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
Canadian Culture Satellite Account, 2010
Arts Research MonitorThis Statistics Canada report examines the direct economic impact of the arts, culture, and heritage in Canada, using methodology that is comparable to other sectors of the economy. However, this methodology differs significantly from previous estima… View this resource
A Statistical Profile of Artists and Cultural Workers in Canada
Statistical Insights on the ArtsThere are 136,600 artists in Canada who spent more time at their art than at any other occupation in May of 2011 (which is when the National Household Survey data were collected). The number of artists represents 0.78% of the overall Canadian labour… View this resource
Artists, arts participation and well-being (in French)
PresentationsThis French-language presentation by Kelly Hill had two main topics: 1) The situation of artists and cultural workers in Quebec and Sherbrooke; and 2) Arts participation and individual well-being. Providing brand new statistics, the presentation exam… View this resource
Healthy Attendance: The Impact of Cultural Engagement and Sports Participation on Health and Satisfaction with Life in Scotland 2013
Arts Research MonitorThis brief Scottish report highlighted the statistical relationship between cultural attendance, active participation in culture or sports, and health and life satisfaction based on findings from the 2010/11 Scottish Household Survey, which interview… View this resource
Documentary Impact: Social Change through Storytelling
Arts Research MonitorBased on five case studies of Canadian and American documentary films, this report argued that documentaries, “coupled with a well-executed social impact strategy, can have substantial impact on social change”. However, the report also ac… View this resource
