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Insights into Arts Participation in Alberta and the Rest of Canada
PresentationsKelly’s presentation in Fort Saskatchewan (AB) highlights statistics to help arts presenters understand key aspects of arts participation in Alberta and beyond. The presentation outlines Alberta and Canada-wide indicators of arts, culture, and herita… View this resource
Social benefits of the arts
Arts Research MonitorIn this issue: A focus on the social benefits of the arts, including a Canadian report on community engagement and impacts of arts presenters, a report on social wellbeing in New York City neighbourhoods, a American resource outlining evidence on the… View this resource
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A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada in 2016 (With Summary Information about Cultural Workers)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsOn March 27, 2019, we released the report A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada in 2016 (With Summary Information about Cultural Workers). We recently discovered that there were issues with the custom dataset compiled by Statistics Canada from t… View this resource
Arts, Culture, and Heritage Participation in Canada’s Provinces and Largest Census Metropolitan Areas in 2016
Arts Research MonitorBased on an analysis of 28 questions from Statistics Canada’s 2016 General Social Survey (GSS), this report examines the percentage of residents (15 or older) of Canadian provinces and nine large Census Metropolitan Areas who attended or participated… View this resource
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: A Demographic Profile of Calgary’s Arts Sector
Arts Research MonitorIn 2017, Calgary Arts Development conducted an equity, diversity, and inclusion survey of arts organizations in order to ascertain the demographics of artists, workers, and volunteers in Calgary’s arts sector and the presence of activities “for and w… View this resource
Digging for Data Gold: Ottawa Cultural Statistics
Arts Research MonitorThis presentation, conducted at the Ottawa Cultural Summit, delves into local statistics related to cultural activities, the diversity of cultural participation, cultural charities, volunteers, and donors. Regarding cultural activities, the research… View this resource
Rural Arts, Design, and Innovation in America
Arts Research MonitorBased on United States census data and data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (REIS), this report provides “descriptive statistics about rural arts organizations and … uses data at the business establishm… View this resource
