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
Arts & I.T. : Technology Adoption and Implementation in Arts Organizations
Arts Research MonitorThis survey of 466 North American arts organizations from a range of disciplines, including over 100 Canadian respondents, examines how the organizations use, implement and plan for technology. Overall, responding organizations indicated that they ar… View this resource
Creative Placemaking
Arts Research MonitorBased on a literature review and several case studies, this report examines culture-led placemaking and “its contributions to livability, economic revitalization, creative entrepreneurship, and cultural industries”. The study indicates that creative… View this resource
Facility Needs Assessment Update Survey
Arts Research MonitorThis survey, conducted in the fall of 2009, covers topics such as arts organizations’ access to facilities, facility ownership structure, age, condition, need for upgrades, planned capital expenditures, and knowledge of capital financing options. The… View this resource
Municipal Cultural Investment in Five Large Canadian Cities
Other resourcesThis report compares the municipal cultural investment in five of Canada’s largest cities: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. The municipal cultural investments included in this study are operating, grant and capital expenditures relat… View this resource
The Arts: From the People for Education Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2011
Arts Research MonitorBased on a survey of 1,027 elementary and secondary schools (21% of all schools in Ontario), this brief report highlights the situation of the arts in Ontario schools. The report argues that “Ontario has an extensive arts curriculum, but no specific… View this resource


