INNOVATION & RESILIENCE
IN CANADA’S CULTURAL SECTOR

Americans for the Arts has created an online research tool that compiles and categorizes a large body of evidence on the social impacts of the arts. The “Arts and Social Impact Explorer” is structured as a pinwheel with 10 main topics, which are divi… View this resource

Based on U.S. Census data, this study examines the connection between attending different types of arts experiences and pro-social activities, such as making charitable donations, volunteering, attending community meetings, and voting. The research t… View this resource

Based 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

In 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

This 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