Indigenous arts / Diversity and equity in the arts / Economic impact
Volume 16 No 5 / September 27, 201727 September 2017
In this issue: Two Canadian and two international reports that explore issues related to Indigenous, gender, and cultural equity, impacts, and development in the arts.
Resources
Showcasing Creativity: Programming and presenting First Nations performing arts
Arts Research MonitorBased on a “national mapping of the publicly available programs of 135 mainstream presenters across Australia” in 2015 as well as a custom survey of 44 presenters and interviews with 40 performing arts producers and presenters, this repor… View this resource
The Ongoing Gender Gap in Art Museum Directorships
Arts Research MonitorThis report, based on a survey of 210 American art museums in 2016 that followed up on issues uncovered in a similar survey in 2013, finds that a “gender gap persists” in art museums, despite “incremental gains in some areas of pay… View this resource
Hard Numbers: A Study on Diversity in Canada’s Galleries
Arts Research MonitorGiven the “severe lack of hard data” on diversity in Canadian art galleries, the author of this report, with assistance from anonymous collaborators, created a dataset of the diversity in select leadership positions in 80 galleries that h… View this resource
Impact of the Inuit arts economy
Arts Research MonitorBased on a custom-designed 2016 Survey of the Inuit Arts Economy and Statistics Canada’s 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, this report outlines the economic impacts of Inuit arts in Canada. Overall, the report finds that “the Inuit arts eco… View this resource
Other Resources
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