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
World Theatre Day… by the numbers
Arts Research MonitorBased on various Statistics Canada sources, this brief fact sheet examines the number of theatre companies in Canada, their revenues and expenditures, theatre’s contribution to the economy, public spending on tickets, as well as the number and… View this resource
Performing arts 2012
Arts Research MonitorStatistics Canada's biennial performing arts survey provides information about not-for-profit and for-profit theatre, musical theatre, dinner theatre, opera, dance, musical groups (e.g., orchestras, chamber music and popular music groups) and oth… View this resource
Artists, Arts Attendance, and Impacts in Alberta
PresentationsBased on findings from the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, Kelly Hill presented information on arts attendance in Alberta, artists and cultural workers in the province, as well as information about the contributions of the arts to economic,… View this resource
Balancing the Scores: The Financial Health of Canadian Symphony Orchestras
Arts Research MonitorThis presentation examines Canadian statistics related to “Baumol’s cost disease”, which states that expenses might rise prohibitively over time in labour intensive sectors, such as the arts, “where productivity gains are limi… View this resource
The Visual Arts Landscape in Canada as Seen through CADAC, 2011-12
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines data on 243 visual arts organizations regarding their finances and activities, as reported by the organizations in their submissions to CADAC (Canadian Arts Database / Données sur les arts au Canada). The organizations include 12… View this resource
