Statistical Insights on the Arts
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Arts insights in a new format
Presentations, Statistical Insights on the ArtsI am excited and a bit nervous to announce a new structure to Hill Strategies’ work. Statistical insights on the arts will now be distributed as a “newsletter” at statsinsights.hillstrategies.com. Through a subscription model, I will continue to offe… View this resource
The Statistical Insights on the Arts series has provided reliable, recent, and insightful data on the state of the arts in Canada since 2002. It is now offered as a subscription service on Substack at statsinsights.ca.
Performing Arts Spending in Canada in 2001 (April 2004)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsThis report shows that Canadians spent a total of $824 million on live performing arts in 2001, nearly double the spending on live sporting events ($451 million). For the 36% of Canadian households (or 4.2 million households) that spent some money on… View this resource
Donors to Arts and Culture Organizations in Canada (January 2004)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsThis report shows that 451,000 Canadians 15 years of age or older made direct financial donations worth about $47.9 million to arts and culture organizations in 2000. The 451,000 arts and culture donors in 2000 represent a 21% decrease over the estim… View this resource
Volunteers in Arts and Culture Organizations in Canada (November 2003)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsThis report shows that 351,000 Canadians 15 years of age or older volunteered for arts and culture organizations in Canada in 2000. This figure represents 5.4% of all volunteers in Canada and 1.4% of the Canadian population 15 years of age or older…. View this resource
Consumer Spending on Culture in Canada, the Provinces and 13 Municipal Regions in 2001 (March 2003)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsCanadians spent $21.3 billion on cultural goods and services in 2001, an amount that is greater than spending on tobacco, alcohol and games of chances combined. The $21.3 billion in consumer spending is over three times higher than government spendin… View this resource
Museum and Art Gallery Attendance (March 2003)
Statistical Insights on the ArtsThis report shows that 7.8 million Canadians 15 years of age or older visited a museum in 1998. This represents about one-third of Canadians in this age range. Public art galleries, attended by about one-quarter of Canadians 15 or older, are the most… View this resource


