Arts participation and engagement
Volume 13 No 5 / November 12, 201412 November 2014
In this issue: A summary of quantitative and qualitative research into arts participation and engagement, including statistics on performing arts attendance in Quebec, a literature review of the value of cultural experiences, a discussion paper on the quality of experience in the arts, and a research article on measuring the quality of arts engagement.
Resources
Empowering Audiences to Measure Quality
Arts Research MonitorBased on in-depth interviews with marketing managers from four Australian performing arts organizations, this article proposes four key indicators of the quality of audience experience in the performing arts: knowledge transfer or learning, risk mana… View this resource
Quality of Experience in the Arts: A Discussion Paper
Arts Research MonitorThis English report attempts to provide a conceptualization of the quality of arts experiences that is flexible (i.e., relevant to various contexts, art forms, and levels of audience familiarity with the arts) and “meaningful in the context of… View this resource
Understanding the Value and Impacts of Cultural Experiences: A Literature Review
Arts Research MonitorThis English review of “academically-robust research and influential policy papers from the past twenty years” examines two streams of research about the value and impact of cultural experiences: “1) how individuals benefit from att… View this resource
Ten years of statistics on performing arts attendance in Quebec
Arts Research MonitorThis report examines performing arts attendance in Quebec over a ten-year period (2004-2013), including performances of theatre, dance, music, comedy, circus, and magic. In 2013, the most recent year of the study, there were 17,100 performances with… View this resource
Other Resources
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