“In May 2008, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance announced an ambitious goal to double the region’s cultural participation in a dozen years.” This report works toward [...]
This report examines the engagement preferences of Toronto-area performing arts attendees before, during and after performances. The report is based on nearly 3,700 responses to a survey [...]
Statistics Canada’s annual performing arts survey provides information about non-profit and for-profit theatre, musical theatre, dinner theatre, opera, dance, musical groups (e.g., [...]
This report provides a detailed analysis of Canadians who spend money on live performing arts. In 2008, consumer spending on live performing arts was $1.426 billion, or an average of $108 for [...]
This report summarizes the results of discussions with 100 organizations and 40 youth regarding youth engagement in artistic, cultural and heritage organizations in Canadian communities. The [...]
This report provides a detailed examination of the performance of Canadian 15-year olds in science, reading and mathematics in 2009. The test results are based on the Organization for Economic [...]
Based on surveys completed by 430 Manitoba schools and 29 school divisions, this report examines the situation of arts education in Manitoba schools in 2006-07. The survey was conducted by [...]
While there has been extensive international research on the benefits of music education for young people, there has been only limited research on the state of music education in Canada. Prepared [...]
Based on a survey and interviews with artists in Los Angeles and San Francisco, this report examines artists’ work patterns in three separate but related spheres: the commercial sector, the [...]
A follow-up to a report on a potential policy framework for the creative labour force (From Economy to Ecology), this report argues that “the key to promoting the sector … is a [...]
