Arts research information
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Cultural venues in New Brunswick: Groundbreaking research now complete
Other resourcesWith the goal of contributing to an understanding of the contributions of cultural venues to the cultural community and all New Brunswickers, as well as venues’ financial situations and community engagement, a major research project has now come to a… View this resource
Arts insights in a new format
Presentations, Statistical Insights on the ArtsI am excited and a bit nervous to announce a new structure to Hill Strategies’ work. Statistical insights on the arts will now be distributed as a “newsletter” at statsinsights.hillstrategies.com. Through a subscription model, I will continue to offe… View this resource
All our arts research projects
Cultural activities, artforms and wellbeing
Arts Research MonitorWritten by two economists, this report examines “the relationship between cultural engagement and momentary wellbeing” using a United Kingdom dataset called Mappiness, which collects information from a mobile app that captures people… View this resource
Quality Metrics Final Report
Arts Research MonitorThe Quality Metrics National Test attempted to measure the value and impact of 374 events, exhibitions, or performances produced by 150 arts and culture organizations in England between November 2015 and May 2016. The National Test used ratings from… View this resource
Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change
Arts Research MonitorThis report, “developed by artists with ally evaluators and funders”, identifies and examines 11 characteristics of excellence in artistic work that aims to achieve social goals. “Arts for Change” projects exist “at the… View this resource
Vital Signs: Arts & Belonging
Arts Research MonitorSummarizing existing research studies and incorporating new analyses of existing statistical sources, the core argument of this report is that arts “participation builds belonging”, which can be defined as how people connect with others a… View this resource
2015 Arts Industry Digital Marketing Benchmark Study
Arts Research MonitorBased on a survey of digital marketing in 130 American arts organizations, this report indicates that “organizations invested more in digital [in 2015], but challenges around funding and expertise limited digital effectiveness”. Theatres… View this resource


