incomes, and career paths use a variety of methods, and this “in-depth Canadian and international literature search” examines novel research methods and provides an annotated bibliography of over 60 reports that s… View this resource
Livelihoods of Visual Artists: 2016 Data Report
Arts Research MonitorBilled as a “comprehensive study into how visual artists in England live and work”, this report examines incomes of visual artists, factors influencing career development, and the geographic concentrations of visual artists. It is based on a survey o… View this resource
Artists and Other Cultural Workers: A Statistical Portrait
Arts Research MonitorBased on an analysis of six United States federal government datasets (from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of the Labor, the Arts and Cultural Satellite Account, and the U.S. Census Bureau), this report examines the number of ar… View this resource
Introductory notes regarding Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2017
Arts Research Monitor, Statistical Insights on the ArtsStatistics Canada’s recent release of Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators (PTCI) provides estimates of the direct economic and employment impact of the arts, culture, and heritage. The PTCI estimates for 2015, 2016, and 2017 are updated pro… View this resource
