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Cultural resilience in the arts, culture, and heritage
Other resourcesThanks for sharing stories of cultural resilience Our web survey for this project has now closed. Thank you to the arts, culture, and heritage community for submitting powerful stories of innovation and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The re… View this resource
Demographic data to understand arts participation and its benefits for participants
PresentationsAt the international Data Echo Culture conference, Kelly Hill’s presentation offered his perspective on possibilities and challenges related to demographic research into arts participation and its benefits. View this resource
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National Arts and Culture Impact Survey: Organizations Report
Arts Research MonitorThis Canadian survey received responses from 728 arts organizations in November of 2020. A margin of error cannot be estimated due to the non-random survey method. In the survey sample, there is likely underrepresentation of organizations based in Qu… View this resource
2020: The Year One in Four Arts Workers Lost Their Jobs
Arts Research MonitorThis web article, based on data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, defines “arts workers” as workers in “arts, entertainment, and recreation industries”. The article indicates that one-quarter of these workers lost their jobs in 2020. Read… View this resource
Survey: Financial and professional situation of Quebec musicians
Arts Research MonitorThis survey received responses from 755 professional musicians in Quebec in October of 2020. Given the non-random survey design, it is uncertain to what extent the survey results provide a representative sample of Quebec’s professional musicians. In… View this resource
Canadians’ Arts Participation, Health, and Well-Being
Statistical Insights on the ArtsCanadians’ Arts Participation, Health, and Well-Being, the 53rd report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, probes the relationships between 15 arts, culture, and heritage activities and four aspects of health and well-being: Overall healt… View this resource
COVID Impact Statistics
Arts Research MonitorThis regularly updated webpage offers “reliable and meaningful indicators to keep track of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts sector”. Mostly sourced from federal government agencies, the statistics relate to employment, hours worked, ec… View this resource
