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
Toronto Arts Stats: Public Opinion 2015
Arts Research MonitorBased on a non-random online survey of about 500 Toronto residents as well as three focus group sessions, this report indicates that 97% of respondents “see at least one benefit of the arts to the City of Toronto”. The two most commonly s… View this resource
The Benefits of Music Education
Arts Research MonitorThis document provides a useful summary of recent neuroscience research on the impacts of music on mental health and well-being. The report indicates that “neuroscientists are demonstrating that there is a causal connection between music study… View this resource
Situation of New Brunswick artists
PresentationsThis presentation examined the current socio-economic and professional situation of New Brunswick artists, including statistics on artists and cultural workers in the province as well as the broader impacts of the creative sector. View this resource
2014 Performing Arts Digital Marketing Benchmark Study
Arts Research MonitorThis report highlights the result of a survey of the digital marketing practices of 125 performing arts organizations in the United States. Theatres (41%) and presenting organizations (27%) accounted for over two-thirds of the respondents. As noted i… View this resource
The Knowledge-Centric Arts Organization
Arts Research MonitorBased on a literature review, exploratory interviews with arts organization leaders, a review of grantmakers’ practices, and the author’s experience, this article argues that “arts organizations must become knowledge-centric, by usi… View this resource
