Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts
Volume 19 No 5 / February 24, 202124 February 2021
Situation of artists, arts workers, and arts organizations
In this issue: Insights into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the arts and culture sector, based on four Canadian sources.
Resources
National Arts and Culture Impact Survey: Individual Report
Arts Research MonitorConducted in November of 2020, this survey received responses from 1,273 artists and arts workers across Canada. As is the case for all surveys where people self-select whether to respond, there is uncertainty as to whether the responses provide a re… View this resource
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